Eclipse Rules Questions

This is an attempt at compiling rules questions and clarifications in a broader manner than a FAQ. Hopefully this is easier to search than the 70+ pages of forum posts, and cuts down on repetitive questions.

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Ship Construction

Destroying/Removing/Decommissioning Your Own Ships

Once you build a ship/starbase, you cannot voluntarily remove it from the board -- it must be destroyed in combat. (Source: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/8258867#8258867)

Combat

Allocating Damage

Allocating damage in combat and attacking population use different rules for damage allocation.

In combat, each weapon's damage must be assigned to a single ship.

Rules, page 19, Combat, second paragraph: "Damage from one die (eg. Plasma or Antimatter Cannon) may not be split to several targets."*

Attacking Population

Allocating damage in combat and attacking population use different rules for damage allocation.

When attacking population, each point of damage can be applied separately.

Rules, page 20, Attacking Population, first paragraph: "Each point of damage destroys one Population Cube of your choosing."

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