The year is 3151. Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon have gone all in, abandoning the worlds of their occupation zones and thrown their entire Toumen against the Republic of the Sphere, in a last epic Battle on Terra. What they have left behind is chaos, war, and for the right people… opportunity! Tamar Rising […]
Read More Tamar Rising“Gunji-no-Kanrei Toranaga, this is First Prince Julian Davion of the Federated Suns. You have taken the planet of New Avalon by force of arms in the name of the Draconis Combine, and I demand you return it to its rightful owners: the citizens of New Avalon. If your warriors do not lay down their arms […]
Read More Alpha Strike – Return to New Avalon 3151In this article, I’m going to look at a an official optional rule that was first published in the BattleTech Initiative Deck by CGL in 2022. It presents a different way of handling initiative, which is particularly suitable for larger games with more than one Formation/Lance, and can be used for either “Classic” BattleTech or […]
Read More Formation Based InitiativeEvent Details BattleTech Bad Moon Mercenaries is a one day event with 3 x 2 hour scenarios. It is designed for new players and uses the Introductory ruleset found in BattleTech A Game of Armored Combat. Tickets should be purchased in advance of the day and are £10 which covers the table hire. Initially there […]
Read More BattleTech: Bad Moon Mercenaries 4th Feb 2023Lasted Updated 18 December 2023 BattleTech Mercenaries is a format design both for quick casual games and for multi round events. It is a scenario based format where each player controls 4 Mercenary BattleMechs will do what needs to be done to earn their pay! Level oF Play First start by deciding what level of […]
Read More BattleTech MercenariesIn this article we are going to look at what is meant by the terms “Advanced Rules” and “Advanced Units and Equipment” and look at ways in which to introduce using Advanced Rules into your causal games and in events. Rules Levels BattleTech has 4 different rules levels in the game: Beginners (Level 0) – […]
Read More How to Play BattleTech Part 3 – Advanced RulesHistorical Overview In the first half of 3151, the border between the newly reformed Free Worlds League and the Wolf Empire was strangely quiet… Rumours of huge troop redeployments in the Wolf Empire started to emerge and then the news that the Wolf Empire had penetrated Fortress Republic and invaded Terra. The new Captain-General of […]
Read More A Chaos Campaign Guide to … The Silver Hawk IrregularsThe year is 3145, and the Inner Sphere is “A Bonfire of Worlds”. A Bonfire of Worlds is a one-day BattleTech narrative event using the Standard Ruleset (Total WarFare/BattleMech Manual), with the option to use Advanced Equipment/Artillery Rules from Tactical Operations. Set in the Dark-Age Era from 3132-3145, players will engage in 1v1 games (or […]
Read More A Bonfire of WorldsInfantry operations is a set of house rules to expand the use of Conventional Infantry in the BattleTech game. These rules may add further complexity to those found in Total Warfare, Tech Manual, Tactical Operations (Advanced Rules), and Tactical Operations (Advanced Units and Equipment) Mechanized Infantry – Advanced In the Total Warfare and other books, […]
Read More Infantry OperationsSituation Krievci Unclaimed Space January 1st 3152 Happy new year, and it’s all gone to hell. One year ago, Clan Jade Falcon… well to put it simply, they upped and left. The whole frakking garrison was just gone, and they were in a rush. What they couldn’t take with them, they left in the hands […]
Read More Campaign Ops – Crisis on Krievci
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