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2019 Battletech Beginners Box
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My painted minis.The base is a mix of dry dirt and brown paint.

BattleTech: Beginner Box (2019)

Players
1–2
Best: 2
Playing time
120–120 min
Age
0+
7.71
Average rating
337
Ratings
2.43/5
Weight
#5638
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Randall N. Bills, Brent Evans, Ray Arrastia, Keith Hann
Artist:Marco Mazzoni, Ray Arrastia, Anthony Scroggins, David Allen Kerber, Matt Alexander
Publisher:Catalyst Game Labs
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 7, Complexity 4.9, Theme 6
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity4.9
Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Science FictionWargameFightingMiniaturesVariable Player PowersPaper-and-PencilDice RollingPlayer Elimination

Overview

In this introduction to the BattleTech game and universe, players each take control of one giant walking war machine (a BattleMech, aka 'Mech) and battle until one is destroyed or until the scenario objectives being played are completed.

In 2019 the old BattleTech Introductory Box Set was replaced by two all-new box sets. The first of these is the Beginner Box. More affordable than the old box, it comes with two 'Mech miniatures (made to a higher quality level than the previous generation of box set miniatures) and special simplified "Quick-Start Rules" for 'Mech combat designed to teach the game quickly to newcomers. The most notable changes are that the Quick Start Rules omit heat generation and management, critical hits, and the "Inner Structure" of the mech. The intended follow-on box from this is the "A Game of Armored Combat" (2019) box. In 2022 the Beginner box was updated and reprinted. As a result the included Wolverine was replaced with a Vindicator.

Publisher ad copy: "BattleTech is the world’s greatest armored combat game, filled with a myriad of epic stories and gaming experiences to satiate any player: miniatures to RPG play, hobby painting to fiction, and beyond. The BattleTech Beginner Box is the first step on that fantastic journey and includes everything you need to get started: two high-quality miniatures, quick-start rules, a mapsheet, cards to represent your MechWarrior’s unique skills, dice, and more."

Contents: 2 fully assembled (un-painted) miniatures (Griffin & Vindicator) 18″ x 22″ full-color game map (double-sided) Die-cut 'Mech & terrain tokens Quick-Start Rules Universe booklet 24-page fiction novella, "Golden Rule" Record Sheets MechWarrior cards Two six-sided dice

Expansions

BattleTech: Historical – Operation Klondike
BattleTech: Historical Turning Points – Galtor
BattleTech Technical Readout: Succession Wars
BattleTech: BattleMech Manual
BattleTech: MapPack – Battle of Tukayyid
BattleTech: Alpine/Grasslands Battlemat
BattleTech: Initiative Deck
BattleTech: Lunar/Grasslands Battlemat
BattleTech: Desert/Grasslands Battlemat
BattleTech: Grasslands/Desert BFM Battlemat
BattleTech: MapPack – Deserts
BattleTech: MapPack – Grasslands
BattleTech: Clan Support Star
BattleTech: Inner Sphere Heavy Lance
BattleTech: Clan Heavy Star
BattleTech: Inner Sphere Fire Lance
BattleTech: Clan Striker Star
BattleTech: Clan Ad Hoc Star
BattleTech: Inner Sphere Urban Lance
BattleTech: Inner Sphere Support Lance
BattleTech: ComStar Command Level II
BattleTech: ComStar Battle Level II
BattleTech: Legendary MechWarriors Pack
BattleTech: MapPack – Alien Worlds
BattleTech: MapPack – WWE2018 Terrain Set
BattleTech: Recognition Guide – IlClan Volume 01
BattleTech: Recognition Guide – IlClan Volume 02
BattleTech: Recognition Guide – IlClan Volume 03
BattleTech: Recognition Guide – IlClan Volume 04
BattleTech: Recognition Guide – IlClan Volume 05
BattleTech: Recognition Guide – IlClan Volume 06
BattleTech: Recognition Guide – IlClan Volume 07
BattleTech: Historical – Liberation of Terra vol 1
BattleTech: Historical – Liberation of Terra vol 2
BattleTech: Historical Turning Points – Glengarry
BattleTech: Operational Turning Points – Death to Mercenaries
BattleTech: Operational Turning Points – Falcon Incursion
BattleTech: Dark Age Turning Points – Liao
BattleTech: Historical Turning Points – Mallory's World
BattleTech: Dark Age Turning Points – Vega
BattleTech: Historical Turning Points – Luzerne
BattleTech: Historical Turning Points – Antallos
BattleTech: Jihad Turning Points – Hesperus II
BattleTech: Historical Turning Points – New Dallas
BattleTech: Operational Turning Points – Revival Trials
BattleTech: Operational Turning Points – Widowmaker Absorption
BattleTech: Historical Turning Points – Tortuga
BattleTech: Dark Age Turning Points – Irian
BattleTech: Operational Turning Points – Capellan Crusades
BattleTech: Operational Turning Points – Fronc Reaches
BattleTech: Operational Turning Points – Hanseatic Crusade
BattleTech: Jihad Turning Points – Luthien
BattleTech: Jihad Turning Points – New Avalon
BattleTech: Jihad Turning Points – Tharkad
BattleTech: Jihad Turning Points – Sian
BattleTech: Jihad Turning Points – Atreus
BattleTech: Jihad Turning Points – Dieron
BattleTech: Operational Turning Points – The Red Corsair
BattleTech: Historical Turning Points – Misery
BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Caveat Emptor
BattleTech: MechWarrior Pilot Deck – Warriors of Kerensky I
BattleTech: MechWarrior Card Pack I
BattleTech: MechWarrior Card Pack II
BattleTech: MechWarrior Pilot Deck – Champions of the Inner Sphere I
BattleTech: MechWarrior Pilot Deck – Mercenaries of the Inner Sphere II
BattleTech: MechWarrior Pilot Deck – Heroes of the Clan Invasion
BattleTech: Racice River Delta/Deployment Zone Battlemat
BattleTech: Holth Forest/Lake Losiije Battlemat
BattleTech: Pozoristu Mountains/Kozice Valley Battlemat
BattleTech: Chaos Campaign – Succession Wars
BattleTech: House Arano – The Aurigan Coalition
BattleTech: MapPack – Woodland
BattleTech: MapPack – Rolling Hills 2
BattleTech: MapPack – Rolling Hills 1
BattleTech: MapPack – Box Canyon
BattleTech: Battleforce – MapPack
BattleTech: MapPack – Scattered Woods
BattleTech: MapPack – Citytech Map
BattleTech: MapPack – City Ruins
BattleTech: MapPack – Desert Hills
BattleTech: MapPack – Open Terrain 2
BattleTech: MapPack – Open Terrain 1
BattleTech Legends
BattleTech: Alien Worlds – Crystalline Canyon/Badlands Battlemat
BattleTech: Alien Worlds – Caustic Valley/Mines Battlemat
BattleTech: Alien Worlds – Fungal Crevasse/Washout Battlemat
BattleTech: Alien Worlds – Lunar Base/Sand Drifts Battlemat
BattleTech: Inner Sphere Heavy Battle Lance
BattleTech: Battlefield Support Deck
Battletech: ForcePack Proliferation Cycle
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Wave One
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Wave Two
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Wolf's Dragoons
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Eridani Light Horse
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Hansen's Roughriders
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Kell Hounds
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Northwind Highlanders
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Snord's Irregulars
Battletech: Force Packs Record Sheets – Urbanmech Lance
BattleTech: MapPack – Volcanic
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