Has anyone has created cheat sheets that give the basics of the system?  Simple player handouts that give a run down of the dice and simple tasks.

Check http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_foros_discusion.asp?efid=317&efcid=46&efidt=713563 and see if that is what you're after.

Kallabecca said:

Thanks for the link!

How much of a change is there between the Beta Book and the Beginner's Box Set?

The BETA book will become the complete game in Spring 2013. The Beginner's box is a small subset of the rules (from what I understand, the basic concepts are the same). If you're only planing on playing a game once in a while, don't mind using the pregenerated characters, you can get by with the beginner's box, but I suspect that if you like the game, you'll want to get the full ruleset that includes character generation, more talents and especially more room to grow your characters.

You'll get more equipment, vehicules, adversaries, more species to create your character from, and probably a few more rules (I've read of a couple on the beta forum). So unless you're not going to play the game more than a handfull of times, you will need in time the complete rulebook.