Posted: 10 June 2008 at 7:01am | IP Logged

There are a number of cards which say that they can capture a crew card. What happens here? Please, comment on the specific questions below.

R/C1 Boarding Party says:

• Do one of the following each turn at its location.
• Cause 1 point of structural damage to a ship or base
• Capture a crew card or destroy an equipment card of equal or lesser strength

My questions are:

• What does it mean to 'capture a crew'?
• Can the owner of the captured crew use it while it is captured?
• Can the capturing player use the captured crew while it is captured?
• Is the captured crew discarded when it is captured?
• If it is not discarded then does the captured crew move to the Boarding Party's location at the end of the 'there and back' mission?
• Is there some way the player who owns the captured crew can get the captured crew back?
• Can I play the Boarding party (as a reaction) directly to an opponent's ship without the aid of a shuttle or transporter in response to him playing a crew there?

Thanks for your input.

J--