So, I work at a skating rink and my co-worker and I sit in the both every weekend and enjoy epic struggles between good and evil. Today I delivered a critical hit and he drew a critical damage card which stated he sustained 2 regular damage from the critical, so the question is: does he sustain 3 damage (1 from the critical hit and 2 from the card instructions)? How does that work exactly?

The critical hit, Direct Hit, is left face-up next to the ship card and counts as two hits. You do not draw other damage cards face down.

Ya I know I don't draw anymore, but I was thinking it would count as 1 point of damage from the attack, to produce the critical hit, and then 2 additional damage from the outcome of the critical hit: 3 damage. No?

Nope. The card scores two hits against hull points. That's all.

No. hull damage is calculated by the number of face down damage cards or face up critical cards.

1 Damage and 1 Critical are equal vs a ship's hull points. The Critical just has special effects in addition to the 1 damage.

Fair enough, thanks.

I know you accepted this, but I just pulled out the card and want to point out that it says: "This card counts as 2 damage against your hull." It does not say that the card adds 2 damage. If the card said "add" then your interpretation would have been correct, but it does not say that.

Cheers! Thanks for asking the question rather than just assuming.

I know you accepted this, but I just pulled out the card and want to point out that it says: "This card counts as 2 damage against your hull." It does not say that the card adds 2 damage. If the card said "add" then your interpretation would have been correct, but it does not say that.

Cheers! Thanks for asking the question rather than just assuming.

Also to further clarify the card "Direct Hit" is a " Ship - Critical " so R5-D8 if you're the Rebels can turn that from a 2 damage back to 1 damage.

I know you accepted this, but I just pulled out the card and want to point out that it says: "This card counts as 2 damage against your hull." It does not say that the card adds 2 damage. If the card said "add" then your interpretation would have been correct, but it does not say that.

Also to further clarify the card "Direct Hit" is a " Ship - Critical " so R5-D8 if you're the Rebels can turn that from a 2 damage back to 1 damage.

Yup, and I could have used that droid last night, LOL.

I think this was answered but when it comes to "damage" you don't need to touch the cards until you start hitting hull. When you do it's time to deal a card face down for [hits] against the hull and face UP for [crits] against the hull.

The "problem" I have with the Direct hit card is that while is says it counts as two hits you are supposed to count CARDS when determining if a ship is destroyed. It is a technicality but a ship with 2 hull should require two CARDS on it to destroy it going by what is written in the rules making Direct hit useless. Maybe this is officially altered somewhere and I just don't see it despite knowing how it SHOULD work.

You may be deeply overthinking that. Damage = damage cards. Critical damage = face up damage cards. Direct Hit is a face up damage card that counts as two face down damage cards, unless something flips it facedown and reverts it to a single damage.

Cards Text Supercede The Rules.