Quad Laser Cannons:
Attack [Energy]: Spend 1 energy from this card to perform this attack. If this attack does not hit, you may immediately spend 1 energy from this card to perform this attack again. Energy: 2. Attack 3. Range 1-2.
How I read this is if I spend 1 Energy to attack and it doesn't hit, I can spend another energy to make another attack.
Am I correct in reading this or does one have to spend both energy in the phase for allocating energy?
Hope that makes sense,
Thanks,
Doug
Energy is spent from the secondary weapons cards when you use them to attack during the Combat Phase - not during the allocate energy step.
If you have 2 energy tokens on the card, you do not have to spend both energy tokens.
unspent energy tokens are saved until you use them
Hang on - I think I just figured out what you are on about.
I'm guessing you're referring to this from the Huge Ship rules relating to the Energy steps during the Activation Phase:
Use Energy: The huge ship may use one or more of its Upgrade cards or Damage cards with the “Energy:” header. Each card with this header can be used only once per round
and are under the impression that as the QLC uses energy it must be used in the Use Energy step.
The QLC card does not have the "Energy" header - it has the "Attack" header, but Energy is a condition for making the attack so it's in brackets afterwards.
Cards with the Attack header are used during the Combat Phase
Hang on - I think I just figured out what you are on about.
I'm guessing you're referring to this from the Huge Ship rules relating to the Energy steps during the Activation Phase:
Use Energy: The huge ship may use one or more of its Upgrade cards or Damage cards with the “Energy:” header. Each card with this header can be used only once per round
and are under the impression that as the QLC uses energy it must be used in the Use Energy step.
The QLC card does not have the "Energy" header - it has the "Attack" header, but Energy is a condition for making the attack so it's in brackets afterwards.
Cards with the Attack header are used during the Combat Phase
Yeah...I understand the Attack header and having to allocate the Energy in the Activation Phase for the first attack, but do I have to allocate 2 Energy just in case the first attack misses?
Yeah...I understand the Attack header and having to allocate the Energy in the Activation Phase for the first attack, but do I have to allocate 2 Energy just in case the first attack misses?
No, although if you don't have a second energy token to spend you won't be able to fire it the second time.
You also don't have to assign two energy tokens to a Single Turbolaser, you can put one on it if you want. You just won't be able to fire it.
Yeah...I understand the Attack header and having to allocate the Energy in the Activation Phase for the first attack, but do I have to allocate 2 Energy just in case the first attack misses?
No, although if you don't have a second energy token to spend you won't be able to fire it the second time.
You also don't have to assign two energy tokens to a Single Turbolaser, you can put one on it if you want. You just won't be able to fire it.
correct for the STL but not for the QLC - which is what the OP was asking about
You only need one energy token to fire the QLC - if you have a second energy token on the card you may spend it to take a second shot if the first one misses - but having 2 energy tokens is not a condition for making the first shot - nor is it mandatory to spend the second energy token to fire the second shot.