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What is the difference between malfunctions and intruders?

The rulebook's threat-appearance section defines the two kinds of internal threat.

  • Space Alert rulebook · Rulebook · 3.1 Threat Appears
  • ecm85 · Community · 2017-12-12
  • Benkyo · Community · 2017-12-08

Intruders are internal threats that battlebots must destroy in their station. Malfunctions cover a system with an oval token, and repair actions on that system wear them down. A malfunction that reaches its Z action stays on the board, but an intruder is removed.

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