BattleTech

Battletech Masters & Minions Starcorps
$39.99
Rulers of the Universe
Who is the Director of the Internal Security Force? Planetary ruler of Regulus? Current Marshal of the Armies? Merchant Factor of Clan Diamond Shark?
As one of the most powerful interstellar corporations in the Inner Sphere-with satellite plants in every House-such questions are imperative for StarCorps Industries. In the tumultuous time of the Jihad, as power brokers fall and new personalities rise to prominence, the answers to such questions can mean the difference between a fat in-the-black account and operations in the red. And no corporation, much less one as powerful and far reaching as StarCorps Industries, treats failure well.
Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers is a sourcebook from the perspective of StarCorps Industries, compiled from dozens of sources by an army of administrators, all with an eye towards furthering StarCorps markets and interest. Masters and Minions is a complete who's-who of the BattleTech universe, with well over a hundred personalities detailed. Short overviews of all the major and most minor factions of the Inner Sphere are also included, briefly covering such details as their most notable factories, planets and military forces.

CBT Total Warfare (Classic Battletech)
$39.99
First let me tell everyone that if you are looking to get into Battletech this is not the manual to begin with. You want to start with the Battletech Introductory Box Set with its simplified rules on mech combat and starter materials (map sheets, miniatures, and reference sheets). When you decide that you like Battletech and that you crave more than what the introduction rules can give you (You want to see heightened realism, tanks, infantry, urban warfare, combined arms - land air sea.) then this is the book for you. If you are satisfied with just 'mech combat...you may want to save your money for something else.

The book is neatly divided into chapters similar to the introduction rules set except that it now includes ALL unit types. Movement will show you how 'mechs, infantry, vehicles, aircraft, etc... move rather than simply just mechs. This repeats itself for each chapter before entering chapters that detail the specific unit types and weaponry. At the end of the book there are several tables (that may also be downloaded from Catalyst for free) that help you organize everything in the book and to provide quick reference during play.

I first started with the Introduction Box. After that I got Sword and Dragon along with the map compilation sets. After picking up this book I began to introduce the new units and rules into our games at home, and my friends and I can never see ourselves going back to "simple" Battletech. Battletech has become our tactical wargame of choice.

CBT Introductory Box Set (Classic Battletech)
$39.99
The CBT Introductory Box set is being phased out to be replaced in the coming months by the 25th Anniversary Battletech Box Set. That being said the original Box set is well worth the money for under $50. It contains 24 plastic mechs to use for playing, an introductory rule book, an introductory history book and a painting/tactics guide to miniatures as well as large paper maps. The plastic mechs are unpainted but you can play with them right out of the box. If you can find this for less than $50 its worth it. However unless you are a serous collector there Is no reasonable explanation to pay the exploited prices listed here on amazon. Also this is not a rare item in any sense of the word and is not worth more than $50.