Does anyone understand why Planetary Ion Cannon is not recommended for use in Task Force battles? At first I thought it was because the smaller play area would force an unavoidable "danger zone", but it looks like the same is possible with Minefields and that isn't banned. Am I missing something? Is it just because the four dice and crit effect of Planetary Ion Cannon is worse than the two dice and crit from. Minefields?

Minefield mines blow up on both players, and due to setup restrictions it is likely both players will have to deal with the mines. Planetary Ion cannons only hurt the first player.

7 hours ago, xero989 said:

Minefield mines blow up on both players, and due to setup restrictions it is likely both players will have to deal with the mines. Planetary Ion cannons only hurt the first player.

Gotcha. Still seems odd to me, but that's the best I could figure, too.