I'm new. I was wondering what happens if a ship is facing the edge of the playing area and it has no where to go. I assume that it can't just leave the playing area but if there isn't anywhere else to go how am I supposed to get it out of there?
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See Flee on page 12 of the Rules Reference, which you can obtain here. (Note to self, we really need to go through the RR top to bottom and add its entries to the wiki; I only got part way last time)
Fleeing ships aren't "destroyed", so Deadman's Switch, Cutthroat, and other "on destroy" effects don't trigger. The fleeing ship is just removed from the game.
As Flashfire212 pointed out, planning one or more turns ahead is a big aspect of X-Wing, and is your best defense against accidentally fleeting. While dialing in a maneuver, you need to think about the position this puts you in next round and the options you'll have e.g. because of stress, position, angle, etc.
A devious opponent can "encourage" you to flee using Ion weapons, forcing you to 1-straight off the table. This can be trickier to do than advertised through: one miss and they can turn away from the edge and you're starting over. Many ships die of damage before they reach the edge. :D
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