I have a lot of questions on the Star Wars Armada rules. First of all the Engineering Points. From the Rules Reference Guide:

After a ship resolves a repair command, it loses any
remaining engineering points. Engineering points do
not persist from round to round.

The rest of rules for the Repair command are straight forward. This is in question: Engineering points do not persist from round to round.

How does this work? Another gamer I play with says this rebuilds after each round so you have your full points. This does not sound right.

persist

verb per·sist \pər-ˈsist, -ˈzist\

: to continue to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop

: to continue to occur or exist beyond the usual, expected, or normal time

From what I know of, does not persist means to me that the engineering points is all you get in a game, but there is a GenCon 2014 YouTube video of the designer of Armada explaining the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxO1t9wY10

I think he said that it does not persist from round to round, and you gain a point per round to the max of engineering points the ship can hold on the ship card.

Any information will help. This is a rule that has been plaguing me.

When you execute an engineering command, you get points equal to your engineering (or half for the token). You then spend these on repairs. If say, you have a point left over and no way to spend it, this point goes away.

Next turn you had another engineering dial...and again you get your full engineering points (or half for the token) which you then spend, any leftovers go away....etc.

Clear now?

As an addition, if you spend both the actual dial and you had the then banked already, you can spend then both for full engineering points plus half (rounded up). For example a Gladiator SD (3 engineering) using the dial and token togheter would get (3+2) 5 engineering points. So it could discard a damage card, and raise a shield, for example.

The number on the card is the 'value', not the points, if this makes it clearer. It generates the points when you do a command/token effect, and any unused points are lost.

Example, you expected to take more damage than you did, and you planner an enginnering command.

You generate 3 enginnering points from your value of 3. Say you're only down a sheild. You spend 2 points for a shield, and have one left over. It doesn't get 'stored', it doesn't become a token, it is simply lost/discarded.

So to break down what everyone said into a clearer format.

The steps:

1) Reveal Dial

2) Choose to spend engineering token by itself or with the engineering command dial

3) Engineering points equal to your ships engineering value are created.

a. The token gets half that rounded up and will add it to the total

4) Spend your engineering points as stated on the command card or in the rule book.

5) Any left over points not used at this time dissipate.

6) Now measure for attack range. . .

Simple right?

Sorry for the late response. Been busy with work and new family. Thank you for the information.

"Late response"

******* 3 years later. Reminds me of that Vassal game played via email.

5 hours ago, Undeadguy said:

"Late response"

******* 3 years later. Reminds me of that Vassal game played via email.

Lol children born after that was posted are in pre-school now.

28 minutes ago, dominosfleet said:

Lol children born after that was posted are in pre-school now.

Posts like that make me feel old

On June 26, 2018 at 4:58 PM, jamie nasmyth said:

Posts like that make me feel old

It only gets worse

On 6/26/2018 at 6:28 PM, jaschecter said:

Sorry for the late response. Been busy with work and new family. Thank you for the information.

You're FFG/Asmodee staff, maybe?

4 hours ago, coastcityo said:

It only gets worse

The worst part was when my first child hit double digits. Now its two......

On 6/27/2018 at 1:30 AM, dominosfleet said:

Lol children born after that was posted are in pre-school now.

My daughter went through it in that time frame.