In the skirmish map "Mind of its own" there is the laser that moves up two spaces at the beginning of every round. Does the laser only fire when it moves or is it constantly on?

My buddy and I played it last night and I used Chewbaccas ability to push Bossk directly onto the laser. My thoughts were that the laser is always on and slowly moves in thus this action killed Bossk. My buddy was under the impression that the laser only fires when it moves. Does anyone have an answer to this?

The mission card text says that this happens "At the Start of each Round," so no, Bossk wouldn't be defeated by the laser unless he was still in the laser's path at the start of a round. He would be fine if he was pushed into that spot but then was able to move away before the end of the round.

The mission card text says that this happens "At the Start of each Round," so no, Bossk wouldn't be defeated by the laser unless he was still in the laser's path at the start of a round. He would be fine if he was pushed into that spot but then was able to move away before the end of the round.

The card says "at the start of each round" in reference to the movement of the laser, not in reference to whether the laser is on or not.

Fluff wise, yes it's always on. It's like a massive beam off death slowly moving up the map killing everything behind it. It's simply a mechanic for making the map smaller each turn.

Rules wise, you become defeated at the start of the turn (if you're standing in the bad area).

the keyword you're looking for is "Then"

So move the beam token to mark where it's up to, and THEN every figure on or south of that row is defeated.

I agree it does sound a bit silly, but that's how the rules are written. I do think it would be better if any movement into those spaces instantly defeats a figure too, but it seems the intent is just to make the map smaller each turn.

Bossk: Do you expect me to talk?

Chewbacca: No, Mr. Bossk, I expect you to die!

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