Space Mine

Laying
During the production phase of an activation sequence.

Triggering
Immediately after moving ships across a system border that has a Space Mine token, the active player must roll dice equal to the number of non-fighter ships moving through the minefield. For each roll of 8+, he must assign a hit to the fleet. He does not need to roll for ships that are entering the target system through a border without a mine token and he may not assign any hits from the minefield to ships that did not move through the mines. After hits have been assigned and casualties removed, remove the Space Mine token from the board and resume the action. All movement during a single Tactical Action happen simultaneously. Thus, it is not possible for a player to first see which of his ships survive Space Mines and then decide whether he wants to move in more ships. Space Mines are deployed by Cruisers (given the appropriate technology).