Biovore Spore Mines for Primaries?

[gorgon890]

Hi All,

I had a game last night, we played:
Deployment: Search and Destroy (opposite table quarters)
Primary Mission: Purge The Foe (4 VP for holding an object or 8 VP if you hold more objectives than your opponent & 4 VP for killing an enemy unit or 8 VP if you kill more units than your opponent). 

My question, if I can't score primary when I shoot spore mines on to Objectives can my opponent claim Purge The Foe for killing my Spore Mines if it was generated by Biovores?
I assume they do count towards the kill tally of units but I find this a bit hard to swallow since we can't score primary missions with them (Secondaries we can but not primaries)

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Yes your opponent can score points for killing your spore mines. Spore mines may not control objectives due to OC0. However, they can score primary by killing an enemy unit and blowing themselves up in the process.

[Iryan]

Also, if there is a primary mission that you can fulfill without needing to hold an objective marker, spore mines can do it. Stuff like "have a unit within your opponent's deployment zone".

[mattblowers]

Don't let past editions mindset bleed into this one. The only restrictions on spore mines is the OC-0.