Reddit reviews Savage Worlds Deluxe (S2P10014)

I second the suggestion for savage worlds. I would use the deluxe edition as that is the simplest form of the rules and has the largest number of adventures.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1937013049/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1566340457&sr=8-1

The best thing you can do is to find someone who has some experience to show you the ropes for at least a few sessions. If you start asking around among your friends, you're likely to find someone who has a fairly decent grasp of it. Failing that, find a local gaming store and ask around for someone willing to GM for you. Tabletop gaming is one of those hobbies that makes 100x more sense once you've actually done it.

As for a game system, i personally like to suggest starting with D&D 4th edition. It's simple, most gamers know how to play it, and the general fantasy setting is one you're going to see a lot in other games. Once you have some experience under your belt, i suggest you try out some other games/genres (i like Pathfinder, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Savage Worlds).

Good luck and have fun! Feel free to ask me any additional questions :)

or you can do the Savage Worlds cheaper paperback version

or the more durable hardback version its a generic system with tons of different settings guides so they can play anything from superheros to mad max to high fantasy

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll definitely look into Savage Worlds. Would that be the deluxe edition on Amazon? Or is there another edition you were thinking of?