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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jdvn1" data-source="post: 1895395" data-attributes="member: 26424">Have a good grasp of the rules, but don't be afraid to ad-hoc your own rules if necessary.If the players think of something that you didn't think of, or come up with a way to stack the game in their favor, go with it.I had to run a game for a party of six before, four of which were newbies.  I ran each of them through a minor battle -- two or three of them versus two bad guys.  Just so they could get the hang of rolling dice and adding the appropriate numbers.  After that, I threw them in full-swing and they kept up.  I kind of rushed through 1st and 2nd level, though, because I don't you start to get the feel for different character clsses until the casters have a few spells to burn and the fighters have some hp to burn.Oh, and if any of the players have some experience, use them to lighten the load teaching-wise.  One knowledgeable player can really help out the rest a lot.EDIT: And feel free to always ask more questions!  We enjoy answering them.</blockquote>