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  Catalyst Game Lab's Official Classic Battletech Website
Our Forums allow you interact with players from all around the world, and is also in place to allow you to contact us with comments and questions.
However, the discovery of the Helm Memory Core is beginning to unlock such sought-after secrets, with new BattleMechs and experimental technologies starting to make a debut for the first time in centuries.
One of the best parts of Classic Battletech is the rich background story which will continue to be fleshed out through BattleCorps.
www.classicbattletech.com   (4137 words)

  
  Urban Dictionary: battletech
Battletech expanded to the Mechwarrior RPG, the Mechwarrior PC and console gaming series, the now-defunct Battletech Collectable Card Game, and the more recent Mechwarrior: The Dark Age, which is similar in concept to Marvel Heroclix.
Battletech in its purest form is basically battlemech vs. battlemech.
Battletech used to be fun, but this collectible bullshite is a sad ghost of it's former self.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=battletech   (476 words)

  
  BattleTech Masters
BattleTech was rated nearly offscale challenging, fun, exciting, unique (9 or higher on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 is very much), creative, competitive, intense and absorbing (between 8 and 9 out of 10).
BattleTech players are mostly childless, not very married and often not romantically involved at all.
BattleTech masters are not antisocial people-- their top three average enjoyed activities from a list of 13 possible activities were Playing BattleTech (#1: 8.4 out of 10), Reading Science Fiction (#2: 7.7) and Going to Parties (#3: 7.5).
commtechlab.msu.edu /randd/research/battletechmasters.html   (3830 words)

  
 Battletech TCG
So, with Battletech, the approach I recommend is to try and play with two, pack it away after half an hour, go away and read the rules (which are quite complete) and try again next week - it will work.
However, because the Battletech universe is rich and deep with 'millions of words in print', the hand of FASA and Mr Nystul lays heavy on this design.
Battletech is a Barry Manilow of a game - one that would appear to be made up of parts of others.
www.gamecabinet.com /reviews/BattletechCCG.html   (2569 words)

  
  Encyclopedia
The Battletech RPG: Field Manual Update contains a wealth of information regarding the current state of affairs within the CBT universe as of the year 3067, from Clans to Houses to Periphery and much more.
This sourcebook for BattleTech describes the military doctrine, traditions, tactics and battle histories of their military division, the Com Guards, including new 'Mechs and equipment unique to ComStar and the Word of Blake splinter group.
Battletech Field Manual: Periphery describes the various factions that make up the Periphery: Magistracy of Canopus, Taurian Concordat, Marian Hegemony, Outworlds Alliance, Circinus Federation, the Lesser Periphery States, Bandit Kingdoms and the Deep Periphery.
www.netbattletech.com /nbt-hc/encyclopedia.html   (1517 words)

  
 BattleTech
BattleTech Master Rules is entirely restructured and streamlined; it is the same game, but like you've never seen it before.
Classic BattleTech Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised provides an in-depth look at mercenaries in the 31st century, from the inner workings of a mercenary unit to detailed profiles of more than thirty prominent mercenary bands.
BattleTech Field Manual: Update updates all ten Field Manuals, including a history section that will bridge the gap between where the appropriate Field Manual left off and the ‘current’ time, as well as a complete and current TO&E for all factions.
www.gameslore.co.uk /acatalog/Products_BattleTech_48.html   (4126 words)

  
 Battletech Paintball   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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Battletech Paintball will notify you via email of any such termination or cancellation, which shall be effective immediately.
www.battletechpaintball.de /modules.php?name=Advertising&op=terms   (1084 words)

  
 Battletech
BattleTech was originally released under the name BattleDroids, but was renamed with the release of the second edition due to George Lucas and Lucasfilm Ltd. holding a trademark on the term droid.
Classic BattleTech fiction has also continued to be released in both a German language series of novels and in electronic format under the BattleCorps epublishing umbrella.
BattleTech's universe is comprised of numerous interstellar human governments; these remnants of the effectively defunct Star League are fighting a war over control of the Inner Sphere and the five Successor States.
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Battletech.php   (2552 words)

  
 Converting a Campaign to GURPS
However, when a BattleTech skill roll is required to hit in combat, to stay standing after a difficult move, or for initiative in battle, a 3d roll against a GURPS skill or attribute replaced the BattleTech 2d rolls.
BattleTech allows critical hits under only two conditions: whenever armor is penetrated, but only on a "check for crits" die roll of 8 or more on 2d; and whenever 2 on 2d is rolled for hit location, a crit to a torso is resolved.
BattleTech and its supplements are copyrighted by FASA Incorporated, and BattleTech is a registered trademark of FASA Incorporated.
www.sjgames.com /gurps/Roleplayer/Roleplayer19/CampaignConversion.html   (1597 words)

  
 Abandonia - Abandonware DOS Games - Download Battletech - the Crescent Hawks Inception
Battletech - the Crescent Hawk’s Inception (CHI) is the first of many computer games set in the Battletech universe.
Now for the verdict: Battletech - the Crescent Hawk’s Inception is a game which tries to incorporate the Battletech combat game with the storytelling of a role-playing game.
Although not a complete failure, this game tries to be a Jack-of-all-trades; fans of the Battletech game fail to see the relevance of exploring the world and solving puzzles and people new to the Battletech universe are frustrated by having to fight yet another battle when they really don’t want to.
www.abandonia.com /games/86/download/BattletechCrescentHawksInception.htm   (556 words)

  
 Where did BattleTech come from?
While our interest in BattleTech may have been as high as ever, sales were down in the last of the millennium, and FASA decided to close there doors, with a going out of business announcement on January 25, 2001, after almost 20 years in business.
Now, while were happy that BattleTech wasn't was not going to stay as it was, it was at least a little comforting that one of the originators of the game now had possession of it; he couldn't let us down, could he?
Classic BattleTech, BattleTech, BattleMech, 'Mech, AeroTech, MechWarrior and BattleForce are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of WizKids, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
www.heavymetalpro.com /BattleTech_History.htm   (490 words)

  
 BattleTech   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Classic BattleTech Miniatures Rules set allows players to leave behind their paper maps and cardboard counters and jump into the exciting visual world of BattleTech miniatures and full 3-D terrain.
Lavishly illustrated with over a hundred photos, this book is a visual feast that brings the might and majesty of the marching armies-including every unit logo and flapping banner-of the Clans and House lords to the players.
This BattleTech sourcebook describes the various factions that make up the Periphery, describing their history, military doctrine, traditions, and tactics, plus special rules, weapons, and BattleMechs that reflect the exclusive capabilities of each regiment.
www.lonslair.com /catalog/minis/BattleTech.html   (2283 words)

  
 Classic Battletech the Netherlands
Classic Battletech is a bordgame what is played with miniaturen, in the form of battlemechs.
Because of the decline of Classic Battletech and the larger popularity of several other one games, is the Dutch scene not very large.
WizKids, LLC has granted permission to Battletech Nederland Works to use such names, logos, artwork, marks and/or any written materials for promotional and informational purposes on its website but does not endorse, and is not affiliated with, Battletech Nederland Works in any official capacity whatsoever.
www.battletech.nl /index.php?lan=en   (249 words)

  
 DropShip Command :: BattleTech & MechWarrior .NETwork
By taking centuries old machines and upgrading both their physical as well as technological capabilities, Vicore almost single handedly started a revolution that provided a cheap means to bring 'new' BattleMechs to the field commanders desperate for more assets.
Classic BattleTech Field Manual: Update updates all ten Field Manuals, including a history section that will bridge the gap between where the appropriate Field Manual left off and mid-3067, as well as a complete and current TO&E for all factions.
The Classic BattleTech Combat Operations rules expansion is the most comprehensive rules system for campaign play ever published for BattleTech.
www.dropshipcommand.com /shop.cgi?show=battletech   (561 words)

  
 Reviews OnLine: BattleTech Center at North Pier, Chicago, Illinois
After having experienced this event firsthand, I found this BattleTech event to be quite difficult to describe completely.
The BattleTech Center is located on the upper floor of the North Pier terminal, on the north side of Chicago and consists of 2 sets of 8 cockpits linked to a Macintosh Quadra 700.
After this 10 minute "battle", you obtain a personalized scoring printout which describes the major events during this battle and you can watch a radar view "re-enactment" of the battle, on a computer monitor.
www.reviewsonline.com /BATTLE.HTM   (364 words)

  
 Wired 1.03: Battletech's New Beachheads
It featured sixteen networked cockpits that allow teams to wage war in a simulated BattleTech environment, a virtual world seen on video screens and experienced both inside and outside the cockpits.
Billed as the world's first "location-based virtual reality entertainment center," BattleTech Center (recently renamed Virtual World Center) sold 300,000 tickets in two years.
The 32-cockpit Yokohama BattleTech sold 30,000 tickets in the first month.
www.wired.com /wired/archive/1.03/battletech.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set=   (812 words)

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