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Battletech

Started by tenbones, December 02, 2016, 12:55:38 PM

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tenbones

December 02, 2016, 12:55:38 PM
For those of you that loved the old-school Battletech tabletop... feast your eyes on this. The dream may have been realized.

https://youtu.be/hJc0jdfCbEQ

everloss

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December 02, 2016, 02:29:38 PM
Yeah, I supported the crowdfunding. Made me cream my jeans.
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Apparition

#2
December 02, 2016, 03:42:49 PM
Supported he crowdfunding as well.  Can't wait.

Logosi

#3
December 02, 2016, 05:10:20 PM
That looks really cool.  I have a bunch of tabletop Battletech game materials and sadly have barely touched it.

Ras Algethi

#4
February 27, 2017, 02:53:39 PM
This looks very intriguing!

thedungeondelver

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February 28, 2017, 10:42:40 AM
I remember playing Ralph Reed's Mechwarrior on my Amiga back in the day - reminds me of a modern version of that.  Very cool!
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February 28, 2017, 10:58:15 AM
Titans of Steel Warring Suns is a ridiculously good Battletech clone, I've blown hundreds of hours on it...and it's free.

But I'll be looking at and possibly backing that Kickstarter all the same...
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Omega

#7
February 28, 2017, 01:28:13 PM
I still want a pair of Battletech Pods. They make them locally. (or at least still did as of a few years ago)

Voros

#8
March 01, 2017, 05:01:58 AM
Never played the TTRPG although I loved the cartoon as a kid.

'Classic' Battletech available on Bundle of Holding as we speak.

Omega

#9
March 01, 2017, 07:51:40 PM
Mechwarrior was the RPG. Battletech was the board game. FASA did both. But Im not sure if the RPG has ever been reprinted?

Voros

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March 01, 2017, 08:38:11 PM Last Edit: March 01, 2017, 09:00:32 PM by Voros
Colour me confused. So the RPG is Mechwarrior. What is the 'classic' Battletech that the Bundle is selling?

David Johansen

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March 02, 2017, 10:09:07 AM
Classic Battle Tech is the game with hexes and fold up figures.  There's also MechWarrior Dark Age and Battle Tech Alpha Strike.
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March 02, 2017, 10:26:47 AM
Quote from: David Johansen;948484Classic Battle Tech is the game with hexes and fold up figures.  There's also MechWarrior Dark Age and Battle Tech Alpha Strike.

Voros is referring to the current Bundle of Holding which is offering RPG books such as:

Classic BattleTech RPG
Get out of your mechs and into the action!
Designer(s): Bryan Nystul
Catalyst Game Labs, 224 pages

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BattleTechClassic

Voros, according to one wiki I found (http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Classic_BattleTech_RPG) this is a reprint of the "1999 MechWarrior, Third Edition".

Apparition

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March 02, 2017, 07:28:06 PM
Quote from: Omega;948376Mechwarrior was the RPG. Battletech was the board game. FASA did both. But Im not sure if the RPG has ever been reprinted?

Used to be.  I think either Topps or Catalyst Game Labs realized the name differential was confusing to newbies, so they summarily got rid of the MechWarrior moniker for everything but video games.  The RPG is now just "BattleTech," as is the board game.  MechWarrior Third Edition was reprinted as "Classic BattleTech" in 2006, and the fourth edition of the RPG that came out in 2009 is called "BattleTech: A Time of War."  The only place you find the name MechWarrior used now are some of the video games.

Omega

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March 04, 2017, 10:46:00 PM
Quote from: Celestial;948553Used to be.  I think either Topps or Catalyst Game Labs realized the name differential was confusing to newbies, so they summarily got rid of the MechWarrior moniker for everything but video games.  The RPG is now just "BattleTech," as is the board game.  MechWarrior Third Edition was reprinted as "Classic BattleTech" in 2006, and the fourth edition of the RPG that came out in 2009 is called "BattleTech: A Time of War."  The only place you find the name MechWarrior used now are some of the video games.

So they made things MORE confusing than less confusing.
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