Game Counters/Tokens

Dog Fight: Starship Edition uses several types of game counters. Most of these are provided in the Core Set and Token Set. You can use just about anything you want to represent these tokens in the game but the official tokens may help reduce confusion during game play.


Energy Counters

Dog Fight: Starship Edition energy counter

In game economy (space money). Many cards require or provide energy counters. Each ship designates an initial number of energy counters during game set up.

These counters are provided in denominations of 1, 5, and 10.


Armor Counters

Dog Fight: Starship Edition armor counter

Counters used to help keep track of uses on armor effect cards. Typically a specified number of armor counters are placed on an armor card when that card is put in play. This can be in game or prior to the game if using either of the Complement Rules.

These counters are provided in denominations of 1, 5, and 10.


Over Heat counters

Dog Fight: Starship Edition over heat counter

If a vessel possesses 10 or more Over Heat counters during the End of Turn Phase that vessel is automatically destroyed (even if all other enemy ships are destroyed by reducing Hull below zero, the turn must finish at End of Turn Phase). Over heat counters can be found in numerous game sets and are prominently featured in the Over Heat mini-set.

These counters are provided in denominations of 1, 5, and 10 and are found on the reverse side of Armor counters.


Generic Counters

Dog Fight: Starship Edition generic counter

On the reverse side of Energy Counters are generic game counters. These are recommended to track any type of counter for which is there is no official game token. In some future game sets it is likely certain new official tokens will be included

These counters are provided in denominations of 1, 5, and 10.


Wound Counters

Wounds counters apply only to Crew cards. If a card possesses 3 or more Wound counters during a Discard Phase that card expires (is sent to the Discard Pile). Typically, over heat counters are used to substitute for wound counters as over heat counters would normally apply only to a vessel.


Agility Counters

Agility counters are used to help a vessel evade an attack. The first Agility counter is featured in the Maneuvering mini-set.


Entropy Counters

As of this date Entropy Counters are not yet featured in any card set. When they are made available these will be used to enable numerous other card effects.


Hull Counters

Dog Fight: Starship Edition hull counter

Different from all the others, Hull counters keep track of a vessel's "life" count. With zero or more Hull a vessel is in the game. Reduce Hull below zero to destroy a vessel. Each ship designates an initial number of Hull counters during game set up.

These counters are provided in denominations of 1, 5, 10, and 20.


Reminder Tokens

On the reverse side of 10 and 20 Hull counters are Reminder tokens. These are meant as place holders for spent tier actions that do not include placing a card in a tier (such as drawing, passing, or using the Harrison Maneuver).

Dog Fight: Starship Edition reminder token


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