Could not find this in the rules, but other than a house ruling, what is the accepted rule of what to do if you do not have enough miniatures during the build and deploy? Do you improvise or say the ship cannot be built?
Running out of minis
You can only build and deploy what you have miniatures for. You MAY NOT proxy miniatures. (Page 6 Rules Reference)
COMPONENT LIMITATIONS
If players run out of a component type during the game, they should
obey the following rules:
Dice: Each player can roll a maximum of five black dice and
five red dice in each mission or attack.
Markers and Rings: Leaders and attachment rings are limited
to those included in the game.
All other markers are not limited. If players run out of a marker
type, use a suitable substitute, such as a coin.
Units: Units are limited to those included in the game. A player
cannot build a unit type if there are none available.
During step 5 of the Refresh Phase, a player can destroy any
of his units that are on the game board and return them to
the supply.
Cards: When a deck becomes depleted, shuffle the deck’s
discard pile and place it facedown to create a new deck.
Edited by Stone37You can only build and deploy what you have miniatures for. You MAY NOT proxy miniatures. (Page 6 Rules Reference)
COMPONENT LIMITATIONS
If players run out of a component type during the game, they should
obey the following rules:
Dice: Each player can roll a maximum of five black dice and
five red dice in each mission or attack.
Markers and Rings: Leaders and attachment rings are limited
to those included in the game.
All other markers are not limited. If players run out of a marker
type, use a suitable substitute, such as a coin.
Units: Units are limited to those included in the game. A player
cannot build a unit type if there are none available.
During step 5 of the Refresh Phase, a player can destroy any
of his units that are on the game board and return them to
the supply.
Cards: When a deck becomes depleted, shuffle the deck’s
discard pile and place it facedown to create a new deck.
Regarding destroying units and returning them to the supply, can this only occur when you have run out of units or during ANY Refresh Phase at 5? If the former, can you only destroy the type(s) of unit(s) of which you have run out or can you destroy any type of unit?
Edited by JTDiminoFAQ page 2. Basically when you have an opportunity to build a unit and have none in your supply.
...need more expansions for more units to build!...