While we’re still waiting for the 25th Anniversary Intro Boxed Set (soon to be retitled the “26th Anniversary” set…) and my BT campaigns are currently in a lull, Catalyst Labs haven’t stopped releasing new and old material. Mostly this has been in PDF. I’m growing very fond of pdf BattleTech books. Whilst I wouldn’t want to have the core rulebooks purely in PDF, for scenario … Continue reading New BattleTech stuff

Well, A Time of War is now out of beta, so I can download the full version of the BattleTech RPG when I get around to it. (For people who want to buy it now, it’s US$15 from www.drivethrurpg.com). I don’t know when the hardcopy will be out; the next few months, I guess. The system seems somewhat fiddly; at some point I hope to run … Continue reading BattleTech – Galtor

Tired of playing the NPCs, tonight I set out in command of the Fox’s Teeth on a Recon-in-Force mission that Randy and I had decided upon a few weeks ago. As Randy was still engaged in various performances, Nash was my teammate and Derek and Sara played the opposition. The team was as follows: Fox’s Teeth: Black Knight Ian Cataphract George Enforcer Daniel Jenner vs. … Continue reading BattleTech

I’m just considering if I should make another order of BattleTech minis. Well, not if, but more “which Mechs do I need?”.  On my list of Mechs to definitely get are the “reseen” Phoenix Hawk and Shadow Hawk, and the Longbow. But, which other Mechs? Currently, I own – in weight classes: Light Mechs Commando Jenner (x2) Panther Spider Wolfhound* Medium Mechs Assassin Cicada Clint … Continue reading BattleTech miniatures

Woo – the 3060 Technical Readout for BattleTech has been sent to me. That’ll give me all the core TROs. 🙂 Continue reading 3060 TRO

Woo – my very first metal BattleTech minis, which proved best value to get from the Paizo online store! Ten BattleTech minis that I now have to assemble and paint. Wait… why did I buy these again? Tonight, I also got to play the new version of Carcassonne – Wheel of Fortune – with Liam, Sarah and Daniel. Very nice variant. Oh, and a game … Continue reading Ooh – Minis! Thank you Paizo!

Ooh… http://battletech.catalystgamelabs.com/2009/10/23/catalyst-game-labs-offers-premium-quality-plastic-miniatures/ http://www.camospecs.com/Article.asp?FictionID=27 “Catalyst is pleased to release the first two premium-quality plastic miniatures for sale through www.battlecorps.com/catalog: the Thor and Loki Clan OmniMechs from Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade. “These extremely high-quality miniatures are the result of a match-up between Catalyst Game Labs’ insatiable desire to continue the explosive re-birth of BattleTech popularity with Ghost Studios, a manufacturer at the cutting edge of technology utilizing a seamless all-digital process from conception to … Continue reading Plastic premium BattleTech figures

Well, my acquisition of BattleTech stuff continues apace. Arriving today… Notice anything about it? You probably don’t. It’s subtle. Here’s the previous one in the series: Do you see it now? Yes, it’s no longer “Classic” BattleTech; it’s just BattleTech again.  BattleTech Strategic Operations offers the following options to BattleTech games: A new abstract air-to-air combat system (and air-to-ground), which means a much easier integration of … Continue reading New BattleTech stuff