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  BattleTech -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Battletech has won three (additional info and facts about Origins Awards) Origins Awards and its various spinoffs and expansions several more.
After FASA ceased active operations, the rights to BattleTech were sold to (additional info and facts about WizKids) WizKids, a game company founded by Jordan K. Weissman (one of BattleTech's creators).
The original BattleTech, now known as the (additional info and facts about Classic BattleTech) Classic BattleTech, has been licensed by WizKids to (additional info and facts about FanPro) FanPro, who continue to release rules updates, sourcebooks, fiction and other new material.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battletech1.htm   (1105 words)

  
 SAD Wargamers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Battletech is a game set in the 31st century involving combat between 60ft fighting machines known as Battlemechs.
Each Mech is piloted by a Mechwarrior and is part of ether one of the armies of the Ruling House Lords, of a mercenary group or a member of one of the Clans.
At the club we fight battles involving the forces of the great houses in the early part of the millennium as well as the Clan invasion and all in-between and after.
sadwargamers.co.uk /gwpbattletech.htm   (276 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of BattleTech novels
In the fictional BattleTech universe, the Successor States are the major military powers of the Inner Sphere, each governed by one of the Great Houses.
In the fictional BattleTech universe, the Inner Sphere is a region of interstellar space, ruled by the five Great Houses (each of which dominates one of the Successor States.) After the fall of the Star League, the Inner Sphere fractured as each of these Houses attempted to secure rulership during...
Aris Sung is a rising young star in House Hiritsu, noblest of the Warrior Houses that have sworn allegiance to the Capellan Confederation.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-BattleTech-novels   (9770 words)

  
 BattleTech
BattleTech (MechWarrior) is a science-fiction board game, wargame, and role playing game (designed by FASA); which simulates warfare in the future, a future with giant robots, (known as), spaceships, fusion reactors, and lasers.
A new version of BattleTech, known as uses the same clix system as Mage Knight was released in 2002.
BattleTech's universe is comprised of numerous interstellar human governments; these remnants of the effectively defunct are fighting a war over the Inner Sphere.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battletech   (623 words)

  
 Mechwarrior
At the time of the fall of the Star League, human-occupied space was dominated by five interstellar empires which would come to be known as the Successor States.
Each of them is ruled by a powerful dynasty known as a Great House, and the leader of each House held a seat on the Star League Council and thus laid claim to the title of First Lord.
To this day these Great Houses and their machinations dominate the Inner Sphere.
www.clan-sin.org /Mech/inner.htm   (121 words)

  
 Random BattleMech Tables For All Eras & Realms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Long ago and far away, back when I was simply a fan of BattleTech and had yet to do any actual work for the game, my friends and I played the game "hard core" style.
From that desire the original House- and Clan-specific charts that are the basis for the ones on this website were born.
There was still enough randomness to provide the versatility we wanted, but now units we rolled up had a House identity we could role-play and we played games that were more likely to have possibly occurred in the BattleTech universe.
www.evilnet.net /~stryker/Classic_Battletech/MechTables.html   (324 words)

  
 List of BattleTech characters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fictional BattleTech universe is populated by a wide variety of interesting characters.
A member of House Steiner, Frederick was used by Aldo Lestrade as a contender for the throne of the Lyran Commonwealth while Aldo would pull the strings.
Leader of a nation continually at war with House Davion and the Federated Suns after the dissolution of the Star League, Maximilian Liao almost managed to substitute a mind-wiped double for Prince Hanse Davion of the Federated Suns prior to 3025, during the Galtor Campaign.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BattleTech:Characters   (4488 words)

  
 Battletech
The known universe is controlled by the Great Houses, split into cultural and ideological divides.
After sending a force back to the Inner Sphere, the Clans, as the SDLF developed into, found the Great Houses in disarray and decided that the time was right to return to their birthplace.
Battletech has been around since the early Eighties, but it is now known for the computer games based on the Battletech universe.
www.leedswargamesclub.org.uk /index_files/Battletech.html   (166 words)

  
 BattleTech
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.
BattleTech Techncial Readout: 3026 (Vehicles and Personal Equipment) describes the common, not so common, pieces of military equipment used by the armed forces of the Inner Sphere.
The Great Houses of the Inner Sphere have created a new Star League to end the clan threat, launching an all-out attack against the most powerful Clan, Smoke Jaguar.
www.gameslore.co.uk /acatalog/Products_BattleTech_48.html   (3575 words)

  
 Collectable Card Games - BattleTech - from Near-mint.com online auction for the collectables scene   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
In 2571, the five ruling Houses joined together in the Star League, a federation led by a First Lord and served by its own army.
Faced with a common enemy, the Houses of the Inner Sphere have a fragile unity against the threat.
House against House, Clan against Clan, or House against Clan, war is everywhere.
near-mint.com /encyclopedia/ccg/Battletech.htm   (807 words)

  
 The Great Houses of the Inner Sphere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
BattleTech is a registered trademark of WizKids, LLC.
, and the leader of each House held a seat on the Star League Council and thus laid claim to the title of First Lord.
To this day these Great Houses and their machinations dominate the
www.classicbattletech.com /Houses.html   (108 words)

  
 Battletech
BattleTech is a definitive strategic board game of armoured combat, which will hurtle you onto the battlefields of the 31st century and into the cockpit of the ultimate
The Battletech universe is split into a number of warring Houses who fight for planets and resources.
House Kurita fans might be drawn in by the trappings of a feudal Japanese society, or simply enjoy their ruthless approach to battle.
www.questingknightgames.co.uk /battletech.htm   (940 words)

  
 BattleTech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
BattleTech was originally released under the name BattleDroids, but was renamed with the release of the second edition due to George Lucas holding a trademark on the term droid.
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 five Successor States.
Inner Sphere: Primarily dominated by the five Successor States and the Great Houses that rule them, the Inner Sphere has always been the heart of the BattleTech Universe.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/BattleTech.htm   (1462 words)

  
 Gain bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
The Great Houses of BattleTech lead and govern each of the five.
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Great Portland Street is a London Underground station near Regent's Park.
www.elexi.de /en/g/ga/gain.html   (406 words)

  
 Battletech
For almost three centuries, the House Lords of the Successor States fought among themselves in the conflict known as the Succession Wars.
With the Union of two of the three Great Houses in 3025, the Inner Sphere may have reached a point of no return when it resulted in the Fourth Succession War.
The Houses clashed as never before, but after twelve years, an uneasy truce was settled.
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 My BattleTech® Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
House Davion is the leader of the Federated Suns, based upon the British Empire.
House Liao is the leader of the Capellan Confederation.
House Steiner is the Leader of the Lyran Commonwealth.
grreed.home.texas.net /BattleTech/index.htm   (475 words)

  
 The Adrenaline Vault | News |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Kesmai Corporation’s MultiPlayer BattleTech: 3025 has registered a full complement of 10,000 beta testers for the massively multiplayer futuristic strategy game, which is set for initial Internet beta testing in early 2000.
MultiPlayer BattleTech: 3025 thrusts players behind the controls of powerful BattleMechs, the massive war machines of the 31st Century, in a struggle between the five Great Houses for dominion of the 2,000 worlds of the Inner Sphere.
Players of MultiPlayer BattleTech 3025 will start out as novice MechWarriors, honing their abilities in training missions until they are ready to join in battle on behalf of their House.
www.avault.com /news/displaynews.asp?story=12101999-92014   (365 words)

  
 The SF Site Featured Review: Battletech: Warrior: En Garde
Meanwhile, Davion is in the process of negotiating an alliance with the Lyran Commonwealth, to culminate in the marriage of Davion to Melissa Steiner, heir and Archon-Designate of the Archon Anton Marik.
This alliance is being negotiated in secret, as the other Great Houses would find it a dire threat to the balance of power in the Inner Sphere.
And webs of intrigue surround the battles on Solaris, as the Great Houses seek to gain advantage through the victories, or sometimes the defeats, of their champions.
www.sfsite.com /08b/en39.htm   (712 words)

  
 paizo.com - Store / By Brand / BattleTech / Roleplaying Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
BattleTech Field Manual: Mercenaries plunges players into the deadly world of cash- and-carry warfare in the 31st century and includes the secrets of...
BattleTech Master Rules replaces the BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare as the single-source rulebook for...
Beyond the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere lies the untamed Periphery.
paizo.com /store/brand/battleTech/roleplayingGames/byCompany   (1154 words)

  
 FUTURELORE - Games At Discounted Prices With Free Shipping
Houses of Hermes describes the twelve houses that compose the Order of Hermes, their origins, their histories, and their recent actions.
Each creature is presented with a description written by Caprea of House Bjornaer, which reflects her views as a maga and scholar in the Order of Hermes.
That it makes its home in a great castle, and holds a manor of land as might a temporal lord or abbot, with a village of peasants under its hand.
www.futurelore.com /ars.htm   (4716 words)

  
 Battlemechs versus Bugs: The 5 Houses on Klendathu! [Archive] - SpaceBattles.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
The 5 Great Houses of Battletech, Davion, Steiner, Kurita, Marik, and Laio each launch invasion forces against the planet Klendathu.
Of the Great House forces, who gets slapped around worst, who finishes the day with their flag flying in the breeze, and who goes running home licking their wounds?
House fighting styles may be taken into account, however, and alliances of convenience are allowed.
kier.3dfrontier.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-20345.html   (512 words)

  
 biology - BattleTech
After FASA ceased active operations, the rights to BattleTech were sold to WizKids, a game company founded by Jordan K. Weissman (one of BattleTech's creators).
A new tabletop strategy game in the BattleTech universe, known as MechWarrior:Dark Age, was released in 2002 using three-dimensional, painted models that use the same "Clix" system as Mage Knight.
The original BattleTech, now known as the Classic BattleTech, has been licensed by WizKids to FanPro, who continue to release rules updates, sourcebooks, fiction and other new material.
www.biologydaily.com /biology/Battletech   (920 words)

  
 MechAssault2.com - Interstellar News Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Conquest is the MechAssault 2 metagame, where you and your Clan fight in the name of one of the Great Houses of the BattleTech universe.
After selecting your House, you will be able to join or create a Lobby where you can chat with other players.
If the defenders can hold off the attacking house(s) long enough: they retain control of the planet and the percentages are reset.
www.mechassault2.com /conquest/about   (485 words)

  
 What is Classic Battletech?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
It is a true multiverse of clashing societies and interests, colored in shades of gray rather than fl and white, where any person can find and identify with one of the dozens of factions.
Not even the Clan invasion sundered this model, as the Clans' main goal was still the subjugation of the various Houses.
And here is where the fan base was originally built, on five varied cultures, which attracted the players for their own personal reasons.
www.classicbattletech.com /ClassicBattletech.html   (1082 words)

  
 Amazon.com: MechWarrior: Technology of Destruction (Mechwarrior): Books: Randall N. Bills,Wizkids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Many of the 'Mechs are just cheap, lazy redesigns of Classic BattleTech 'Mechs with creative names like "Mad Cat III" or "Mongoose II," and I was surprised to learn that the Atlas now has horns growing out of it's mouth, and a glass-topped head.
Just for the pictures, if you are a battletech fan youll love this book, battle armor to vtols to trike squads in computer drawings- really cool.
It has great background on the Classic BattleTech universe and the MechWarrior: Dark Age universe.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590411277?v=glance   (1324 words)

  
 BattleTech Technical Readout: 3057   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Now the Great Houses have begun to rebuild their own armadas and stand ready to challenge the Clan invaders in the infinite battlefield of space.
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 Amazon.com: Shattered Sphere (Battletech Series, 1712): Books: Diane Piron-Gelman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
This is a nicely presented sourcebook that allows a good continuation of a Battletech campaign in this time of turmoil before the FedCom civil war (when Katherine finally got hers) and the Word of Blake Jihad (though the WoB has already recaptured Terra and begun their buildup).
Having followed the BattleTech universe on and off for many years, I was pleasantly surprised to find this well-written supplement.
Each of the Great Houses, Clans, and ComStar is given a good once-over that explains role and recent history.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1555603572?v=glance   (1045 words)

  
 Battletech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Five great houses battle for territory, resources, and life itself in a feudalistic society of honorable knights and knavish politicians.
There is wide array of Battletech specific programs available, but always remember that the programs you use everyday are of the most help.
Classic Battletech- These people are the current publishers and supporters of the original Battletech game.
www.personal.psu.edu /students/j/f/jfa131/games/battletech   (2798 words)

  
 BattleTech - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
It wasn't until mid-2005 that this story gap between Classic BattleTech and MechWarrior: Dark Age began to be filled by FanPro's sourcebook line, beginning with Dawn of the Jihad.
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.
Several Battletech players have also been canonised, either as recognition for their contribution to Battletech or via Prize Draws in support of charities.
thedrugwar.org /wiki/BattleTech   (2371 words)

  
 BattleTech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
BattleTech Master Rules is the single-source rulebook for advanced BattleTech players.
BattleTech Operations Rules: Provides expanded rules for the creation, running and play of any type of military force.
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 /BattleTech%20catalog%20page.html   (2345 words)

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