Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review. Today, my friends, we have the Legendary Mechwarriors II box. Originally Exclusive to the Kickstarter, it’s exclusivity window has ended and you should be able to find it on the CGL web store or maybe your FLGS. Let’s Break It Down.
Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review. Today, my friends, we have the McCarron;s Armored Cavalry Assault Lance, one of the Mercenary Force Packs Catalyst Game Labs has added to our marketplace. Originally a Barnes and Noble Exclusive, it’s exclusivity window has ended and you should be able to find it on the CGL web store or maybe your FLGS. Let’s Break It Down.
Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review, and some hilariously good news. It's 2026, and we're still alive. Our Battletech articles should start flowing again. Today, my friends, we have the 21st Centauri Lancers Command Lance, one of the Mercenary Force Packs Catalyst Game Labs has added to our marketplace. Let’s Break It Down.
Hey Folks, quick hit today. We know the holidays are rapidly approaching (and we love every holiday and excuse to hand out presents), so we're going to spend some time covering things we think are great for the BattleTech Fan in your life. Hot Spots Hinterlands is a modern iteration of old, classic idea, the sourcebook, rebuilt for the 2020s gamer. I like this book a lot, and let me see if i can explain why.
BattleTech is often called the “historical” Sci-fi wargame. The reason for this has a lot to do with the way BattleTech has been written from its earliest days and source material. Players are actively encouraged to play through scenarios based off of events that have happened in setting.
“We’re going to refight the battle of Coventry?”
“Which one?”
This may be a low attempt at Battletech humor, but it exists in the same head space as civil war reenactors and folks who build dioramas of famous battles. We already know the historical outcome of the event (usually revealed to us in a novel or sourcebook set after the scenario being played), but we’re going to see if we can do it differently for different results.
Enter, Hotspots Hinterlands.
Hey Folks, quick hit today. We know the holidays are rapidly approaching (and we love every holiday and excuse to hand out presents), so we're going to spend some time covering things we think are great for the Battletech Fan in your life. However, through the power of Uno Reverse, we're actually gonna start with a great introduction to the BattleTech setting itself with BattleTech Universe.
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?
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).
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Hey Game Fans, We’re back with a bit of a classic that we somehow missed during the Clan Invasion Kickstarter. Today we’re going to review the updated Battle of Tukayyid Sourcebook. Covering the monumental, era defining clash between Comstar’s Com Guards and the Invader Clans, Battle of Tukayyid covers the armies involved, updated mechs fielded by both sides, and a campaign that allows you and your friends to refight this epic conflict. Let’s dig in and see what we can find.
We’re also going to touch briefly on the Battle of Tukayyid Map Pack, and the Battle of Tukayyid Supplemental.
Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review, and some hilariously good news. The SO’s Kickstarter box should have gotten here by the time y’all are reading this, so we’ll have an unboxing of that package some time next week. One of my ABSOLUTE favorite things about the BattleTech Plastic mini range is the Blind Salvage Boxes you can get (If you can find the damn things. They’re exceedingly rare here in Texas, and i am hoping they resume shipping soon). I got a bunch with the Mercs Kickstarter, and i’m going to share what fell out of the Boxes with you.
Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review, and hold onto your Butts, it isn’t BattleTech. (Don’t worry, Ray knows, I'm not cheating on him), In the before times of the long long ago, we covered more than just BattleTech, and so I'm going to stretch a little bit and cover a Role-playing game, (Please Clap, your love sustains me). Today we’re going to step outside our science fiction military simulation roots and cover….Heavy Gear.
Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review. Today we’re going to play a little bit of catch up as this one’s been on the market for a couple of years now. Just because it’s got some age to it doesn’t mean it’s not fantastic. Today we’re looking at Alpha Strike (Boxed Set). Let’s do some analyzing and we’ll go over the contents of the box in our typical nutty way. Let’s see what we can see, all right?
Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review. The Battletech Kickstarter rolls on and hopefully our packages arrive soon. However, today we’re reviewing the Second Star League Assault Lance. This is the second of four Star League related Force Packs, and features Pre-Painted mini. Let’s dive in and take a closer look at the Second Star League Assault Lance.
Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review. We’re still waiting for our Kickstarter Pledges to arrive, but we have high hopes. Speaking of High Hopes, today we’re reviewing the Star League Command Lance. This is the first of four Star League related Force Packs, and features the first of the Pre-Painted minis Catalyst is releasing. Let’s dive in and take a closer look at the Star League Command Lance.
Hey Folks, we’re back with another product review, and some hilariously good news. Our BattleTech Kickstarter pledges have had their shipping emails confirmed. Allegedly this means we should be receiving our stuff in the relative nearness of soon, and when that happens we’ll do a big unboxing Instagram Reel and then I’ll be doing individual reviews of the contents. Speaking of Contents, today, my friends, we have the Kell Hounds Striker Lance, one of the Mercenary Force Packs Catalyst Game Labs has added to our market place.
Let’s Break It Down.
