You can pre-measure attacks to see which ships are legal targets and what range they are at. I don't think you can pre-measure anything in the Activation phase though.

You mean after measuring to see if somebody's a legal target you can still shoot somebody else, even if your initial target was legal? That's allowed in tournaments?!

You can pre-measure attacks to see which ships are legal targets and what range they are at. I don't think you can pre-measure anything in the Activation phase though.

You mean after measuring to see if somebody's a legal target you can still shoot somebody else, even if your initial target was legal? That's allowed in tournaments?!

Yes. It's in the FAQ:

Measuring Range- Players may only measure range and/or use the range ruler to determine whether a ship is inside or outside of a firing arc at the following times:

• When a ship becomes the active ship during the combat phase, the active player can measure range from the active ship to any enemy ships before declaring one as its target.

You can pre-measure attacks to see which ships are legal targets and what range they are at. I don't think you can pre-measure anything in the Activation phase though.

You mean after measuring to see if somebody's a legal target you can still shoot somebody else, even if your initial target was legal? That's allowed in tournaments?!

Yes. It's in the FAQ:

Measuring Range Players may only measure range and/or use the range ruler to determine whether a ship is inside or outside of a firing arc at the following times:

• When a ship becomes the active ship during the combat phase, the active player can measure range from the active ship to any enemy ships before declaring one as its target.

Awesome! I did not know that. Seems unintuitive doesn't it? I've always assumed you have to commit, like with actions. That's what I get for not keeping up with the FAQ.