Reddit reviews BattleTech battlemech Manual

Ok, that's great info thanks.

So, what's the difference, aside from being published 9 years apart, from the Classic Battletech Techmanul (2008) and the Battletech battlemech Manual (2017) ? In theory, could they work in conjunction with eachother?

Another question that I didn't ask in the OP, some printouts I'm seeing around just have a list of weapons with no range modifiers on them - is there a list of all weapons with damage and range modifiers?

I also couldn't find this in the Beginner's Box rules - regarding missiles there is a section on clustering damage but each LRM or SRM on the mechs only have a Qty of 1 - can you only shoot one missile at a time? Or can you just shoot multiple up to your ammo count? We also didn't play with heat yet, so I figure this could come into play...

https://www.amazon.com/BattleTech-Battlemech-Manual-Catalyst-Game/dp/194158232X

This one.

The Battlemech Manuel is $30 on Amazon and the the most current book. You can also buy a map set for another $30 (or just play Terrain). And the Alpha Strike Lance Packs use the same Minis as Battletech. You will need about 8x Mechs to play a lance vs lance engagement. Lastly you need a digital copy of the Mech record sheets. The 3039 has most of the core designs you will want to play with.

That said, there are both quick start rules, sheets, paper mechs, and maps that you can print out if you just want to play the game. You can also forgo the official record sheet and use one of the various software tools or websites that are freely available online.

> I don't know anybody else who plays it, and I don't know the game and its hundreds of rulebooks well enough to teach it to my gaming buddies.

> Now what?

Battletech Manual: Most current rulebook focusing on mech only combat, with rules streamlined and cleaned up (not changed though) from the Total Warfare rules.

So, one book that was designed specifically to help make the rules easier to understand from the previous edition, not hundreds. I would think if you really wanted to it wouldn't be hard to learn the rules and teach them to your friends, especially considering my friends and I were playing the game back around the age of 11.

That's assuming you don't want to get it in PDF form, or get the Total Warfare rules, which are the same except not quite as cleaned up and also including rules for vehicles, infantry, aircraft and whatever else besides just mech combat.

There are also map packs available if you need them, and you could either use generic markers for mechs or buy some models from Ironwind Metals or eBay if you needed those. That's assuming the Catalyst box sets don't come out soon. I see the starter box set slated for this year up on various sites for pre-order, although no date is set beyond '2018' yet.