Hey guys.

Played a game the other night.

Now.

My opponent stated that because he was on the Debris feild,

And not shooting through it.

That I should not get an extra green dice.

We went through the rules.

He still argued his case.

And I said that shooting through it, or on it.

Means the same.

Who is right.

The older core rule book seems to suggest the same.

And to me it makes sense, and fair.

Any one else come across this ?

Hopefully some one could help with some clarification.

Thanks all

Barry.

The short answer is: it doesn't matter whether or not you're on the obstacle.

Being on an obstacle will neither make an unobstructed shot obstructed nor make an obstructed shot unobstructed.

What is an obstructed shot?

If the line of attack passes through some part of an obstacle, the attack is obstructed. The line of attack is the shortest straight line between the portion of the attacker's base that is in arc and the portion of the defender's base that is in arc. (Arc-ignoring attacks like turrets ignore the arc restriction and just trace the shortest line from attacker's base to the defender's base.)

You can't choose to trace a longer line to avoid an obstacle.

(See Rules Reference: Obstructed, p14)

If the left side of the defender is on an asteroid, but the attack is coming from the right side and doesn't touch the asteroid on its way to the defender, no obstruction on that attack. An attack from the other side that does cross the asteroid before reaching the defender's base would be obstructed.

With some of the smaller asteroids it's possible for a large ship to completely cover the obstacle, thus being on an obstacle but leaving unobstructed shots from any angle.

Simple put, was the shot itself (not the ship base) passing over any part of an obstacle? If, for example, the front of the ship is on half the obstacle, then it is likely obstructed depending on firing arc and closes to closest point. If the back half is on an obstacle, but not the front, most likely not obstructed.