Take command of largescale engagements with tabletopminiatures gameplay designed for the modern wargamer. Youll find rules for waging war on all sorts of battlefields, including sea, air, and land battles, as well as rules for large scale combat and a readytoplay campaign system. However i have seen a few of the commanders guides on amazon etc. Battletech was a big thing back in the day, and in someways is still the 800lb gorilla of mecha games. Battletech is much more than a board game as presented in the battletech introductory box set. Since even before total warfare was first published, it has been our goal to provide battletech fans with a comprehensive list of game units and their corresponding battle value. When we published strategic operations several years ago, a lot of people instantly fell in love with what is really a pretty small part of the book. Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, this book brings players the ability to wage war on land, sea, and air using the quickstrike game system.
Battletech alpha strike kit board game accessory book out of stock. If you like it share with your friends, and sub if you want to. Alpha strike table of contents on june 6, 20 herb and his great crew continue to pound on alpha strike to get it ready for heading to the printer in the near future. Use the forcecreation rules to marshal your armies, charge. Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, this book brings players the ability to wage war on land, sea, and air using the quickstrike game system first devised for truly largescale play, rescaled to. New battletech intro box better plastic figs and alpha. Classic battletech introductory rules the rules presented in the classic battletech introductory rulebook are considered the introductory rules of classic battletech. The introductory rules use the technology available in 3025, including all mechs and weapons described in technical readout. Alpha strike is the fastplaying form of the battletech game of futuristic, armored combat. Battletech rules books meet your next favorite book. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
This series covers all official publications for the franchise, including novels, sourcebooks, short stories, comics, magazines, tabletop rulebooks etc. Alpha strike is a tacticallevel rules expansion for the battletech universe specifically tailored for the miniatures wargamer. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. May 02, 20 so we immediately started trimming back, while still ensuring the book will provide a complete, full battletech experience that would have players coming back for more. Thanks to a few very persistent folks, i keep doing stuff. Battletech campaign operations board game accessory book. Aug 15, 2015 alpha strike is a basic form of battletech, but allows you to field larger formation. Catalyst games announces two new battletech books bell. I look fondly on a number of games and game systems. This also allows for the creation of a series of great epubs to build upon the solid framework of alpha strike. Battletech is the worlds greatest armored combat game.
Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, this book brings players the ability to wage war on land, sea, and air using the quick strike game system in battletech. When the commandos are destroyed in a sneak attack on. Rather confusing and raises questions that the book doesnt explain clearly eg does ac stack w regular attack. Alpha strike is a new, fastplaying form of the battletech game of futuristic, armored combat. But it used some of the streamlining developed out of battleforce indeed, youll notice that the stats structure is very similar between the two. Alpha strike is a fastplaying form of the battletech game of futuristic, armored combat. All rangesmoves doubled from the converted statistics, though why i have no idea. Alpha strike is a fastplaying form of battletech that brings updated, streamlined rules that are still surprisingly complex. The novels take place in the fictional battletech universe of the 31st and 32nd centuries and can be considered space opera. The battletech universe as its depicted in gaming sourcebooks and other materials has.
More than one hundred fulllength battletech or mechwarrior science fiction novels have been published by fasa corporation and later roc, and have been translated into at least fifteen languages. As a bonus, alpha strike is a great way to get new people into the game. Enter a comma delimited list of player names or other names and this tool will produce a randomized list useful for initiative. You can really field all 24 of your mechs in alpha strike 48 is about all i can do myself in regular battletech and that game would take days. The rules are much simpler and the gameplay is a lot faster so you can get someone excited about battletech in an afternoon without them first spending days poring over the classic rules. But you can easily field them in alpha strike and have a decent game that lasts just the afternoon. Alpha strike with redesigned miniatures based on alex iglesias artwork launched as the core game would revitalize catalyst games and the battletech brand. Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, this book brings players the ability to wage war on land, sea, and air using the quickstrike game system in battletech. Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, this book brings players the ability to wage war on land, sea, and air using the quickstrike game system first devised for truly largescale play, rescaled to the tactical level of classic. Upload or link to a saved battletech force balancer file and this tool will produce a randomized list useful for initiative.
Grayson death carlyle is the young son of the commander of carlyles commandos, a mercenary unit employed by the lyran commonwealth. Battletech the clan waitvasion page 83 penny arcade. Has anyone figured out how to apply special abilities in. October 2779 earth was liberated from the hands of stefan the usurper. Battletech alpha strike card generator, with alpha strike. It even has its own new scale cue groaning from battletech fans who have already undergone several scale changes which is half the size of the traditional mechs. It is a miniatures combat system that is parallel to but not exactly supplementary to the rules found in total warfare which is the current incarnation of the classic battletech miniatures game. Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, this book brings players the ability to wage war on land, sea, and air using the quick strike game system first devised for truly largescale play, rescaled to the tactical level of classic. This version of the battletech game systemrules set that. Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, complete with sample armies, paper terrain and mech counters as well as a readytoplay campaign system. The point of alpha strike is not to try and take options away from classic battletech, but to offer additonal ones for people who are interested in the setting but may not have the timeappetitedesire to dive fullon into the total warfare ruleset. Battletech cards in battletech war games for sale in. Click on the unit icon to add the unit to your list.
Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, this book brings players the ability to wage war on land, sea, and air using the quick strike game system first devised for truly largescale play, rescaled to. The last 4 days now, and probably the next few, ive been going through all my conversion code for alpha strike battleforce. Alpha strike, themed around the clan invasion, each battlemech or other game unit is represented using a series of unit cards, which are highly abstracted derivations of the respective record sheet for each unit in classic battletech. Oct 09, 20 alpha strike is a tacticallevel rules expansion for the battletech universe specifically tailored for the miniatures wargamer. However, if i were starting out today id probably look elsewhere. In the meantime, thought id share the current table of contents subject to change, of course.
This category is for canon alpha strike source books and products. I could well see as becoming a gateway book into tw for some. Enter your custom units alpha strike stats and this will generate a card that you can use. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Looking to get into alpha strike, no idea where to start. Battletech nova combat game book wsp1a wasp warhammer complete w. Developed for the modern tabletop miniatures wargamer, this book brings players. Alpha strike lets you play battletech scale in half the time or less, sacrificing the gritty details and tech minutia record. Click to read more about alpha strike mapboard play by catalyst game labs.
Alpha strike is the exact same scale to battletech, with mech on mech. Catalyst game labs 64300 quickstart rules free battletech alpha strike. Vibrant, strong and still growing after twenty years, the fictional universe and the valiant struggles of its dynamic human characters, set against a farfuture battlefield, has endeared it to millions of fans and will continue to do so into the future. Over on catalysts battletech forums, there has been talk mainly culled from recent battlechats, as well as a video interview with randall bills about an upcoming supplemental rulebook called alpha strike. Great deals on battletech cards in battletech war games. Quickplay battletech, uses battleforce conversion methods, though we are still waiting for errata before we can convert battletech to alpha strike. This manual takes a look at some of the most renowned mercenaries of the 31st century, detailing their histories, tactics, unit crests, paint schemes, and notable personnel.
While details about as are still thin on the ground for the time being, the book seems set to be a grownup standalone version of the fastplay quickstrike rules currently buried in the. Master unit list list of all canon units, faction availabilities, alpha strike unit cards, battle values combat manual lite series steiner, liao, marik, calderon, invading clans, comstar. This product is the first battle value list for units using the total warfare rules set. I have no doubt it my mind that it would get it played in every game store and sell incredibly well, especially as a tiein with mechwarrior online. Alpha strike is a fastplaying game of armored combat set in the. Alpha strike simplifies battletech in order to cram more models on the tabletop. When we published strategic operations several years ago, a lot of people instantly fell in love with what is really a pretty small part of the bookthe quickstrike rules. Title author published isbn synopsis decision at thunder rift. Cbt strategic operations by catalyst game labs, the battletech compendium by fasa corporation, battletech master rules. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Presenting the quickstrike rules first introduced in strategic operations, refined and compiled for standalone use, this book will let players experience of battletech campaigns using a dynamic, fastplaying approach ideal for largerscale battles and scenarios. Mercenaries contains information on the soldierforhire trade and their place in the inner sphere.
Inside this box youll discover epic clashes, dynamic characters, and a myriad of gaming experiences for any type of player. Presenting the quick strike rules first introduced in strategic operations, refined and compiled for standalone use, this book will let players experience of battletech campaigns using a dynamic, fastplaying approach. Warhammer or click the randomize button and a list of units will be displayed. Alpha strike is a perth based online tabletop gaming and hobby retailer servicing the whole of australia. September 1986, september 1992 isbn 0931787696, isbn 0451451848. Unlike total warfare, this book has sample mechs in it sample lances, really, with their stats in alpha strike terms. Commanders edition collects into one handy volume the revised fastplay rules from the original alpha strike and the expanded rules from alpha strike companion. Battletechmechwarrior is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by fasa corporation in 1984. Commanders edition new rendition of the rules book for the alpha strike game system.
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