I''m used to developping games in C++ and have much experience developing applications in Java, but not GUIs. What I need is a book/web page/tutorial/etc that can help me learn how to use Swing. I''ve tried my hand at some simple tests, but find myself swimming in a pool of unfamiliar objects and I don''t know where to start. What I am particulairily interested in is the proper structure to use in order to make a 2D board game. Any help or comments are appreciated. Thanks

not sure if you know about these:

this is the key to all java, it doesn''t have much explanation but you need to have that link in your favorites, I use it constantly.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/overview-summary.html

then there is the tutorial section, about midway down it has something on swing:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/index.html

also you should get a handle on the basic awt objects, they are a good stepping stone to swing. You probably don''t need swing either.