I played my first game last night and this question came up twice. And it made a difference.

The rules dont show an exact picture of how to use the ruler. Page 10 just says to measure

at the Range 1 end of the ruler from the closet point of the ship base. It does not say ,

Where on the end of the ruler at the range 1 end of the ruler. I.E. is it the middle or one of the

corners of the range ruler and I am assuming you have to lay it flat and not on edge?

The situation came up when there was an asteroid that was in the way and was very close

to sighting right along the edge of it for the extra defense.

The width of the range ruler doesn't count; pick one edge or the other and use that to measure. If line-of-sight is at issue, lots of people set the range ruler aside and pick up a laser level.

All you need is a smidgen of base under the white line and it's the lower range.

As was said, the ruler is a 1 dimensional ruler. It has one dimension that matters. Length.

As was mentioned length is all that matters so sometimes we just turn the ruler on it's side to make it easier. Either way if the range ruler is 12 inches long (I've never actually measured it but 12 inches seems pretty close) then it would be 12 inches from the closest point of the ship base to the closest point of the other ship base. I'm also a little confused as to why range was being measured to an asteroid? Were you just trying to see if your line of sight was obstructed by an asteroid? If that is the case then like I said turn the ruler onto it's side and it will make it a lot easier for you to tell. Sometimes it could go either way and if thats the case just roll a some dice for it.

Clear Range rulers are pretty awesome for this.

The FAQ clears this up rather nicely, too:

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This is so a game of millimeters.

Also, any part of the base counts, including clear parts and nubs. For example, if you are trying to see if a target is at Range 3 or just out of range, its easy to tell if you can set the ruler down on any part of both bases. Even if the part that touches is paper thin, if it can rest on both bases, it is legal.

Also, any part of the base counts, including clear parts and nubs. For example, if you are trying to see if a target is at Range 3 or just out of range, its easy to tell if you can set the ruler down on any part of both bases. Even if the part that touches is paper thin, if it can rest on both bases, it is legal.

I thought the nubs did not count towards measuring distances.

This is so dumb considering that it is a game of millimeters and it's hard to get a precise angle when measuring. Since everything else has to be the exact bases and what not I feel like it doesn't make sense to not apply the width of the ruler either.

Also, any part of the base counts, including clear parts and nubs. For example, if you are trying to see if a target is at Range 3 or just out of range, its easy to tell if you can set the ruler down on any part of both bases. Even if the part that touches is paper thin, if it can rest on both bases, it is legal.

I thought the nubs did not count towards measuring distances.

Yeah I would like to see a source cites for this. Especially also for bumping where it happens more often

Also, any part of the base counts, including clear parts and nubs. For example, if you are trying to see if a target is at Range 3 or just out of range, its easy to tell if you can set the ruler down on any part of both bases. Even if the part that touches is paper thin, if it can rest on both bases, it is legal.

The guides on the base do not count for range measurement. From the FAQ:

"Movement Guides

I played my first game last night and this question came up twice. And it made a difference.

The rules dont show an exact picture of how to use the ruler. Page 10 just says to measure

at the Range 1 end of the ruler from the closet point of the ship base. It does not say ,

Where on the end of the ruler at the range 1 end of the ruler. I.E. is it the middle or one of the

corners of the range ruler and I am assuming you have to lay it flat and not on edge?

The situation came up when there was an asteroid that was in the way and was very close

to sighting right along the edge of it for the extra defense.

The range ruler is just a tool for measuring length. Its width doesn't matter. Its purpose is to allow you to draw a line (lines have no width) and measure the length of that line, just like a normal ruler.

Also, any part of the base counts, including clear parts and nubs. For example, if you are trying to see if a target is at Range 3 or just out of range, its easy to tell if you can set the ruler down on any part of both bases. Even if the part that touches is paper thin, if it can rest on both bases, it is legal.

The guides on the base do not count for range measurement. From the FAQ:

"Movement Guides

Movement guides on ship bases are considered part of the ship’s base for

every part of the game except measuring Range between ships."

Thank you. Too lazy to do the work on my phone.

Another thing about range rulers is that it is the closest part of the base to the closest part of the other base. So if the closest part makes a line that passes through an obstacle then in is obstructed.

And try not to get caught out using the green side for Rebel shooting or the red side for Imperial shooting. That's a cardinal sin!

"How do you use a range ruler......exactly?"

Between rounds at a tournament I have light saber battles with them