We played our first non-beginner game and were left some questions about Obstacles.

1. Does a ship need to land on top of an Obstacle for the effect to trigger? If I fly straight through it does nothing happen?
2. If I end my turn with a ship on top of an asteroid field I take damage. Next turn when I move off it do I get dinged again?
3. Regarding the Objective "Dangerous Terrain" http://www.belloflostsouls.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dangerous-territory.png likewise- do you need to stop on top of an Objective to grab them or can you fly through them?

1a Yes 1b No.

2 No.

3 Stop on them.

Love it when an "is it A or B" type question gets a "yes/no" as answer

3. You need to stop ontop of it. Flying through is not "overlapping". Check RRG p 8.

They weren't - they were straight yes / no questions? "Does a"? "if I"? And "can you"?

We can make it more complicated if we want but it's a waste of everyone's time if it's obvious!

Q3, the one I clarified, is an "or" type question. Yes or no doesn't answer it.

We played our first non-beginner game and were left some questions about Obstacles.

1. Does a ship need to land on top of an Obstacle for the effect to trigger? If I fly straight through it does nothing happen?
2. If I end my turn with a ship on top of an asteroid field I take damage. Next turn when I move off it do I get dinged again?
3. Regarding the Objective "Dangerous Terrain" http://www.belloflostsouls.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dangerous-territory.png likewise- do you need to stop on top of an Objective to grab them or can you fly through them?

Q3, the one I clarified, is an "or" type question. Yes or no doesn't answer it.

It really, really, really does. The last part of the question is "can you fly through them" and the answer is "yes". there's no need to clarify anything it's completely evident and all well within the rules of English!

Smuggler, on 29 Jun 2015 - 5:14 PM, said:

Q3, the one I clarified, is an "or" type question. Yes or no doesn't answer it.

It really, really, really does. The last part of the question is "can you fly through them" and the answer is "yes". there's no need to clarify anything it's completely evident and all well within the rules of English!

Firstly it's not clear in the slightest. You can't have someone ask a question saying 'does it work this way or another way?' with 'Yes'

Secondly the answer to the last part of the question "can you fly through them" is no, you need to overlap them to collect the objectives.

Smuggler, on 29 Jun 2015 - 5:14 PM, said:

Q3, the one I clarified, is an "or" type question. Yes or no doesn't answer it.

It really, really, really does. The last part of the question is "can you fly through them" and the answer is "yes". there's no need to clarify anything it's completely evident and all well within the rules of English!

Firstly it's not clear in the slightest. You can't have someone ask a question saying 'does it work this way or another way?' with 'Yes'

Secondly the answer to the last part of the question "can you fly through them" is no, you need to overlap them to collect the objectives.

Christ on a bike.

1) yes you're right I should have said no.....

2) it really is clear because the last part of the question is the bit I answered thats how conversations work.

My point is rather nullified by miss answering due to queueing for a latte however and not paying attention.

Regardless, whatever floats your boat / gets you understood in your neck of the woods