Line of Sight - Attacking a Door (Range Attack)

By robertpolson, in Imperial Assault Rules Questions

According to the FAQ:


“When attacking a door, using an ability that a ects a door, or counting spaces to a door, the door is considered to be occupying each empty space with which it shares an edge.”


“The spaces that share an edge with a door are the only spaces that are considered adjacent to that door. When declaring a (melee) attack targeting a door, the attacker must be in one of those spaces. If the attacker has Reach, he must be in or adjacent to one of those spaces.”


In the attached picture, I argued that I can make a ranged attack at the door (red lines). However, my opponent argued that I could not make the shot as the other figure was blocking the line of sight to the door (yellow lines). He argued that I still have to have LOS to the actual door rather than the edge of one of the squares.


Who's interpretation of the rules is the correct one?


What if the was another figure occupying the second square next to the door? Would that figure block LOS to the door?


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Second last bullet in the reference guide for Attacking Objects. When attacking a door it is considered to be occupying each space that it shares an edge. Line of sight targets a space. So your example with the pink lines is correct.

The purple one, like answered in your BGG thread.

It's because you always target spaces, not objects or figures. You can't target the edge that the door occupies.

For line of sight and abilities that count spaces from or to the door, the door occupies each empty space the door shares an edge with. For abilities that call for adjacency, only the two+two spaces that share an edge with the door are adjacent to the door.

Edited by a1bert