BattleTech Intro: A Game Of Armored Combat | Tabletop Board Game
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2019
- I recently covered the BattleTech Beginner Box, the BattleTech tabletop board game, and compared its contents and rules to the base game. Many viewers have asked for more details on base game, "BattleTech: A Game Of Armored Combat" as a result. Okay! Because YOU requested it, let’s crack open the BattleTech tabletop board game core set, for an official introduction to the game! Let's also compare and contrast this BattleTech to it's Beginner Box.
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The Beginner Box provides a comprehensive-enough experience for a new player to do more than just get their feet wet. But if you really want the FULL tactical BattleTech tabletop board game experience, the base box is definitely worth looking into. The Base Box take the concepts introduced in the Beginner version, and adds in several more technical rules, such as tracking your mech’s heat build up, weapon allocation and critical hit locations, the inner structure of your mech that its armor protects, advanced combat options, additional consequences of damage, and more.
For those who may not be familiar with BattleTech, it’s a tactical wargame in which players command squads giant war machines called Battle Mechs, operated by courageous (some may say foolish) pilots called Mech Warriors. The game system includes details such as varying weapon ranges, heat generation, and specific hit locations - such as torso, head, arms, and leg - each having its own strategic value. The game is typically played on maps featuring pre-printed hex grids, but optional rules for hexless games are also available.
Whereas the Beginner Box included eight cardboard standees and two plastic Mechs, the Base Box include nine cardboard standees and eight plastic Mechs. These being a range of light to heavy mechs, including: BattleMasters, Awesomes, Thunderbolts, Catapults, Wolverines, a Griffin, the iconic Shadow Hawk, Commandos, and my personal all-time favorite, the Locust.
Also included in the tabletop board game are copyable record sheets for each of those Mechs, two two-sided paper hex-based maps, some additional terrain to modify those maps, two six-sided dice, a short story called “Eyestorm”, a fourteen-page Primer booklet full of flavor text about the BattleTech universe, a two-sided cardboard reference sheet listing modifiers - to-hit locations - and other roll results, eight two-sided MechWarrior cards with a different stats on each side for a total of sixteen different characters, eight two-sided Alpha Strike cards - also with different stats on each side, and a full-color 56 page rule book covering setup, movement, combat, damage resolution, heat, piloting, falling, different scenarios, and (one of my personal favorite aspects of the game) rules for constructing your own custom-made Mechs.
It would take quite a while to cover all of the rules that are introduced in the base game. So, here’s a general overview, in case you’re curious about what the base game adds into the mix. First off, the map introduces several new features such as terrain types, elevation and water, each of which will have an affect on the ability of your Mech to travel and survive.
And Mechs will have more options as they move about, such as walking forwards and backwards, running, jumping, submerging underwater, laying prone, and pivoting their torsos to widen their range.
There’s also more considerations when it comes to combat, such as more specific weapon ranges and firing arcs, elevation modifiers, and line of sight restrictions. There’s also many more options for physical combat, like kicking, punching, shoving, and the ever present Death From Above.
This is a game that has captured my imagination for over 30 years. And, thanks to the quality and comprehensiveness of this edition of the game, I suspect the major houses of the Inner Sphere will still be around, piloting giant, mechanized warriors as they battle for control of distant landscapes, thirty years from now. - เกม
It is interesting to see that CGL took the previous two print runs of the introductory box and split it into two. The lamented "over simplified" rules from the current Beginners Box have been around for over 10 years in what was essentially the "Quick start" rules booklet from the introductory box, while the full* rules from the latest AGOAC box were also included in the introductory box as the 'main' rules. Really the only thing that has changed is the graphic design and layout.
For this reason, it is a bit disheartening to see that CGL cheaped out with AGOAC when compared with the introductory box, reducing the model count substantially while increasing the quality of what remained (a fair trade) but also dropping other components that were included in the introductory box such as the large poster map, the additional card reference sheets and most importantly, downgrading the card fold-out map boards to paper ones.. all the while increasing the RRP.
Also I wonder how players who come to tabletop Battletech from the recent video game will find it - the initiative system is quite different in the video game (and better IMHO) but most importantly there was the ability to target specific locations on an enemy mech, controlled by a resource that would ultimately allow this to happen perhaps one activation every 2-3 turns, giving the player more agency when it comes to combat without leaving them at the mercy of the RNG at all times. Except in very specific circumstances (prone / shut down) you can't do this in the rules presented in the box and while this does force your to pay more attention to facings, you are still at the mercy of the dice at all times and this is particularly galling with high damage, high heat weapons.
Excellent information, Siygess. Thanks for commenting!
You can still increase the odds of hitting a particular spot on an enemy 'mech by positioning yourself to their sides. Attack from the left and you guarantee that you'll hit their left side. For instance, it's a good idea to go after Griffins from the right, all their weapons are on that side.
Also, I much prefer getting eight really nice minis to the pile of crummy, poorly-molded minis in the previous sets. That's just my personal preference, the new minis are very, very nice.
After cracking open my "pair" of Box sets and being a dinosaur I can say that most of the local newer players were actually quite interested in the game. Been running a few small demos and planning on doing a few larger afternoon games in the coming months with them but a lot of our local 40k group actually picked up the beginners at the very least if not the full box set.
Most of them are seeing it as a cheap side game right now to their 40k addiction, and its bridged a gap between some of the older "traditional" gamers at our FLGS and the newer 40k/Sigmar players. The models are top notch, even though they are single pose, and the beginner rules are an excellent pathway into the more complex rules.
Overall I think if CGL can follow this up with more plastic/smaller box sets and redesigns you may see an good uptick in what has been a waning game.
Do not despair...the Clan Invasion Kickstarter has given us more stuff than we could've thought possible.
@@kevshabunas523 It seems GW has been following the EA route to a point I see players in youtube talking about leaving 40K and selling their collection, or just not playing. The new mech miniatures as a significant upgrade to previous ones. But probably not up to the 40K level. However I feel that in time they will discover the magic of BT gameplay. If you see fans of anime or mecha, combining tabletop with Mechwarrior Destiny seems appropriate. It is not the most perfect role playing game, but it serves very well the process to deliver a narrative to anime or mecha fans, instead of a purely ludic tabletop game. Those who like DnD will find Destiny not good, but its simplicity will be appealing to anime fans who do not want to track lots of statistics.
Glad to see that Battletech has been making a comeback. For a long time it seemed that Computer games and MMORPGs had killed off any reasonably complex board game; I played since the mid-80s and gave it up back in the early 2000s because no one locally played any more. Seems like with the re-emergence of D&D and its popularity a lot of the great board games and RPGs of the 80s and 90s have seen a huge explosion among millennials and Gen Zs...
queenannsrevenge100 In addition the release of HBS's rather brilliant adaptation of Battletech as an isometric tactical game seems to have reignited a lot of interest in Battletech
Im not gonna lie to you im no OG when it comes to battletech, quite the contrary, im a greenhorn newcomer to the game.
Im very glad i played the pc games because now i found out about Tabletop Battletech and im very eager to round up the friends here in the city that enjoy mechwarrior to start a tabletop gaming scene, there can be no better stuff than a table of stompy robots, friends, beer and sausage (das Steiner Special Jä?)
This resurgence of Battletech on the tabletop and in computer game format in the last two years has gotten me really excited to start playing again. I'm really happy I kept all my old Ral Partha minis and map sets. I'll definitely be buying the core set just for the new rules and such, but I'll be fielding all my old pewter! Thanks for another great video Chaz!!
Those mini should have another run, probably out of resin. Perhaps with weapon bits? For example, ACs for Catapults or launchers for Urbanmechs.
In any case. You hold on dearly to those miniatures. They should be a family heirloom.
Hard to believe I started playing this nearly 30 years ago... I've got easily over 200 of the original Ral-Partha miniatures. Best thing to ever come along for this game was 3D printing... multi-level structures are only limited by your imagination. Nice to see it making a comeback.
I used to be an MechWarrior like you...then I took an AC/20 in the knee actuator.
Arrow IV to the Lower Leg Actuator
(standing ovation)
I had kids. LOL
@@MasterJediDudeAh, yes, the dreaded kid PPC.
NebDaBrush 2c, yes, I call them “The Clan Invasion.” 🤣
8:02 "Just to be clear. Heat is not your friend."
Laughs in Triple Strength Myomer
Laughs in 12 double heatsinks
laughs in a firestarter
Great review! We used to play this back in college, around 1990-91. And a decade ago, we played the larger Clix version, Mechwarrior: Dark Age. I’m glad to see the original game updated for all of us veterans. Great channel!
Thanks for the comment and kind words. I hope you enjoy future videos! :)
I ran the official MW:DA tournaments at our FLGS in college. At one point, I had almost every LE unit WizKids had made, plus loads of other minis. When they changed the base rules after _Falcon's Prey,_ the game kind of fell apart. It was kind of sad.
Thank you so much for going over these boxes! I've been a fan of Mechwarrior Online, and only now getting into the tabletop.
A few friends and I are planning on getting the box shown in this video, and this answers a lot of questions!
Got this last week and cannot wait to get it to the table. Haven't played it in 25 years or so.
I just found your channel today, and besides your insight into the game, I truly enjoy your production and time you put for these vids; bonus points for no profanity since I'm learning Battletech with my son! Thanks!
Thank you for the feedback, Mr. Oswald. I appreciate it, and I hope the video was helpful in giving you and your son an overview of the game. Cheers! 😀
I wish I had folks to play this game with...
Snap! I've still got Battletech, Citytech, Aerotech, Mechwarrior and loadsa models, reference books AND the novels from the late 80's/early 90's.
Just play the video games if you can get them, there is also a fun JRPG by square called "Front Mission". FM is no BT but it can scratch the mech itch.
Just bought the beginners box. My buddies are hard core into D&D. Trying to see if they want to give this a go.
Why dont you play via videocall? Hexagons are numbered so you both play with the game on the table of each one.
Where are you located?
Im new to BattleTech. Completely new, never played at all. Im a long time wargamer. I prefer a beginner set like that, its cheap & I get a taste of the game. If I like it- I buy more- more minis, the core set, etc. If I don't- I give it away or put it on my shelf. These beginner sets are a great way to get new players. Mom or Dad might pick up this $20 game of fighting robots for little Jimmy- but not $60 core set.
The best thing to do if you are not sure if it is for you is to try out the Battletech computer game. It can be downloaded from Steam or Gog.com and covers most of the game play factors in an easy to understand style with a tutorial. There is a single player campaign included which eases you into the game in terms of the complexity of the rule sets and makes it easy for you to get to grips because it does all the calculations for you such as heat scales, damage rolls, etc.
I just grabbed the beginner box to learn as well. Will grab core box if I enjoy it
I agree. Battletech is a pretty intimidating game to newcomers, but it's a game with a lot of history that many people are curious about. A $20 intro set with simplified rules is something you can get people to impulse buy and get them hooked.
I'm really want to buy the beginner box but I have nobody to play with.
60 dollars is the price of a new video game. Its not steep at all.
So great to see more of this sort of video coming out from PoDP. That really brightened up my morning, well done!
Thanks, NostraDunwhich! I always appreciate your feedback. :)
Chaz, I wait with bated breath for your review of the upcoming release of Alpha Strike: Commander’s edition. That way you will have the trifecta of new Battletech released. Angel and I really enjoyed our demo of alpha strike at Origins last year so we are looking forward to the new release.
Your videos are great! Thanks for the intro!
Thank ya, sir! I'm not a tabletop person at all but a friend and I played yesterday and I actually really liked it. Didn't know a lot of these features. Super helpful!
Fastest way to take out those pesky Locust pilots? Highlander Burial!
I condone physical violence amongst skittering scouts. A punt or shoulder rush is just fine.
However, yes, DFA is the best killshot
Thanks for this review! Good coverage of what this box contains and an overview of the game.
Watching this guy summarize BattleTech in one 11 minute video was amazing.
Love me some Battletech! Thx Chaz
The bloopers were great! Lol
It just hit me that Memoir '44 has a load of different map configurations that would be great settings for country side mech fights
Thank for the handy overview on the mech content.
Great video, best ending xD thanks for the review, I'm currently loving the PC game and I'm curious enough to maybe try the tabletop one :D
Great review! Helped me make my decision! Sounds like I have to get the Alpha strike rules though. I never liked the heat thing.
Used to play BT back in the 80s had lots of fun SHD-2K.
I grabbed the beginner box for $20 to try it and teach my son as well. Planning on grabbing the base box if we enjoy it.
You're insanely well-spoken and you cover everything in a comprehensive enough fashion to where I don't feel like I'm wasting my time. In other words, THANK YOU FOR THIS!
Alright, any possibility of dragging out the 4th Edition box I lusted after as a boy in the 90's and going over that versus the newer ones?
Great channel, dude. Subbed. Always played board games never got into miniature stuff other than the DnD dungeon crawls so this looks pretty gnarly. Might just grab that core box and go down the money sink!
That's great to hear, Zack! Thanks for taking the time to post a note and subscribe. I appreciate it. If you do pick up the BattleTech core box, I hope you enjoy it. Take care!
@@PairOfDiceParadise I've been trying to do some research but there are so many versions I'm a little confused. Can i use any of the miniatures from Iron Wind? Also is there a whole other rule book for creating your own mechs? I saw something mentioned about running a merc company as well.
I just don't wanna get into it and buy stuff from the wrong version. Thanks man!
When you said Locust pilots are nuts, I nodded along with you. Not because I pilot a Locust, but because I've lost Heavy and Assault mechs to Locusts. When it comes to Light Mechs, I stick to the Flea or the Urbanmech.
i was looking around for some how-to videos on BattleTech and Mech Warrior, and this got me interested in getting the base BattleTech box for me and my brother to try!
More Battletech! Yeah, you rule!!!
Thanks, Sebastian! I hope this series has been informative and entertaining. :)
A nice way to track heat efficiently without needing to constantly scribble and erase on your sheet is to attach a paper clip to the edge of the sheet and just physically move that up and down the heat scale.
Beginner box helps a lot to get new players excited.
Heat IS Your friend!
Just use Inferno SRMs to cook the enemy pilots alive!
You make a good point. 🙂👍
Not to mention flamers...
@@jameslewis2635 I like Inferno missiles better, more heat-caused for the heat cost to your own mech. An SRM6 with inferno missiles will cause 4-12 heat to the enemy (assuming you hit) while only increasing your own heat by 4, while flamers only cause 2 heat at the cost of 3 heat to your own mech, while also having an incredibly short range - they're much better for anti-infantry than they are at causing heat to the mechs.
There is another weapon, i really love - plasma rifle. Long range, 10 damage and 1d6 extra heat to the enemy.
@@Stormeris
I'm teaching a friends son how to play BT I used the plasma rifles for the first time.... I think I'm in love. I just modified a Schrek ppc carrier with 3 of them. cant wait to try them out.
@@Stormeris That's why you keep a sacrificial 'mech with flamers around to set fire to all the terrain between you and the enemy. Then sit back with your LRMs and Gauss Rifles. Or maybe that's just me...
I used to play this in the mid 90's at a local board game club. I'm sure there used to be an assault mech called a king crab, with two AC20's for hands. My all time favorite mech was the mighty Atlas of course.
*watches bloopers*
WHY ARE YOU WRECKING SUCH A PRETTY BOX SIR??
These reviews of yours are awesome! When do we get the rules introduction and battle reports? :D
Thanks, Zac! If there's interest in it, I may enjoy doing a thorough rules video. Hadn't thought of battle reports, though. It'd be neat to find a fun way to do them. You've given me ideas! :D
Thanks for making this video! I already had the previous Battletech Set with 26 mechs; and I was curious about the box contents of these two newer sets. Now I know that I already have most of the stuff inside both sets, but now thanks to this video I want to try to acquire at least the Base Game (or if possible both boxes) to add more mechs to our group's games, particularly since the ones that come with the Base Game have the "unseen" mechs like the Warhammer. Besides; the extra reference card, maps, rulebook, and dice will also come in handy! Is it true that the rules in the beginner box allow you to purge your mech's ammo to avoid critical explosions?
Would you ever consider making a video of playing a full game of Battletech?
Ooh, I hadn't thought of that. But, sure, I would definitely consider it - if I can find a way to keep it interesting for the audience. Thank you for the suggestion. I'm adding it to my list of ideas to tinker with. 🙂👍
@@PairOfDiceParadise Awesome! Looking forward to seeing that!
Indeed the standard set and beginner box set look to me like it was a single set but they split it in two. There are missing pieces in both sides.
Standard set:
* Has Griffin record sheet
* Has pilot cards
* Has 2 map sheets
* Has 7 mechs that beginner box do not have
* Alpha strike cards aim t making you buy the Alpha strike rules.
Beginner set:
* Has Griffin miniature
* Has instructions to use pilot cards
* Has 1 map sheet
* Has beginner record sheets for standard set mechs
Both sets have timeline flyers, mini novels and rulebooks to make you think it is a complete set.
the only thing I would change with the box set would be is, have the miniatures come in un assembled with extra variants example would be have the catapult have extra arms to make the K2 variant.
I love the Battletech history and technology.
I used to love playing this back in the 80's (still have a few of my old beautiful Ral Partha metal miniatures somewhere). The base box seems closest to the original release, before we went through the different era versions and the Clan invasion era and the Omni-Mechs (game changer, the things were lethal and limitlessly modifiable). The 2018 PC game of the same name, is actual not a bad conversion of the board game, and feels more like playing the table top than the Mechwarrior games do (still great games though). Remember lakes are your best friends for controlling heat, especially if you sporting PPC's, also never over fill on ammo - or you're a walking bomb!!!!
So other than the addition of Alpha Strike and Pilot Cards, are there any significant rule changes since the previous additions? Any changes to mech construction? Any significant mech changes?
The base ruleset for 'Mech combat has not changed since BattleTech Total Warfare's initial publishing in 2006.
"Heat is not your friend"
*Ponders in Double Heat Sinks*
Is this some 3025 peasant joke that I'm too Lostech to appreciate?
:D
If you liked the free Alpha Strike intro rules, check out the official BattleTech Master Unit List (masterunitlist.info) and get Alpha Strike cards for nearly every single mech ever published. For the standard rules, several unofficial mech-builder and record sheet programs are really easy to find too, to speed up that process.
Now if you REALLY wanted to start going down a rabbit hole of rulebooks, there's Total Warfare (the tournament-level combined-arms rules, if you want to bring in infantry, tanks, etc.) or the BattleMech Manual (a compilation and condensation of mech-related rules from Total Warfare and its expansions, if you want to keep the focus on the stompy robots). Either one of those is a logical next step for somebody wanting to expand on the boxed set. Or, since the core game has barely changed in over thirty years, you can also grab older rulebooks lying around from the FASA days and still play it just fine.
P.S.: I haven't played Crusaders enough to know how well they handle heat, but I know a typical Stalker pilot pushing all the buttons has more than a 1/4 of exploding himself like the world's most horrifying fireworks display. Love it or hate it, heat is probably one of the more important concepts this game has, adding a fresh layer of risk v. reward when you start declaring weapons fire.
Patrick, thanks for the tips on the Unit List, Alpha Strike cards, and the mech-builder apps floating around out there. I appreciate the info, and I'll see what I can find and share in future videos. :)
Thanks, Patrick!
“Locust pilots are nuts” very true, lol. Locust pilots are the weirdest!
As a strong supporter of House Steiner, anyone who pilots a 'mech massing less than 65 tons is weird...
@@frocat5163 glad to see another fellow Steiner supporter
@@Anderson_101 Victor or Katherine?
@@frocat5163 I'm old school, Katrina.
@@Anderson_101 We may support different leaders, but I assume we can agree that a scout lance should have 3 Zeuses and a Catapault.
Chaz thank you for sharing this information. I've been considering purchasing the box sets. I have mentioned before that Btech was my gateway drug into the gaming addiction some 30 years ago. I have not researched as much as I would like to have but hey now I don't really need to do that.
As for me I want as many little plastic guys as I can get my hands on so I will like purchase both eventually.
I have friends who have expressed an interest in Btech in the past. While they are experienced gamers I am not the best teacher. So I will probably use the beginner set to introduce and incorporate the core rules as time goes by.
By the way dude, we're old.
I got both sets for many of the reasons you're considering. Having a set of the beginner's rules is really handy if somebody wants to get started, and you're worried about overwhelming them.
Plus more maps (other than the mechs minis themselves, this was something always desired in the ‘old days’ until someone in the ‘90s got modular hex terrain for us to build our own maps.
We played on table top with tape measures using the hex bases for facing, firing arches etc.
But then we were playing 40k too.
I love this box. It's almost impossible to get one im Germany, at least at a fair price... So I had mine imported from the UK, along with battle mats.
Wish I had this box ten years ago, when we played every other week...
As a 40k fan, this would be a pretty good box to get my hands on. After playing mechwarrior online my personal favourites are the catapult and the raven. Recently also fell in love with the timber wolf and strangely enough the linebacker. Going off that, this core box and the clan invasion box would be ideal for me. Whole new rule set, whole new universe, whole host of new models to paint and mess around with. Customisation of the models is basically non existent but that's not the worst thing in the world when pretty everything is standardised for simplicity of production though I thing you can get different load outs but requires completely different model
Can you review Alpha Strike?
Great review. Played BT since 85. Still like Alpha Strike better though. And the Battle Force minis look better on the paper maps if you are going to use them. Just me.
oh man, heat management is critical! I did a demo game with CGL's classic battletech a decade ago where i Alpha'd a LOT with my ARCHER and fried my pilot like a rotisserie chicken!
and he was sitting in a pond.
I always enjoyed constructing 'mechs with almost all ballistic weapons and double heat-sinks. No one wants to see that 70 ton 'mech run and fire all of its weapons every turn...but that's what I did. I loved it.
I just discovered there was a version of the video game (which I played back in the 90s). But, when I opened the rules, i got really discouraged. Any advice on learning the game?
all 20 tons mechs our insane lol
Referring to the opening comment about the beginners box set being 'dumbed down', I still have my original 2nd edition fasa boxset with rules... (though the box has seen better days and I might be missing a mech or two) however it has a basic rules and advanced rules...
If I didn't have the basic rules at the age of 12 (circa 1992) then I probably wouldn't have played as much.... It was my first introduction to table top gaming, sometimes people's only experience of 'tactical games' might not go beyond the scope of chess, risk etc
Games should be fun foremost not daunting.
I always liked the locust as well, though the warhammer was my favorite.... Double PPC death machine...
After watching the box flip out takes, now I know why Chad's dad pushed him into that time machine. It was to save the world from the supernova of heat damage that was about to overtake the earth from all those attempted mech box flip actions.
The main issue i have with the battletech board game is that there is not enought content about it on Yt :(
So people still play this? I was wondering this the other day, and was a bit worried that the tabletop board game had died. I've been wanting to get into it, but I don't have anyone to play with.
To be honest, I had the same question prior to making this video. But while working on it, I discovered that there is still an active tabletop BattleTech community out there. And it seems like it may be growing. For example, Catalyst Games ran a Kickstarter last month for a new "Clan Invasion" base set, and it raised $2.5 million. I hoped it would do well, but the response to it blew my mind. So, you may need to do some searching, but it appears that Mech Warriors are still out there. :)
@@PairOfDiceParadise Heh...yeah. I'm really looking forward to getting my first Clan Invasion shipment.
"Just to be clear : heat is not your friend." [ th-cam.com/video/IVNvKMdgo60/w-d-xo.html&t=482 ]
Ah! I see we are using 3039 technology!
Go get yourself some 3040 Triple Strength Myomer (on Ares, from Bergan Industry OR on Vega, from Cosby Myomer Research Firm... or just page 143 of the Total Warfare book) and enjoy some over heating at 9 value. Never again will you say this, nor fear the sight of "Claners" invading Tukayyid! My 75 tons Mech really enjoyed her burning walk/run speed of 5/8 and that double damage in melee.
Hello, I'm new to Battletech I play alpha strike does anyone know where I can find plastic miniatures?
I'll have to stick to mech warrior since I still have so much of it from back in the day. Anyone remember that one?
I assume you're referring to the RPG set in the BattleTech universe? (As opposed to the more recent computer game.) I was always aware of it, but never played an actual game of it. In your opinion, does it hold up?
@@PairOfDiceParadise Actually, it's the clix game that came out between mage knight and the much better known marvel hero clix. It went the way of the dodo unfortunately. It plays very similar to battle tech but the info is all on the mech via the dial (heat) and base (damage and stats) clix. The pilots stats were kept track of via small plastic inserts put into the base. It also can be played on a hex board or free form using rulers.
Haha I found this video bc I dug out all the old pieces and was wondering if people still played it
You mean Mechwarrior: Dark Age? That was awful. And it almost literally killed off BattleTech permanently.
@@ryanp3922 Holy hell I never thought I'd hear someone else bring up the old clix game again. This was my introduction to BattleTech which lead me to the tabletop and other iterations. I still have some pretty fond memories of it.
Just ordered the box... The third base box of battletech I got 😅
Lights to Assault - Light = 20 - 35 Medium = 40 - 55 Heavy = 60 - 75 and Assault = 80 - 100 (like the Beamer err Battlemaster or the Awesome)
No microtransactions.
No electricity.
Your game account is safe to play.
Have any of you guys played another game made by CGL called Shadowrun?
Podrías poner los subtítulos en español. Gracias.
oh no i need e-book to read the rule..is there any,
There are PDF versions on the main rules available on www.drivethrurpg.com/ either the total warfare book if you want the expanded combined arms rules or the battlemech manual which is more or less the same as the rule book in the AGOAC box minus the battlemech construction rules.
The is also a smaller quickstart rules with printouts that are free, which is similar to the beginner box rules (though I haven't compared them so don't quote me), as well as a couple of small campaigns that can be rule if you have the full books.
lmfao he said squad leader lol now we're talking chit lol
It seems impossible to buy this in europe.
No problem to get it in Germany (last time I checked it is part of Europe) :P
www.fantasywelt.de/BattleTech-A-Game-of-Armored-Combat-EN or www.fantasywelt.de/BattleTech-Beginner-Box-EN
"Heat is not your friend" huehue if you pilot a Melee Mech with TSM heat is to a specific amount indeed your friend for all thos choppy actions u can do :P
Locust 1V alone is very fragile and poorly armed, its only advantage is speed and the fact that it cannot overheat, so you never worry about heat. But when you add your Locust to a lance in a non flat terrain, you may want a Locust to attack the Awesome 8Q. Try to isolate the Awesome, place your Locust in the left arc, 2 hexagons away from the Awesome, and this giant will suffer death by a thousand mosquito bites.
After so many takes of you spinning the box, did you not think stuff it and not bother?
@1:21... XD
There are rules where destroying a mech is not needed. Crippling a mech is enough to win.
There is one major reason the beginer box is irrelevant if u really wanted too u could play it for free using a hex map a couple of standees a copy of rules and some record sheets (all are avalable for free onlinee throught the battletech Web sit)
We at Battletech community need a short trailer with high Wow factor and professionally made that can be used to show people how cool it is to play tabletop.
I picked the video below because it has aerial shots that ressemble tabletop playing, great fast pacing due to editing, and professional quality.
th-cam.com/video/VnfAcZ7zYS8/w-d-xo.html
So here is the challenge. The only prize is honor. And if it is good enough, I bet it will be like Battletech release trailer for the videogame, a trailer of reference, a must watch by any player or possible newcomer.
At this time your unboxing videos are the ones I use to show to people. I bet you can make that video.
neet!
Not as good as the Anniversary boxset. But being thats no longer a reasonable option six mechs plus sheets and maps is decent.
Heat is never your friend huh... Wait until you see TSM... Then a limited amount of heat IS your friend... And you are no longer anyone else's friend.
I find as a very long time player the basic box is great as a way to introduce someone to the game and universe. I used it to get my wife a never gamer to join me. Stop being snobs and bring in new players.
I am old 1988
I'm here because I played Mechassault 1 on the XBOX when I was younger, and want to revive underground 2000s emo geek culture.
Mechassault is kind of a spin off of mechwarrior. Mechassault is much more accessible due to it being on consoles. Mechwarrior is for weird mech-sim lovers like me.
I played plenty of mechassault, but if you’re into battletech style battlmechs then you’d love the mechwarrior games.
Y'all in r/grimdank brought me here
Its out of stock everywhere.
And that box is NOT the most advanced version of BattleTech... :)
Hah, very true. This is the.. intermediate version, while Total Warfare (or rather, whatever the new core book is called) is the "Full" version. But when you consider there are four ways to play BT (including Alpha Strike) it is true to say there is a rule set for just about any player :)
@@Siygess Total Warfare was not the full version either.
For the complete version, you have to go back to the Fasa days.
There were rules for playing with a double-blind system, where you could not know the location of enemy units on the map, but could use thermographic and seismic sensors to spot them.
Rules for mech interaction with lava, a campaign system, rules for aerial support with mixing ground with outerspace fighter and capital ship battles together, rules for experimental weapons and systems (energy shields were introduced in prototype form [even though they did not work really well and were more dangerous than anything to use])... there was so much more to it.
The golden days of Battletech were the early 90s up to the closure of Fasa. Ever since Fanpro and Catalyst got the license, they just keep putting the same books over and overmthat were released before, just with new editing.
They've barely put anything trully new for the game for the last 18 years... but at least they are keeping it in print.
I played this in the 80s. Just the box set, paper maps, cardboard mechs and imagination. The problem now is that if you look for other players, the game has to evolve into painted minis and 3-D hex tiles without printed hexes and of course, meta trash. Something that ruins casual gaming. This seems to be the trend. You box will go unused and you will be forced to spend money just to play.
What? Unpainted miniatures? *screeches*
garbage cans if fire power
1:48 what is she saying other then babies
She says, "This game IS for babies, and insults us both."
I hope this helps! 😁
The Great Houses won't be around in 30 years...Catalyst has released the Clans. Prepare for judgement, freebirths.
the alpha strike version of this game is what needs to be pushed by the company if they ever want the game to have any success beyond a small cult following.
Not at all.
1. BattleTech is way larger than a "Cult Following"
2. Alpha Strike is pretty bad.
3. Most people don't play Alpha Strike anyways.
Pushing Alpha Stike rules is the same as saying "Hey, lets go back to Mechwarrior Dark Ages!"
This video is lies. *Laughs in Sleepy Awesome* Where we're going we don't need heat sinks.
Oh gesh. I hate that mindset of society is getting dumber lol. Put 100 bucks that’s some boomer that hates change. Sorry but I want to feel like I am in the game and not a oversized rule book.
Im new to BattleTech. Completely new, never played at all. Im a long time wargamer. I prefer a beginner set like that, its cheap & I get a taste of the game. If I like it- I buy more- more minis, the core set, etc. If I don't- I give it away or put it on my shelf. These beginner sets are a great way to get new players. Mom or Dad might pick up this $20 game of fighting robots for little Jimmy- but not $60 core set.
It's just the hardcore nerds that have Timber Wolf bedsheets and insist on using "aff" and "neg" in casual conversation bitching about filthy casuals.
On a related note, does anyone know where I can get me some Timber Wolf bedsheets, because that would be EPIC.
The Garden of Eatin lol
Shocker CK I am a long time war gamer too. Played wathammer 4th addition. I remember playing it because it was easy and I could focus my time feeling like I was in the game. Then they kept adding more and more and more until it was unplayable. Luckly they went back to their roots and now a lot more people are back into it
Please paint your mechs. :(
You got it! And the color I have chosen for them is primer grey. I can already picture how they're going to look!
@@PairOfDiceParadise yay! good choice!
TOO MUCH MATH !