Does a mine permanently halt the Creatures growth towards a homeworld?
A. No. Say you have built a mine and one of your ships has placed it in the creature’s path. When the creature attempts to advance into the hex where the mine is placed, the mine detonates and the tag denoting the mine is removed. This temporarily halts the creature’s growth and the creature will not advance at this point in the game. However, at the next “creature growth opportunity”, the creature will advance into that hex. So a mine basically stops the creature’s growth for one turn. Nothing can permanently halt the creature’s growth.
