Then one thing I would suggest is to keep rules to the Basic and Standard, or some set of similar rules, if the game play is between individual players playing multiple ships. I believe general gamers will have their hands full just choosing maneuvers for multiple ships. There could be a mechanism over a season that gradually adds rules, but if they are not official rules, all players would need access to them well in advance.

I have been impressed as to what tournaments are doing for participation at our FLGS with other games. It definitely has me thinking.