Battletech

[Odovacar's Ghost]

Found a place that sells Battletech. I use to have everything for this game, but during the years, I got rid of most of it. Now, it seems that Mark may be interested, so, I may be picking up the base game and a few expansions.

Catalyst Game Lab's Official Classic Battletech Website

[Grimhelm]

Originally Posted by Odovacar's Ghost

Found a place that sells Battletech. I use to have everything for this game, but during the years, I got rid of most of it. Now, it seems that Mark may be interested, so, I may be picking up the base game and a few expansions.

Catalyst Game Lab's Official Classic Battletech Website

Is this a mini game? If so, Yes! I am definitely interested. I still want to get some rules for a mini based war game. Battletech sounds like a great place to start. Vince might even be interested, based on his love of tactics too...

[Fyrestryke]

I've got a couple of Battletech minis from a starter set I bought at the Cave on sale...somewhere. =) I'll try and find them. OH! I actually know where they are. I'll get 'em.

[Odovacar's Ghost]

Yes, it is a mini game. With facing rules, and terrain rules, and elevation rules, and LoS rules. Oh, I'm going to have to order soon. I love this game.

[Odovacar's Ghost]

Ordered the basic set just now, and one expansion book. If we like the basic game, the advanced rules, make it so much better. With the ability to make one's own mech. And this game, I do believe, I still remember most of the rules.

[Grimhelm]

Hurray!

[BobProbst]

I played this a couple years back at Gencon. Quite simple game really. We can start with the pre built mech and work up to building our own. There's continuing campaign rules that allow you to keep a pilot and mech. You can salvage your kills and use them to repair and upgrade your own mech.

Fun game.

[fred_jaboobi]

Looking around, it seems like amazon is the best place to get the starter. It is around 26 or 27 bucks and qualifies for free shipping.

[Odovacar's Ghost]

Well, I bought more then just the basic set. Map expansion, and a few other items.

Also, here is a mech creator and it also has some prebuilt mechs from most of the expansions. It also prints out the mech sheets. Doesn't work in windows 7 RC (7100).

P.R.I.

The drawing board, is what it is called.

Later on, I'll see about figuring out why it isn't working properly.

[Grimhelm]

Are you bringing it over this Saturday?

[BobProbst]

Do! Do!

I've played before. It should be a pretty simple learning experience.

[Odovacar's Ghost]

Well, only a portion came in. The advanced rules and the mech creation.

Still waiting on the intro set to come in and the extra maps. Without these two items, we can't really play.

[BobProbst]

Do you have any mech minis? The rules are free online from the publisher.

[Odovacar's Ghost]

I was able to get "The Drawing Board" to work under windows 7.

I do know that xp, vista, and windows 7 all need to download and install:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Then at least on windows 7 (maybe vista also), one must open an elevated cmd prompt. Click "START", then type in cmd (right click on cmd from the results), click run as administrator. Yes, to the uac prompt (if enabled). Then at the prompt type in:

regsvr32 /s comctl32.ocx (press enter)

You should now be able to run the program.

[Odovacar's Ghost]

Ordered a few more things, this time from amazon:
Classic Battletech: Map Set Compilation 2
Classic Battletech: Map Set #7
CBT Technical Readout: 3075
CBT Tactical Operations (the last rule book of the new edition)
Classic Battletech: Map Set #7
Classic Battletech: Map Set Compilation 1

These maps are higher quality then the crap maps that were in the base game.

[Grimhelm]

Cool. Nicer maps are very welcome. I had a good time yesterday. Except for Elfenland. Horrid game.