My wife and I just started playing within the last week and we had a situation that needs some clarification.

When using the range ruler to see if something falls within the arc of a firing range which part of the range ruler is the one to measure by?

What I mean by that is do you use the middle part of the range ruler where the laser cannon shot first starts or do you use the edges of the ruler?

Something like this:

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The dot in that example above is where the laser cannon shot begins and it is equidescent to the edges.

Can the person measure the range use either edge of the ruler to determine if the target ship is within arc or range or do you have to use the middle of the ruler to make that determination?

My wife and I just started playing within the last week and we had a situation that needs some clarification.

When using the range ruler to see if something falls within the arc of a firing range which part of the range ruler is the one to measure by?

What I mean by that is do you use the middle part of the range ruler where the laser cannon shot first starts or do you use the edges of the ruler?

Something like this:

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The dot in that example above is where the laser cannon shot begins and it is equidescent to the edges.

Can the person measure the range use either edge of the ruler to determine if the target ship is within arc or range or do you have to use the middle of the ruler to make that determination?

The length of the Range Ruler is done by closest-point to closest-point on a single plane of the ruler.

That is to say that you can't choose to measure to the far end of the enemy base, and you can't go to opposite corners on the range ruler itself.

Who determines which plane of the ruler to use though? For example my wife and I had a game where the Slave 1 and Falcon were close to one another and if I used one edge of the range ruler from Slave 1 base on the firing arc it would be a hit. If I used either the middle of the ruler or the opposite edge it would not be within the firing arc.

Does it matter which edge to use or if any part of the ruler held in any way from closest point to closest point would reach/be within the firing arc it counts as a valid target?

You are to measure using the edge of the range ruler for measuring where the "line" of the shot goes ( like seeing if it passes through an asteroid). This is in the FAQ.

And who determines which edge is to be used? Using the example I provided where if I used the ruler on one edge it would be a valid target but if I used the opposite edge it would not be what determines which edge is the correct one to use?

You flip the range rule up on its edge and measure with it. You use the narrow side of the range ruler.

Arc of fire has basically nothing to do with the range ruler. It is just a pair of imaginary lines extending straight out from the line on the little cardboard base inserts on the ship. Many people do use the range ruler as a way of visualizing that imaginary line, but just as many others use straight movement templates, pieces of paper, or projected laser levels from a hard ware store. There is no "which edge to use" you use which ever edge is lined up with the arc of fire line.

My wife and I just started playing within the last week and we had a situation that needs some clarification.

When using the range ruler to see if something falls within the arc of a firing range which part of the range ruler is the one to measure by?

What I mean by that is do you use the middle part of the range ruler where the laser cannon shot first starts or do you use the edges of the ruler?

Something like this:

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| . |

The dot in that example above is where the laser cannon shot begins and it is equidescent to the edges.

Can the person measure the range use either edge of the ruler to determine if the target ship is within arc or range or do you have to use the middle of the ruler to make that determination?

Im confused using the different edges of the ranage ruler should not effect the shot.

Or do you mean the different edges of the base?

If its the base you mean it's closest point of the attacking ship thats in its arch to the closest of the defender.

Or

Q: If two ships are oriented so that their closest edges are parallel, there is no single closest-point-to-closest-point line between the two ships. If one ship attacked the other, could it choose which line to use?

A: Yes. In this case, the attacking player chooses the best point from which to draw the line to the target, which may allow him to avoid having his attack obstructed by an obstacle

thanks for the last two answers, that really helped.