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Barriers/Conditions FAQ
Good to Go:
Question: When taking advantage of Good to Go, where do I 'get' the extra items from to place on my characters?
Answer: You may take them out of your Draw Deck, BUT since starting cards do not count towards or against deck requirements/restrictions, your deck must still meet all necessary qualifications (40-card minimum, for example) without those cards you pull out for Good to Go. You can also take cards from your Sidebar for Good To Go. 12/8/99 10:40:36 PM
Pressure Doors:
Question: Do I have to place the Pressure Doors at a location next to where the character rotated?
Answer: Yes. 6/29/99 11:26:21 AM
Characters FAQ
General:
Question: For example, Marines player has 2 characters, one is injured and its movement is reduced to 1 and a second marine which still has movement 4<for purposes of this example>. If during the Marine movement phase, the player taps his undamaged marine and spends one movement point, that marine card can pick up the damaged marine and carry/move him an additional 3 spaces along with the healthy marine card? So the effect of moving another character in a sense bypasses the normal movement restrictions of a damaged character card?
Answer: The movement of the card being dragged does not matter at all. You do not 'pick them up', so the extra movement point must be paid for every room you move into. In most cases, this will leave a movement point cost of 2, 1 for the room and 1 for dragging a character. If the movement point cost for the room increases, so will the cost to drag the character through it. 1/8/98
Question: Is it also possible to search for a supporting character with an Alien Warrior with one token on it, after my opponent played Hidey Hole on the searching location?
Answer: No. 4/26/98
Question: Do 'cloaked' aliens with one token have to reveal themselves to provide the increase in hand size?
Answer: Yes, as with other hidden characters, if the Alien wants to benefit from being at the Chamber, they will have to reveal. 4/26/98
Question: Does 'any' character card bearing the Alien resource gain benefit from the event cards, Perfect Organism, Defend the Hive, Alien Pursuit, Protect the Queen
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Question: Can SCs with the Corporate resource be found at Corporate Office?
Answer: No, a characters resources have nothing to do with being found. If it was a characters RESTRICTION, then yes. 3/29/99
Question: If the setup is BC -- Hived Hull Breach Location -- Hived Cryonics, could aliens at BC use the Hive Movement to move *Without taking 4 points of Environmental damage* to the Hived Cryonics?
Answer: Exactly! 3/29/99
Question: yes, there is the disadvantage of someone damaging my BC, but, hey, I'm mostly playing vs. Preds right now, so it's tough for him to do.
Answer: Damage the Breeding Chamber and it loses its special text... This is also good for the other Factions when they play that... event that allows them to use Hive Movement. 3/29/99
Question: Can you safely Hivewalk past a location that has a hull breach?
Answer: Take a peak at your Breeding Chamber card, all the information that you need on written there. You can go from an Undamaged Breeding Chamber to ANY other Hive location on the Battle ground. Short Answer: Yes. 3/29/99
Alien Chest Burster:
Question:. Do alien chest Burster tokens have to mature during the aliens mature phase? I'm asking this because i want to know if i can keep them at the chest Burster stage and then wait for a royal jelly card.
Answer: No, during the next Mature Aliens phase, they would mature into regular warriors unless you played Royal Jelly at that time. 1/12/98
Question: During the Mature Aliens phase....Do all Chest Bursters automatically mature into full fledged Alien Warriors 'or' do you have the option of not maturing them at this phase, I assume with the hopes of drawing a Royal Jelly/Royal Guard combo in the future.
Answer: Chest Burster tokens in the Breeding chamber do automatically mature, but a player is not required to mature a Chest Burster card (one advantage of bring the card into play). 1/20/98
Question: Can you move Alien Warrior tokens onto a Royal Guard? I would find this odd considering it takes special circumstances to bring a Royal Guard into play but you never know.
Answer: No, you are correct on this. You can only move an alien token to an identical type of alien (it is moving around, not changing its type). 1/22/98
Question: Can you put Chest Burster tokens on a Chest Burster same question for all other types of Aliens, except Queen in order to pump them up?
Answer: Yes (see p 46) 4/26/98
Question: Can you have a Chest Buster with Chest Burster tokens on it mature outside of the breeding chamber, on the battleground, and then move the newly matured alien warrior tokens on alien warriors at the same location?
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Question: After your Chestburster matures can you put the card of this character into your hand?
Answer: If you mature a Chestburster Character card into an Alien Warrier card/token... the Chestburster Character is placed into your hand. 4/8/99
Question: Can I have one Chestburter Character Card that is a normal Chestburster and one token on it, that it a Pet Burster?
Answer: No. You can not mix groups of tokens. 4/12/99
Question: Did I hear right that if a hybrid burster is turned into a card that it looses the ability to evolve into a hybrid card?
Answer: The common Chestburster character card will only mature into a Young Queen, Royal Guard or a Warrior. Pet/Pred burster tokens on the Breeding Chamber location however can mature into their respective characters. 4/12/99
Question: If a chestburster pops out of a Pred it is coded with Predator DNA...now can we search our decks to find the appropriate Hybrid Character Card?
Answer: No, unless you have the hybrid character card in your hand or one in the appropriate location, the burster will mature into a normal warrior. 4/13/99
Alien Queen:
Question: When the Queen Character card is dead what is the maximum number of cards that you can draw during the Discard and Draw phase?
Answer: The base of 3, minus 1 for every time he has gone through his deck. 1/9/98
Question: What happens to the Alien player when the Alien Queen Character card gets killed and there are still Alien Warriors in play?
Answer: He/she no longer gets any benefits from having the queen, but can continue playing (primarily he loses the hand size bonus) 1/9/98
Question: When the Queen Character card is dead, can you still create Chest Bursters by bringing captives back to the hive?
Answer: Yes. 1/9/98
Question: In the rule book it says that you can replace an Alien Queen who's been damaged with a Warrior Queen card. Would the damage tokens on Alien Queen carry over to Warrior Queen?
Answer: The Warrior Queen is a different card and does NOT have any damage transferred. 1/23/98
Question: When determining a Queen's defense, do you count Alien Warriors before or after wounds? i.e., a Queen with four wounds and three Alien Warriors would be a defense 0? Defense 3?
Answer: Add up the negatives and then add up the positives. 3/13/98
Question: Can a Warrior Queen ever revert back into a normal Alien Queen?
Answer: No. 3/13/98
Question: If the Breeding Chambers are destroyed through some means, is there any way that the Alien Queen can produce another Breeding Chambers?
Answer: Currently, no (though you could kill off the queen, create a young queen and mature her into the alien queen to do so). 3/13/98
Question: If my Queen takes any damage and still lives, can I then play the Warrior Queen card?
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Question: Do 'Bound' Lethal Aliens at the Queen location still increase the Queen's Defense?
Answer: Yes. Under the current rules, Aliens damaged beyond repair still confer this bonus therefore we would need to stay consistent. However, 'Predator-Captured' characters will not add to the Queen's handsize or Defense. 9/6/99 9:57:55 AM
Alien Warrior:
Question: During the same phase, can one or more Alien Character cards exchange one or more Alien tokens?
Answer: Yes. 1/7/98
Question: If during the Mature Aliens Phase, I have 4 Alien tokens in my Breeding chamber, Can I move some or all of these tokens to one or more Alien Character cards anywhere in play?
Answer: You may only transfer to other cards (including the breeding chamber) in the same location. 1/7/98
Question: When the Aliens player replaces an Alien Character Card with an Alien token during the Mature Aliens phase, is that Card replaced into your hand or is that card discarded to the discard pile?
Answer: The card is replaced to your hand. 1/12/98
Question: In the contact scenario you start with three alien warriors and an alien queen. Can you then place three more warriors in your deck or is your starting characters considered part of your deck?
Answer: 3 More in the deck. 1/12/98
Question: Do tokens on a Alien Warrior card count towards the number of Aliens required to HIVE a location?
Answer: Yes, alien warrior tokens count toward the number needed to hive a location, so 1 Alien Character card with 3 Alien Warrior tokens can HIVE a location. 2/17/98
Question: If I have 4 Alien Warrior cards and three of them get brutal damage yet survive, can I during the next Aliens Mature phase convert those 3 damaged cards into tokens and place all 3 new tokens onto the undamaged Alien Warrior card?
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Question: Is it possible in the Alien Mature round to remove a wounded Alien Warrior Card at the Breeding Chamber and bring a Alien Warrior token into play ? If yes, were does the Alien Warrior Card go?
Answer: Yes, and into your hand. 4/26/98
Question: Can the Cloned Aliens use an Alien Warrior?
Answer: Nope. with the current exception of (Facehugger, Chestburster, Young Queen) who are assumed to have the cloned resource in this instance, the Cloned Aliens may not mix with the Hive Aliens. 4/9/99
Ambushed Predator:
Question: Can I find the Ambushed Predator at an 'Airlock' location that the Aliens recently hived?
Answer: No. Unfortunately, you must use the 'Hived Airlock' location. 6/11/99 10:31:56 AM
Question: What is Ambushed Pred's honor value?
Answer: 5. 7/6/99 6:41:39 PM
Question: If the Predator kills the Ambushed Predator, does he gain any honor?
Answer: No. The Predator player only gains honor by RESCUING their fallen Pack Member, not killing them. (exception: The upcoming Planetfall Scenario) 7/8/99 3:23:12 PM
Question: If the Ambushed Predator picks up a Plasma Caster [10 honor], does that mean that the player controling the Ambushed Predator honor level has now been increased by 10 honor? Just like it would if a Main character Predator had picked up the Plasma Caster?
Answer: Yes and Yes. 7/18/99 10:12:45 PM
Black Marketeer:
Question: Can Black Marketeer Marketeer only get stuff in the search round or anytime?
Answer: Only during Search Round, as with any other search or find actions. 3/20/98
Question: Can Black Marketeer Marketeer get any card?
Answer: The wording is certainly ambiguous, but in keeping with prior rulings, you can only find characters and items. You must match the restrictions on the card. 3/20/98
Call:
Question: How many Data Tokens can Call hold?
Answer: 5. (All synthetics store 5 Data Tokens unless otherwise mentioned) 6/12/99 11:15:45 AM
Carter Burke:
Question: If using the Weapons Locker's effect text is "searching a Weaponry location," would Carter Burke allow the Marine player search his Draw deck not only for Weaponry, but for Equipment and Military Arms as well?
Answer: Yes. When you use Burke to search the Weapons Locker, in combination with the Weapons Locker's effect text, Burke finds the first Equipment, Weaponry, or Military Arms card he comes to (You don't get to pick which, it's whatever shows up first). 11/21/99 12:26:07 PM
Chestburster:
Question: Are alien chestbusrter tokens on my Chestburster character card exempt from the rule that 'All Chestburster tokens MUST mature?'
Answer: No. All Chestburster tokens MUST mature.
6/23/99 9:52:06 PM
Christy:
Question: If Christie rolls an unmodified 6 to hit with a Prohibited Ranged weapon, he does +4 damage. What if he does roll a natural six, but even then he wouldn't be able to hit his target?
Answer: His attack would be for +4 damage for cards like Structural damage, but he would still miss his opponent. 4/12/99
Cloned Queen:
Question: For the Cloned Queen, once you've used her to get the Newborn out the next time can you use the Egg Sac Detachment Event on her to bring out the Warrior Queen?
Answer: a) You may not control a Queen at the same time as you control a Newborn.<BR>b) Cloned Aliens are not allowed to have a Warrior Queen card in their decks. 3/29/99
Cpl. Hicks:
Question: Cpl. Hicks can rotate to ready any other character. Let's say Hicks is with Sgt. Bass, who can rotate to give any character a +1 to hit. Can Bass rotate to give a Marine character +1, then Hicks rotate to ready Bass, and then have Bass rotate again, to give the Marine character a total of +2 to hit?
Answer: Yes. 3/5/98
Elgyn:
Question: Can Elgyn use a Smartgun?
Answer: Yes, Elgyn is a master of weaponry... if he acquires the Smartgun from another player, he will be allowed to use it. 4/7/99
Question: Can Elgyn use Pred weapons?
Answer: Heh, he is a Rare Leader for a reason.... Like his text says... he can use any weapon that an unfriendly dropped (for whatever reason)...... Including Predators. 4/7/99
Facehugger:
Question: Can Face Huggers gain tokens and therefore be treated like an Alien Facehugger Group? (and thus get all the benefits of Alien tokens)
Answer: Yes. 6/10/99 12:00:40 PM
Question: Where do I find the Facehugger character card?
Answer: You can rotate a character that you control at the Hatchery location to bring a Facehugger character card in your hand into play at the Hatchery. 6/11/99 10:22:45 AM
Question: Is the attack from a FaceHugger considered Close combat with respect to event cards?
Answer: Yes. 6/11/99 11:13:36 AM
Question: Can the Facehugger 'infect' Ripley8?
Answer: No. Aliens may only attack to 'capture' Ripley8 and Facehugger only attack to 'infect'. 6/11/99 11:16:08 AM
Question: Facehuggers can attack at any time during the movement round, not just the aliens movement segment?
Answer: Yes. 7/19/99 11:55:12 PM
Question: Can Facehuggers use the acid attack event card?
Answer: No. Unfortunately due to the specific nature of the Facehugger character it does not make 'normal' attacks. It may _only_ attack to Infect its victims. 7/28/99 10:50:36 PM
General Perez:
Question: Regarding General Perez, now THAT'S a useful marine, I like him. Is his effect constant/automatic or is he required to turn? Does his effect also apply to himself or only to "ALL OTHER" marines?
Answer: Its an automatic effect. Keep in mind though, he is a Leader and thus you may only have 1 leader in play at a time. All friendly characters at his location. 4/20/99
Question: Does Perez's ability also increase the Defense of the friendly character's at his location?
Answer: Yes. 6/13/99 12:56:22 PM
Question: Does General Perez confer the +1 Speed to himself?
Answer: Yes. 6/14/99 12:02:51 AM
Huntmaster:
Question: Exactly when can Huntmaster rotate and stop someone from attacking during the combat round?
Answer: Well, ANY time, really. But he must do it BEFORE the opposing character rotates to declare the attack. So you couldn't wait until ranged attacks were resolved, then rotate to stop an already-declared close attack from occurring. Basically, the Huntmaster stops an opponent from declaring an attack. Once declared, the attack will occur. 3/12/98
Question: When the Huntmaster rotates, how many characters can he prevent from attacking?
Answer: The Huntmaster could prevent 1 character from attacking each time he rotates. [This ability can be used multiple times with the use of cards like "Somebody Wake Up Hicks" etc.] 11/2/99 5:16:52 PM
Johner:
Question: Can Johner use any Military Arms attachments or Military Arms AMMO cards with the Draco Double Burner?
Answer: No. Not unless he somehow gains the Marine resource. 6/19/99 12:14:20 AM
Kane:
Question: Is it OK to play with Kane in the contact scenario even though he's not a marine?
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Loose Tusk:
Question: Does Loose Tusk benefit from his Effect Text?
Answer: Yes. 6/26/99 2:04:23 PM
Marine Prisoners:
Question: Marine Prisoners: Do they count for extra honor?
Answer: Nope. 3/29/99
Newborn:
Question: Can the Newborn attack or capture Ripley8?
Answer: No. The Newborn can not attack, capture or harm Ripley 8. 6/10/99 11:57:54 AM
Question: Does the Newborn 'consume' everything at a location?
Answer: No. The Newborn will only consume 'friendly' Aliens at his location. 7/6/99 5:46:27 PM
Question: Can the Newborn attack to capture?
Answer: No. The Newborn must always attack to kill. Any SCs killed by the Newborn are considered 'killed', not captured. 7/6/99 5:52:51 PM
Outcast:
Question: Can the Outcast use the Special text on the MotherShip?
Answer: No. 4/26/98
Predator Hybrid:
Question: Cloned Aliens can't use the Predator Hybrid at all?
Answer: Cloned Aliens currently have lost the ability to use Hybrids, so No they can not. Hive Aliens however can use all the Hybrids. Cloned Aliens have specialized while Hive Aliens are generalized. 4/12/99
Programmer:
Question: On the supporting character Programmer, the word 'connected' appears, is that the same as adjacent?
Answer: Connected means following a line of adjacent locations until you hit an Entry location (rules p52). 1/16/98
Purvis:
Question: Purvis: Does he count for extra honor?
Answer: Nope. 3/29/99
Pvt. Distephano:
Question: If Pvt. Distephano is chosen as a Rogue starting character, is he affected by Quick Escape or Criminal Instinct?
Answer: No. He does not have the Rogue resource. 6/13/99 1:02:06 PM
Ripley:
Question: We were wondering if Ripley's ability was to physically move a location card (i.e.: switch the place of a location with another) or just to move Ripley to an adjacent location (which would make more sense, but you never know...)
Answer: She moves herself, not the locations. 1/13/98
Question: Ok lets say i am playing marines with a line up of Hicks,masters,Ripley,Bishop. Can i search for a weapon with hicks and then give it to ripley for her to use the rest of the game?
Answer: Ripley and Ripley 8 do not have the Marines resource and thus can not use Military Arms... However they can search for them at the appropriate location. Just not use them. 4/10/99
Rogue Assassin:
Question: What items can this character actually legally use?
Answer: The Rogue Assassin can use any of the following items: - Weaponry (including Ammo and Attachments) - Prohibited Weaponry (including Ammo and Attachments) - Scope Rifle (Marine Item) - Camoflauge (Marine item) - and -any- Rifle classed Attachments (regardless of restrictions) [for example he can use the Silencer with the Scope Rifle] 9/13/99 7:24:21 PM
Royal Guard:
Question: Do Royal Guards count towards the hand size increase for the Queen?
Answer: No, just Warriors. 1/27/98
Sgt Hart:
Question: Is Sgt Hart affected by Battlefield Chaos?
Answer: No. This is a unique situation in that this is a card that will use Combat Pool. Thus Hart would be uneffected by the Battlefield Chaos. (Keep in mind that this also means that Hart's attacker will also be uneffected by Battlefield Chaos also) 10/17/99 2:09:44 PM
Sgt. Hart:
Question: Can a event using Combat Pool be used on Sgt. Hart if isn't played directly on him? EX: Playing a Rapid Fire does he gain a free attack? Because your not playing the card on him!
Answer: He does not gain the free attack, but all the other Marines do. 3/13/98
Question: Does Sgt. Hart confer his +1 to hit if he is using the Sentry Gun Control item on the Sentry Gun?
Answer: No, since Sgt. Hart is not actually making the attack. 4/26/98
Question: If Hart has Berserk, can he use SWUH and Masterful Shot [1 CP]?
Answer: Hart says that Events with a CP cost may not be played on him. SWUH is a card that has a CP cost. (temporarily reduced but there none the less) 3/29/99
Shadow Blade:
Question: If your hunting pack contains Shadowblade and you play with Camo Suit can, he give it to the another Predator to use?
Answer: Only Shadowblade may wear a Camosuit in a Hunting Pack for Countdown. 4/10/99
Warrior Queen:
Question: When the Warrior Queen is brought into play, what events, etc.. remain and what goes away?
Answer: All Damage the Alien Queen had Goes away. All events that targeted the Alien Queen are removed, All attacks declared against the Alien Queen 'fizzle', All attacks declared by the Alien Queen 'fizzle', and the Warrior Queen comes into play unrotated. 3/29/99
WO Kraver:
Question: With regards to WO Kraver, does his special ability ignore the location requirements of the supporting character cards? For example if Kraver was in the Docking Bay, could he locate the Sleeper supporting character which has the normal requirements of Cryonics?
Answer: No. 1/20/98
Question: If using WO Kraver the first three cards are S.C.'s who cannot be found in his location, are they discarded or put in my hand?
Answer: Discard. 4/26/98
Barriers/Conditions FAQ
Good to Go:
Question: When taking advantage of Good to Go, where do I 'get' the extra items from to place on my characters?
Answer: You may take them out of your Draw Deck, BUT since starting cards do not count towards or against deck requirements/restrictions, your deck must still meet all necessary qualifications (40-card minimum, for example) without those cards you pull out for Good to Go. You can also take cards from your Sidebar for Good To Go. 12/8/99 10:40:36 PM
Pressure Doors:
Question: Do I have to place the Pressure Doors at a location next to where the character rotated?
Answer: Yes. 6/29/99 11:26:21 AM
Characters FAQ
General:
Question: For example, Marines player has 2 characters, one is injured and its movement is reduced to 1 and a second marine which still has movement 4<for purposes of this example>. If during the Marine movement phase, the player taps his undamaged marine and spends one movement point, that marine card can pick up the damaged marine and carry/move him an additional 3 spaces along with the healthy marine card? So the effect of moving another character in a sense bypasses the normal movement restrictions of a damaged character card?
Answer: The movement of the card being dragged does not matter at all. You do not 'pick them up', so the extra movement point must be paid for every room you move into. In most cases, this will leave a movement point cost of 2, 1 for the room and 1 for dragging a character. If the movement point cost for the room increases, so will the cost to drag the character through it. 1/8/98
Question: Is it also possible to search for a supporting character with an Alien Warrior with one token on it, after my opponent played Hidey Hole on the searching location?
Answer: No. 4/26/98
Question: Do 'cloaked' aliens with one token have to reveal themselves to provide the increase in hand size?
Answer: Yes, as with other hidden characters, if the Alien wants to benefit from being at the Chamber, they will have to reveal. 4/26/98
Question: Does 'any' character card bearing the Alien resource gain benefit from the event cards, Perfect Organism, Defend the Hive, Alien Pursuit, Protect the Queen
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Question: Can SCs with the Corporate resource be found at Corporate Office?
Answer: No, a characters resources have nothing to do with being found. If it was a characters RESTRICTION, then yes. 3/29/99
Question: If the setup is BC -- Hived Hull Breach Location -- Hived Cryonics, could aliens at BC use the Hive Movement to move *Without taking 4 points of Environmental damage* to the Hived Cryonics?
Answer: Exactly! 3/29/99
Question: yes, there is the disadvantage of someone damaging my BC, but, hey, I'm mostly playing vs. Preds right now, so it's tough for him to do.
Answer: Damage the Breeding Chamber and it loses its special text... This is also good for the other Factions when they play that... event that allows them to use Hive Movement. 3/29/99
Question: Can you safely Hivewalk past a location that has a hull breach?
Answer: Take a peak at your Breeding Chamber card, all the information that you need on written there. You can go from an Undamaged Breeding Chamber to ANY other Hive location on the Battle ground. Short Answer: Yes. 3/29/99
Alien Chest Burster:
Question:. Do alien chest Burster tokens have to mature during the aliens mature phase? I'm asking this because i want to know if i can keep them at the chest Burster stage and then wait for a royal jelly card.
Answer: No, during the next Mature Aliens phase, they would mature into regular warriors unless you played Royal Jelly at that time. 1/12/98
Question: During the Mature Aliens phase....Do all Chest Bursters automatically mature into full fledged Alien Warriors 'or' do you have the option of not maturing them at this phase, I assume with the hopes of drawing a Royal Jelly/Royal Guard combo in the future.
Answer: Chest Burster tokens in the Breeding chamber do automatically mature, but a player is not required to mature a Chest Burster card (one advantage of bring the card into play). 1/20/98
Question: Can you move Alien Warrior tokens onto a Royal Guard? I would find this odd considering it takes special circumstances to bring a Royal Guard into play but you never know.
Answer: No, you are correct on this. You can only move an alien token to an identical type of alien (it is moving around, not changing its type). 1/22/98
Question: Can you put Chest Burster tokens on a Chest Burster same question for all other types of Aliens, except Queen in order to pump them up?
Answer: Yes (see p 46) 4/26/98
Question: Can you have a Chest Buster with Chest Burster tokens on it mature outside of the breeding chamber, on the battleground, and then move the newly matured alien warrior tokens on alien warriors at the same location?
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Question: After your Chestburster matures can you put the card of this character into your hand?
Answer: If you mature a Chestburster Character card into an Alien Warrier card/token... the Chestburster Character is placed into your hand. 4/8/99
Question: Can I have one Chestburter Character Card that is a normal Chestburster and one token on it, that it a Pet Burster?
Answer: No. You can not mix groups of tokens. 4/12/99
Question: Did I hear right that if a hybrid burster is turned into a card that it looses the ability to evolve into a hybrid card?
Answer: The common Chestburster character card will only mature into a Young Queen, Royal Guard or a Warrior. Pet/Pred burster tokens on the Breeding Chamber location however can mature into their respective characters. 4/12/99
Question: If a chestburster pops out of a Pred it is coded with Predator DNA...now can we search our decks to find the appropriate Hybrid Character Card?
Answer: No, unless you have the hybrid character card in your hand or one in the appropriate location, the burster will mature into a normal warrior. 4/13/99
Alien Queen:
Question: When the Queen Character card is dead what is the maximum number of cards that you can draw during the Discard and Draw phase?
Answer: The base of 3, minus 1 for every time he has gone through his deck. 1/9/98
Question: What happens to the Alien player when the Alien Queen Character card gets killed and there are still Alien Warriors in play?
Answer: He/she no longer gets any benefits from having the queen, but can continue playing (primarily he loses the hand size bonus) 1/9/98
Question: When the Queen Character card is dead, can you still create Chest Bursters by bringing captives back to the hive?
Answer: Yes. 1/9/98
Question: In the rule book it says that you can replace an Alien Queen who's been damaged with a Warrior Queen card. Would the damage tokens on Alien Queen carry over to Warrior Queen?
Answer: The Warrior Queen is a different card and does NOT have any damage transferred. 1/23/98
Question: When determining a Queen's defense, do you count Alien Warriors before or after wounds? i.e., a Queen with four wounds and three Alien Warriors would be a defense 0? Defense 3?
Answer: Add up the negatives and then add up the positives. 3/13/98
Question: Can a Warrior Queen ever revert back into a normal Alien Queen?
Answer: No. 3/13/98
Question: If the Breeding Chambers are destroyed through some means, is there any way that the Alien Queen can produce another Breeding Chambers?
Answer: Currently, no (though you could kill off the queen, create a young queen and mature her into the alien queen to do so). 3/13/98
Question: If my Queen takes any damage and still lives, can I then play the Warrior Queen card?
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Question: Do 'Bound' Lethal Aliens at the Queen location still increase the Queen's Defense?
Answer: Yes. Under the current rules, Aliens damaged beyond repair still confer this bonus therefore we would need to stay consistent. However, 'Predator-Captured' characters will not add to the Queen's handsize or Defense. 9/6/99 9:57:55 AM
Alien Warrior:
Question: During the same phase, can one or more Alien Character cards exchange one or more Alien tokens?
Answer: Yes. 1/7/98
Question: If during the Mature Aliens Phase, I have 4 Alien tokens in my Breeding chamber, Can I move some or all of these tokens to one or more Alien Character cards anywhere in play?
Answer: You may only transfer to other cards (including the breeding chamber) in the same location. 1/7/98
Question: When the Aliens player replaces an Alien Character Card with an Alien token during the Mature Aliens phase, is that Card replaced into your hand or is that card discarded to the discard pile?
Answer: The card is replaced to your hand. 1/12/98
Question: In the contact scenario you start with three alien warriors and an alien queen. Can you then place three more warriors in your deck or is your starting characters considered part of your deck?
Answer: 3 More in the deck. 1/12/98
Question: Do tokens on a Alien Warrior card count towards the number of Aliens required to HIVE a location?
Answer: Yes, alien warrior tokens count toward the number needed to hive a location, so 1 Alien Character card with 3 Alien Warrior tokens can HIVE a location. 2/17/98
Question: If I have 4 Alien Warrior cards and three of them get brutal damage yet survive, can I during the next Aliens Mature phase convert those 3 damaged cards into tokens and place all 3 new tokens onto the undamaged Alien Warrior card?
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Question: Is it possible in the Alien Mature round to remove a wounded Alien Warrior Card at the Breeding Chamber and bring a Alien Warrior token into play ? If yes, were does the Alien Warrior Card go?
Answer: Yes, and into your hand. 4/26/98
Question: Can the Cloned Aliens use an Alien Warrior?
Answer: Nope. with the current exception of (Facehugger, Chestburster, Young Queen) who are assumed to have the cloned resource in this instance, the Cloned Aliens may not mix with the Hive Aliens. 4/9/99
Ambushed Predator:
Question: Can I find the Ambushed Predator at an 'Airlock' location that the Aliens recently hived?
Answer: No. Unfortunately, you must use the 'Hived Airlock' location. 6/11/99 10:31:56 AM
Question: What is Ambushed Pred's honor value?
Answer: 5. 7/6/99 6:41:39 PM
Question: If the Predator kills the Ambushed Predator, does he gain any honor?
Answer: No. The Predator player only gains honor by RESCUING their fallen Pack Member, not killing them. (exception: The upcoming Planetfall Scenario) 7/8/99 3:23:12 PM
Question: If the Ambushed Predator picks up a Plasma Caster [10 honor], does that mean that the player controling the Ambushed Predator honor level has now been increased by 10 honor? Just like it would if a Main character Predator had picked up the Plasma Caster?
Answer: Yes and Yes. 7/18/99 10:12:45 PM
Black Marketeer:
Question: Can Black Marketeer Marketeer only get stuff in the search round or anytime?
Answer: Only during Search Round, as with any other search or find actions. 3/20/98
Question: Can Black Marketeer Marketeer get any card?
Answer: The wording is certainly ambiguous, but in keeping with prior rulings, you can only find characters and items. You must match the restrictions on the card. 3/20/98
Call:
Question: How many Data Tokens can Call hold?
Answer: 5. (All synthetics store 5 Data Tokens unless otherwise mentioned) 6/12/99 11:15:45 AM
Carter Burke:
Question: If using the Weapons Locker's effect text is "searching a Weaponry location," would Carter Burke allow the Marine player search his Draw deck not only for Weaponry, but for Equipment and Military Arms as well?
Answer: Yes. When you use Burke to search the Weapons Locker, in combination with the Weapons Locker's effect text, Burke finds the first Equipment, Weaponry, or Military Arms card he comes to (You don't get to pick which, it's whatever shows up first). 11/21/99 12:26:07 PM
Chestburster:
Question: Are alien chestbusrter tokens on my Chestburster character card exempt from the rule that 'All Chestburster tokens MUST mature?'
Answer: No. All Chestburster tokens MUST mature.
6/23/99 9:52:06 PM
Christy:
Question: If Christie rolls an unmodified 6 to hit with a Prohibited Ranged weapon, he does +4 damage. What if he does roll a natural six, but even then he wouldn't be able to hit his target?
Answer: His attack would be for +4 damage for cards like Structural damage, but he would still miss his opponent. 4/12/99
Cloned Queen:
Question: For the Cloned Queen, once you've used her to get the Newborn out the next time can you use the Egg Sac Detachment Event on her to bring out the Warrior Queen?
Answer: a) You may not control a Queen at the same time as you control a Newborn.<BR>b) Cloned Aliens are not allowed to have a Warrior Queen card in their decks. 3/29/99
Cpl. Hicks:
Question: Cpl. Hicks can rotate to ready any other character. Let's say Hicks is with Sgt. Bass, who can rotate to give any character a +1 to hit. Can Bass rotate to give a Marine character +1, then Hicks rotate to ready Bass, and then have Bass rotate again, to give the Marine character a total of +2 to hit?
Answer: Yes. 3/5/98
Elgyn:
Question: Can Elgyn use a Smartgun?
Answer: Yes, Elgyn is a master of weaponry... if he acquires the Smartgun from another player, he will be allowed to use it. 4/7/99
Question: Can Elgyn use Pred weapons?
Answer: Heh, he is a Rare Leader for a reason.... Like his text says... he can use any weapon that an unfriendly dropped (for whatever reason)...... Including Predators. 4/7/99
Facehugger:
Question: Can Face Huggers gain tokens and therefore be treated like an Alien Facehugger Group? (and thus get all the benefits of Alien tokens)
Answer: Yes. 6/10/99 12:00:40 PM
Question: Where do I find the Facehugger character card?
Answer: You can rotate a character that you control at the Hatchery location to bring a Facehugger character card in your hand into play at the Hatchery. 6/11/99 10:22:45 AM
Question: Is the attack from a FaceHugger considered Close combat with respect to event cards?
Answer: Yes. 6/11/99 11:13:36 AM
Question: Can the Facehugger 'infect' Ripley8?
Answer: No. Aliens may only attack to 'capture' Ripley8 and Facehugger only attack to 'infect'. 6/11/99 11:16:08 AM
Question: Facehuggers can attack at any time during the movement round, not just the aliens movement segment?
Answer: Yes. 7/19/99 11:55:12 PM
Question: Can Facehuggers use the acid attack event card?
Answer: No. Unfortunately due to the specific nature of the Facehugger character it does not make 'normal' attacks. It may _only_ attack to Infect its victims. 7/28/99 10:50:36 PM
General Perez:
Question: Regarding General Perez, now THAT'S a useful marine, I like him. Is his effect constant/automatic or is he required to turn? Does his effect also apply to himself or only to "ALL OTHER" marines?
Answer: Its an automatic effect. Keep in mind though, he is a Leader and thus you may only have 1 leader in play at a time. All friendly characters at his location. 4/20/99
Question: Does Perez's ability also increase the Defense of the friendly character's at his location?
Answer: Yes. 6/13/99 12:56:22 PM
Question: Does General Perez confer the +1 Speed to himself?
Answer: Yes. 6/14/99 12:02:51 AM
Huntmaster:
Question: Exactly when can Huntmaster rotate and stop someone from attacking during the combat round?
Answer: Well, ANY time, really. But he must do it BEFORE the opposing character rotates to declare the attack. So you couldn't wait until ranged attacks were resolved, then rotate to stop an already-declared close attack from occurring. Basically, the Huntmaster stops an opponent from declaring an attack. Once declared, the attack will occur. 3/12/98
Question: When the Huntmaster rotates, how many characters can he prevent from attacking?
Answer: The Huntmaster could prevent 1 character from attacking each time he rotates. [This ability can be used multiple times with the use of cards like "Somebody Wake Up Hicks" etc.] 11/2/99 5:16:52 PM
Johner:
Question: Can Johner use any Military Arms attachments or Military Arms AMMO cards with the Draco Double Burner?
Answer: No. Not unless he somehow gains the Marine resource. 6/19/99 12:14:20 AM
Kane:
Question: Is it OK to play with Kane in the contact scenario even though he's not a marine?
Answer: Yes. 4/26/98
Loose Tusk:
Question: Does Loose Tusk benefit from his Effect Text?
Answer: Yes. 6/26/99 2:04:23 PM
Marine Prisoners:
Question: Marine Prisoners: Do they count for extra honor?
Answer: Nope. 3/29/99
Newborn:
Question: Can the Newborn attack or capture Ripley8?
Answer: No. The Newborn can not attack, capture or harm Ripley 8. 6/10/99 11:57:54 AM
Question: Does the Newborn 'consume' everything at a location?
Answer: No. The Newborn will only consume 'friendly' Aliens at his location. 7/6/99 5:46:27 PM
Question: Can the Newborn attack to capture?
Answer: No. The Newborn must always attack to kill. Any SCs killed by the Newborn are considered 'killed', not captured. 7/6/99 5:52:51 PM
Outcast:
Question: Can the Outcast use the Special text on the MotherShip?
Answer: No. 4/26/98
Predator Hybrid:
Question: Cloned Aliens can't use the Predator Hybrid at all?
Answer: Cloned Aliens currently have lost the ability to use Hybrids, so No they can not. Hive Aliens however can use all the Hybrids. Cloned Aliens have specialized while Hive Aliens are generalized. 4/12/99
Programmer:
Question: On the supporting character Programmer, the word 'connected' appears, is that the same as adjacent?
Answer: Connected means following a line of adjacent locations until you hit an Entry location (rules p52). 1/16/98
Purvis:
Question: Purvis: Does he count for extra honor?
Answer: Nope. 3/29/99
Pvt. Distephano:
Question: If Pvt. Distephano is chosen as a Rogue starting character, is he affected by Quick Escape or Criminal Instinct?
Answer: No. He does not have the Rogue resource. 6/13/99 1:02:06 PM
Ripley:
Question: We were wondering if Ripley's ability was to physically move a location card (i.e.: switch the place of a location with another) or just to move Ripley to an adjacent location (which would make more sense, but you never know...)
Answer: She moves herself, not the locations. 1/13/98
Question: Ok lets say i am playing marines with a line up of Hicks,masters,Ripley,Bishop. Can i search for a weapon with hicks and then give it to ripley for her to use the rest of the game?
Answer: Ripley and Ripley 8 do not have the Marines resource and thus can not use Military Arms... However they can search for them at the appropriate location. Just not use them. 4/10/99
Rogue Assassin:
Question: What items can this character actually legally use?
Answer: The Rogue Assassin can use any of the following items: - Weaponry (including Ammo and Attachments) - Prohibited Weaponry (including Ammo and Attachments) - Scope Rifle (Marine Item) - Camoflauge (Marine item) - and -any- Rifle classed Attachments (regardless of restrictions) [for example he can use the Silencer with the Scope Rifle] 9/13/99 7:24:21 PM
Royal Guard:
Question: Do Royal Guards count towards the hand size increase for the Queen?
Answer: No, just Warriors. 1/27/98
Sgt Hart:
Question: Is Sgt Hart affected by Battlefield Chaos?
Answer: No. This is a unique situation in that this is a card that will use Combat Pool. Thus Hart would be uneffected by the Battlefield Chaos. (Keep in mind that this also means that Hart's attacker will also be uneffected by Battlefield Chaos also) 10/17/99 2:09:44 PM
Sgt. Hart:
Question: Can a event using Combat Pool be used on Sgt. Hart if isn't played directly on him? EX: Playing a Rapid Fire does he gain a free attack? Because your not playing the card on him!
Answer: He does not gain the free attack, but all the other Marines do. 3/13/98
Question: Does Sgt. Hart confer his +1 to hit if he is using the Sentry Gun Control item on the Sentry Gun?
Answer: No, since Sgt. Hart is not actually making the attack. 4/26/98
Question: If Hart has Berserk, can he use SWUH and Masterful Shot [1 CP]?
Answer: Hart says that Events with a CP cost may not be played on him. SWUH is a card that has a CP cost. (temporarily reduced but there none the less) 3/29/99
Shadow Blade:
Question: If your hunting pack contains Shadowblade and you play with Camo Suit can, he give it to the another Predator to use?
Answer: Only Shadowblade may wear a Camosuit in a Hunting Pack for Countdown. 4/10/99
Warrior Queen:
Question: When the Warrior Queen is brought into play, what events, etc.. remain and what goes away?
Answer: All Damage the Alien Queen had Goes away. All events that targeted the Alien Queen are removed, All attacks declared against the Alien Queen 'fizzle', All attacks declared by the Alien Queen 'fizzle', and the Warrior Queen comes into play unrotated. 3/29/99
WO Kraver:
Question: With regards to WO Kraver, does his special ability ignore the location requirements of the supporting character cards? For example if Kraver was in the Docking Bay, could he locate the Sleeper supporting character which has the normal requirements of Cryonics?
Answer: No. 1/20/98
Question: If using WO Kraver the first three cards are S.C.'s who cannot be found in his location, are they discarded or put in my hand?
Answer: Discard. 4/26/98