CZuschlag
Mongoose
Whoops, I messed up.
Go back to the link I referred to at the top of the thread and read the premise carefully (obviously, I didn't.)
This ruling applies psecifically to scenarios that have a duration including the phrase "or until either side has no ships on the table." Then, note that Recon Run (unusally enough) does NOT have this verbiage: "10 turns, or until every defending ship has been scanned."
So, unless I hear otherwise, the Rulesmasters link does NOT apply. So, here, the all-fighter swarm is (probably) legal.
And truly busted.
Why?
Because you can field an all-fighter defending force, too. You can't scan 'em -- they aren't ships. Ships with long-range wide angle guns might be OK; get a few VP for blasting fighters, then skedaddle; but Drazi and the like are beyond hosed.
Sigh. It is what it is. Unless there has been another separate ruling I haven't found yet. And I am, indeed, hoping that there is.
Go back to the link I referred to at the top of the thread and read the premise carefully (obviously, I didn't.)
This ruling applies psecifically to scenarios that have a duration including the phrase "or until either side has no ships on the table." Then, note that Recon Run (unusally enough) does NOT have this verbiage: "10 turns, or until every defending ship has been scanned."
So, unless I hear otherwise, the Rulesmasters link does NOT apply. So, here, the all-fighter swarm is (probably) legal.
And truly busted.
Why?
Because you can field an all-fighter defending force, too. You can't scan 'em -- they aren't ships. Ships with long-range wide angle guns might be OK; get a few VP for blasting fighters, then skedaddle; but Drazi and the like are beyond hosed.
Sigh. It is what it is. Unless there has been another separate ruling I haven't found yet. And I am, indeed, hoping that there is.
