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{{quote|''"All troops, into your 'Mechs! This is not a drill-repeat, this is not a drill!" | {{quote|''"All troops, into your 'Mechs! This is not a drill-repeat, this is not a drill!" | ||
| − | '''''First Strike''' is a unique [[BattleTech]] game supplement created especially for players new to the game. It features thirteen ready-to-play scenarios that require only the contents of the boxed game to play: | + | '''''First Strike''' is a unique [[BattleTech]] game supplement created especially for players new to the game. It features thirteen ready-to-play scenarios that require only the contents of the boxed game to play: nine Scenarios for [[BattleTech, Fourth Edition]], including a 3-part mini-campaign; three scenarios for [[CityTech, Second Edition]], featuring battles from the [[Clan invasion]]; and one huge scenario that combines them both in a titanic struggle for survival! |
| − | ''New players and old hands | + | ''New players and old hands alike can also create an endless variety of original scenarios with the new scenario-creation system. Extensive sections on tactics offer players of all skill levels new insights into BattleTech and [[CityTech]] gaming strategies. First Strike! also includes new armored vehicles and [[OmniMech]] configurations for use with CityTech.''}} |
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** BattleTech Forces | ** BattleTech Forces | ||
*** Scouts | *** Scouts | ||
| − | *** | + | *** Strikers |
*** Skirmishers | *** Skirmishers | ||
*** Brawlers | *** Brawlers | ||
| − | *** | + | *** Missile Boats |
*** Snipers | *** Snipers | ||
*** Juggernauts | *** Juggernauts | ||
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*** Overview | *** Overview | ||
** New Vehicles | ** New Vehicles | ||
| − | *** Heavy | + | *** Heavy Armored Personnel Carriers |
*** [[Myrmidon]] Medium Tank | *** [[Myrmidon]] Medium Tank | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 10 July 2010
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From the back cover
| “ | "All troops, into your 'Mechs! This is not a drill-repeat, this is not a drill!"
First Strike is a unique BattleTech game supplement created especially for players new to the game. It features thirteen ready-to-play scenarios that require only the contents of the boxed game to play: nine Scenarios for BattleTech, Fourth Edition, including a 3-part mini-campaign; three scenarios for CityTech, Second Edition, featuring battles from the Clan invasion; and one huge scenario that combines them both in a titanic struggle for survival! New players and old hands alike can also create an endless variety of original scenarios with the new scenario-creation system. Extensive sections on tactics offer players of all skill levels new insights into BattleTech and CityTech gaming strategies. First Strike! also includes new armored vehicles and OmniMech configurations for use with CityTech. |
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Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- Welcome to First Strike!
- What is a Scenario
- How to Use the Scenario
- General Scenario Rules
- Terminology
- Number of Players
- Set-up
- Movement and Retreat
- Ending the Game
- Modifying the Scenarios
- Forces
- Deployment
- Mapsheets
- Advanced Rules
- Military Units
- PLAYING BATTLETECH
- BattleTech Tactics
- Initiative
- Movement
- Reaction
- Weapon Attacks
- Physical Attacks
- BattleTech Forces
- Scouts
- Strikers
- Skirmishers
- Brawlers
- Missile Boats
- Snipers
- Juggernauts
- BattleTech Tactics
- BATTLETECH SCENARIOS
- Scenario 1: Showdown
- Scenario 2: Behind Enemy Lines
- Scenario 3: Divided We Fall
- Scenario 4: In the Champion's Shadow
- Scenario 5: Dead Man's Hand
- Scenario 6: Last Stand
- Mini-Campaign: Descent into Darkness
- The Campaign
- The Forces
- Special Rules
- Victory Conditions
- Scenario 7: The River Styk
- Scenario 8: Purgatory
- Scenario 9: Abandon Hope...
- PLAYING CITYTECH
- CityTech Tactics
- Buildings
- Non-Mech Forces
- Special Case Rules
- The Clans
- CityTech Forces
- Inner Sphere Forces
- Clan Forces
- Clan Honor
- Game Use
- CityTech Tactics
- CITYTECH SCENARIOS
- Scenario 10: Bear Trap
- Scenario 11: Hot Time in the Old Town
- Scenario 12: Infantry Blues
- Scenario 13: Vengeance of the Dragon
- CREATING SCENARIOS
- General Rules
- Number of Players
- Set-Up
- Movement and Retreat
- Ending the Game
- Determining Victory
- Types of Scenarios
- Stand-up Fight
- Hidde and Seek
- Hold the Line
- Extraction
- Break Through
- The Chase
- Terrain
- Number of Mapsheets
- Choosing and Placing Mapsheets
- Buildings
- Unit Generation
- Random Dice Rolls
- Point System
- Setting the Stage
- Major Wars for BATTLETECH
- Major Wars for CITYTECH
- General Rules
- VARIANTS AND VEHICLES
- OmniMech S Configurations
- Overview
- New Vehicles
- Heavy Armored Personnel Carriers
- Myrmidon Medium Tank
- OmniMech S Configurations