I played a game against a new player this past weekend and he started his deployment by placing two squadrons instead of a ship. Now, up until this point I have always deployed a ship first so the squadrons know where the range 2 is for their deployment. While not a huge deal, I was unable to find where I could have sworn I saw that a ship always deploys first. Any help here?

I played a game against a new player this past weekend and he started his deployment by placing two squadrons instead of a ship. Now, up until this point I have always deployed a ship first so the squadrons know where the range 2 is for their deployment. While not a huge deal, I was unable to find where I could have sworn I saw that a ship always deploys first. Any help here?

Squadrons must be placed within Distance 2 of a Friendly Ship.

So a ship must be placed first.

Otherwise, where are you measuring Distance 2, to?

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The Rules Do not say "A Ship Must Be Placed First." It doesn't have to...

You just have to have a ship on the board to know where to place Squadrons....

Page 10, RRG, "Setup"

6. Deploy Ships: Starting with the first player, the players take turns deploying their forces into the setup area. A single deployment turn consists of placing one ship or two squadrons.

◊ Ships must be placed within their player’s deployment zones. When a player places a ship, he must set its speed dial to a speed available on its speed chart.

◊ Squadrons must be placed within distance 1–2 of a friendly ship and may be placed outside of deployment zones.

I played a game against a new player this past weekend and he started his deployment by placing two squadrons instead of a ship. Now, up until this point I have always deployed a ship first so the squadrons know where the range 2 is for their deployment. While not a huge deal, I was unable to find where I could have sworn I saw that a ship always deploys first. Any help here?

Squadrons must be placed within Distance of a Ship.

So a ship must be placed first.

Otherwise, where are you measuring Distance 2, to?

Your opponents ship obviously... "must be placed within Distance of a Ship."

But Dras is right. I think the LTP guide says ships first. Also the RRG might say it in the set up section. I'm at work so I can't double check...

I played a game against a new player this past weekend and he started his deployment by placing two squadrons instead of a ship. Now, up until this point I have always deployed a ship first so the squadrons know where the range 2 is for their deployment. While not a huge deal, I was unable to find where I could have sworn I saw that a ship always deploys first. Any help here?

Squadrons must be placed within Distance of a Ship.

So a ship must be placed first.

Otherwise, where are you measuring Distance 2, to?

Your opponents ship obviously... "must be placed within Distance of a Ship."

But Dras is right. I think the LTP guide says ships first. Also the RRG might say it in the set up section. I'm at work so I can't double check...

Edited the quote in while you were posting