First of all, I want to apologize if this has been asked before, but I've tried searching for a topic like this to no avail.

The card False Lead in the Decoy at Dantooine has some confusing text.

"Interrupt: When enhanced objective leaves play, decrease the Death Star Dial by 1 (to a minimum of 1)"

Does this mean the bonus tick of the Death Star dial gets negated (-1 from the card, then the +1 from the destroying of the objective = 0) or does the card effect change the Death Star dial by -1?

Also, does the card completely negate the bonus ticks of the Death Star dial if the DS player has destroyed a previous objective (thereby granting a +2 bonus in normal rules) before the current one? In this case, is it only a +1 for DS or is it a -1 favoring the LS (completely robbing the DS of any bonus)?

Thanks for the help

It's a -1 before the Death Star dial goes up as much as it normally would.

If it's the first LS objective destroyed, then instead of a +1 it will be a 0.

If it's the second LS objective destroyed, then instead of a +2 it will be a +1.

From a timing perspective, False Lead doesn't change what the DS player does at all . Just, before the DS player does their thing, the LS decreases the Death Star dial by 1.

I kinda thought that...my initial impression was that this card had potential, but to my fear it's too much effort just to put a band-aid to the inevitable doom. I'd be better off concentrating on getting my own objectives from the DS.