First Off… I really love this game. The cinematic moments it creates are unparalleled in any other card game I've played (and the fact that they are STAR WARS cinematic moments makes it all the more enjoyable).

Second, I'm looking for a quick confirmation on my understanding of the Unopposed Bonus.

If you are attacking an objective with a unit that only deals Unit Damage (say "Death Star Trooper" for example) and your opponent is unable to defend or survive the attack with at least one unit, you would still be able to deal 1 Damage to your declared objective due to the Unopposed Bonus (even though the attacking unit is incapable of dealing Blast Damage in and of itself.

I think I've got that right, but looking to make sure I'm playing it out and resolving correctly.

Thanks in advance for your assistance,

Brian

Yes, to bring a specific example.

You attack with an A-Wing

He defends with a Black Squadron Pilot

You win the edge battle

You strike with the A-Wing defeating the Black Squadron Pilot

There are no units left to strike, he has no defending units standing therefore the engagement is unopposed and you get a bonus damage to the objective.

bkirchhoff said:

Yes, that is the correct interpretation of the unopposed bonus.

Yep, that is exactly how the unopposed bonus works. You could even use a unit with no combat icons at all to sneak in one last damage against an objective in the proper circumstances (R2-D2, for instance).

Think of it as Han throwing explosives at an Imperial officer inside the shield generator on Endor…. cracks me up every time.

Thanks for this clarification. They were playing it differently on the Worlds demo that was linked here a few days ago. It seemed like the attack had to be unopposed from the start to get that bonus damage. I guess everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

That was probably being to used to the older version. When it was demoed to me at GenCon it was taught unopposed from the beginning.

DrNate said:

I noticed that too. It actually seemed inconsistent in the two Worlds demos they streamed online. In one game, which was between a random player and an FFG volunteer, they played it one way (which, if I recall correctly, is how it does work in the rules), while in the game between the two FFG employees, unopposed was handled differently and, it seems, incorrectly.