So, my erstwhile opponent and I were enjoying a great game this afternoon playing Recover the Supplies.

In the game, my opponent transferred a captured objective token from one trooper unit to another following this sequence:

• Trooper unit leader A claims an objective Token in Turn 2.
• In Turn 3, Trooper unit leader A activates and moves twice to be next to Trooper unit leader B.
• Trooper unit leader B activates, performs its first action to claim the token from Trooper unit leader A.
• Trooper unit leader B performs its second action and moves away from Trooper unit leader A.

Now, this was a clever move because it effectively carried the objective token away from an exasperated Luke who was in hot pursuit ?

Question is, was it a legal move? I ask because if it is, theoretically, it might enable the relay of tokens across multiple units in a way similar to Strategic in Armada.

Page 39 of the revised 1.1 Rules Reference states the following:

"When a unit leader claims an objective token, that player flips the objective token from its unclaimed side to the claimed side and places it in base contact with the unit leader. The token will remain in base contact with the unit leader as it moves around the battlefield, unless the unit leader becomes panicked or is defeated . ( my emphasis )

If a player’s unit leader with a claimed objective token becomes panicked or is defeated, before that player removes or moves the unit leader, they flip the objective token to its unclaimed side and place it in base contact with the unit leader. The objective token remains on the battlefield where it was placed and can be claimed again as normal."

As I read this, tokens cannot be swapped between units. Tokens can only be claimed once a unit is panicked or is defeated.

Any clarification would be gratefully received (by Luke anyway) ☺️

Thanks!

From the RRG seems like a legal move. It doesn't say in the rules that the token must be unclaimed for a trooper unit leader to claim it, it just says that if he is in base contact with the token, he can claim it

21 minutes ago, Lemmiwinks86 said:

From the RRG seems like a legal move. It doesn't say in the rules that the token must be unclaimed for a trooper unit leader to claim it, it just says that if he is in base contact with the token, he can claim it

But due to the procedure, it does imply that only Unclaimed tokens can be claimed - as you cannot flip from the claimed side to the claimed side.... that’s not a flip ?

In addition to what dras said, I’d say the nomenclature implies that wasn’t a legal move. You can’t claim an objective that’s already claimed.

It becomes trivially easy to grab and hide if you can hand the tokens off like that.

34 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

But due to the procedure, it does imply that only Unclaimed tokens can be claimed - as you cannot flip from the claimed side to the claimed side.... that’s not a flip ?

I agree if you read the step by step process to claim a token it can’t be swapped over

1 hour ago, Lemmiwinks86 said:

From the RRG seems like a legal move. It doesn't say in the rules that the token must be unclaimed for a trooper unit leader to claim it, it just says that if he is in base contact with the token, he can claim it

If that were true I could just ****** it from an enemy.

1 hour ago, Drasnighta said:

But due to the procedure, it does imply that only Unclaimed tokens can be claimed - as you cannot flip from the claimed side to the claimed side.... that’s not a flip ?

You're right, it's pretty logical. That happens when I try to answer from my phone without being able to read the rules properly

Thanks for the advice chaps, we agree with what you've written.