Force Manual: Kurita

 Hey Folks, Good to see you all again, hope the midweek is treating you all well.  This is the second of our reviews of their Force Manual Series. Today, we’ve got Force Manual: Kurita, and the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery*.  If you’re coming to BattleTech from another war game, you’re familiar with your army book, or codex, or player’s guide for your faction.  

The Force Manual is the BattleTech version of that book.  Force Manuals are a replacement for an older product (The Combat Manual, of which two were produced) and bring a lot of information to the player’s hands.  Let’s dive in and see what we see, all right?

Rules Preview: Mercenaries Box Set

 Hey Folks, happy Monday and I hope KS is treating you all with the love and joy you deserve. Today, we’re taking a deeper look at the Mercenaries box set.  This time we’re going to focus on the rulebook included and a sneak peek at the rules inside.  Let’s see how much trouble we can get into, yeah?  

BattleTech Mercenaries Rulebook

Fiction Review: No One Left Behind

 Hey, Folks, just a little review to tide you over on Friday. Today we’re bouncing around and landed on No One Left Behind by Michael J. Ciaravella. This is the included novella im the Mercenaries boxed set, in case you were wondering why you hadn't heard of it.

Rift Zone: Contact

Hey Folks, surprise, bonus article this week. Today I'm sharing something interesting i found on Kickstarter that has a lot of potential for the Wargaming crowd. Today we're looking at Rift Zone: Contact by Boosted Reality. Let's dig into this and then I'll link you to the Kickstarter in progress for you to go see what you think.

Product Review: Mercenaries Box Set

 Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review. The BattleTech Mercenaries Boxed Set is fulfilling its Kickstarter commitments, and once that’s done, they’ll be in your stores sooner than you think.  Let's dig into this box and see what you can look forward to.  Focused on the Mercenary trade and its practitioners, Mercenaries adds the framework of campaign rules to BattleTech. It also features the revised Battlefield Support Rules, which both confuse and annoy me because I am old and grouchy. (I haven’t played with them yet, but they’ll get a full, honest evaluation in an article later on down the line).  

Mercenaries Kickstarter Exclusive Cover

How To Build A Crucis Lancers Company

 Hey Folks, we’re back to work on Force Construction again. This is part five of the series, but we’re starting a new project for the fans this week.  Last week we finished up Doretto’s Company of the 1st Argyle Lancers, so today we’re going to start a company of the Crucis Lancers.  Now, this will have less explanation of why i make the choices made and the process, so if you get confused at the process, feel free to check back with our earlier articles (Collated here for easy reference).  Let’s see what the Crucis Lancers have for us today?

A Beginner's Guide to Classic Battletech (Review)

 Hey Game Fans, we're back with a review of something I find very endearing. Over at itch.io, a battletech fan has created A Beginner's Guide to Classic Battletech, by Kyle Reimergartin. Even my old ass 30 some odd year veteran heart found joy in this.