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Rules - All Articles (44)

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Now, all cards must satisfy a legal target when being played. Does the pile recheck for this when it resolves?

When are shields recharged?

When exactly do I draw the extra card if I skip my income to draw a card?

Can i return an EMP minefield to my hand without returning an attacking ship to its owners starbase?

If you have more than one Beggar's Emporium in play, do they all trigger at once and then resolve the same way?

When does control of an outer region exchange hands?

What happens if I play Cathedral after I've upgraded my starbase?

If I use Dam Torsad to bring the fourth Archaeological Site into play, is it still considered the beginning of my turn and I win the game, or do I have to wait a turn?

Where is a ship when it undocks?

Does Censor Office prevent my opponent from upgrading Holder Tower in my own turn?

Can I play an outer region on the first turn?

Can news cards like Armageddon Project destroy cards on the pile before they come into play?

When a Rupture has been patrolled by another ship, can the Rupture still target other ships as well.

Which player has to withdraw first during battle?

If Mind Clash is destroyed while it is on the pile, for example by Mind Control, does its owner get to draw a card?

If Scordite is removed from the pile before it comes into play, do I still have to sacrifice a location?

Can I use my EMP Minefield to send an enemy ship back to its controller's dock before battle begins?

Since Cult of Tetrimon does not use the term target, could it could also destroy a ship like Thorax or Megathron.

If you warp into a region that is either uncontrolled or under your control, can your ship activate a command that same turn?

When I draw a card from my scrapheap with Sansha's Nation, do I have to show it to my opponent?

When my opponent plays Martial Law, can I play a news card before Martial Law resolves? And if so, can I play Mind Control to destroy Martial Law?

I have Sansha's Scout Outpost in my home region. If I play Scordite, does Sansha's Scout Outpost go back in my hand or can I sacrifice it?

Can I deal ambush damage with my ship and then withdraw it in the same withdraw step?

Can I sacrifice a ship with Kamikaze to destroy an ambushing ship before it gets to deal its ambush damage?

When two effects contradict each other, how do you know which effect takes presedence?

Can I sacrifice a docked ship?

During target step, can ships with 0 attack target enemy ships?

If Scordite is the only location I control when it comes into play, must I sacrifice Scordite itself?

Can I play locations into other player's regions?

Can I destroy news cards that are on the pile before they resolve?

If I have two Badgers trading during my draw phase, do I get to draw two extra cards and then put two on the top of my market?

My opponent plays a Remnant of Vak'atioth and pays 10 ISK for it. Do I have to pay 10 ISK to destroy it with Mind Control?

If I have a mining ship in a region where there is more than one location that it could mine, when do I decide which location to mine?

Can my Sentry Gun destroy a ship with kamikaze before it gets a chance to use its kamikaze ability?

Does a news card stay in play for its full duration even if its target leaves play, and if so, can I choose a new target for it?

If a ship has multiple commands, can I activate more than one at the same time?

Can attacking ships use their commands?

How much ISK do I have when I start the game?

What happens if I warp a ship with 1 shield into a region that has Ice Ore which gives all ships in that region -1 shield?

Regarding Guardian, does the second paragraph (All other damage dealt to Guardian by ships is prevented) indicate that it cannot be damaged by ships directly, ever?

Are ships destroyed immediately when they receive damage equal to or higher than their shield?

Can you target ships that are being played and are on the pile or are they already considered docked and therefore untargetable?

Ginnungagap says that "locations cannot leave this region." Could you please clarify what that means exactly?

If a ship is dealt damage can I respond by playing Insurance Fraud and gaining ISK?