Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set
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| Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Core Game Set |
| Development | Randall Bills |
| Primary writing | Ray Arrastia Herb Beas Randall Bills Bryan Nystul Diane Piron-Gelman Michael A. Stackpole Christopher Trossen Patrick T. Wynne |
| Illustrations | Ray Arrastia Adam Jury Chris Lewis Duane Loose Aaron Pollyea Øystein Tvedten Franz Vohwinkel |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Product code | 35000 |
| First published | 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | 0979204739 |
| MSRP | $39.99 |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Preceded by | Classic BattleTech Boxed Set |
| Followed by | 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set |
Description[edit]
The Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set is the core set for the beginning Classic BattleTech gamer/collector. It contains all of the official components necessary to play the tabletop game.
From the back cover[edit]
| “ | Strap yourself into the ultimate suit of armor: the BattleMech. Thirty feet tall and weighing up to a hundred tons, this humanoid engine of destruction is a walking arsenal with enough firepower to level a city block. The Classic BattleTech game system takes you into the world of the 31st Century, where war has become a way of life. You are a MechWarrior. You are in command of the most powerful machine on the battlefield, and hold the fate of empires in your hand!
The Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set thrusts you onto the battlefields of the 31st century. This box contains everything needed to play:
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Contents[edit]
- 24 unpainted, instantly ready-to-play plastic BattleMech miniatures:
- COM-2D Commando
- SDR-5V Spider
- JR7-D Jenner
- PNT-9R Panther
- ASN-21 Assassin
- CDA-2A Cicada
- CLNT-2-3T Clint
- HER-2S Hermes II
- WTH-1 Whitworth
- VND-1R Vindicator
- ENF-4R Enforcer
- HBK-4G Hunchback
- TBT-5N Trebuchet
- DV-6M Dervish
- DRG-1N Dragon
- QKD-4G Quickdraw
- CPLT-C1 Catapult
- JM6-S JagerMech
- GHR-5H Grasshopper
- AWS-8Q Awesome
- ZEU-6S Zeus
- CP-10-Z Cyclops
- BNC-3E Banshee
- AS7-D Atlas
- One 12-page full-color Quick-Start Rules book will have you into the action in minutes
- One 32-page book of pregenerated Record Sheets:
- ENF-4R Enforcer (very basic Quick Start-type)
- HBK-4G Hunchback (very basic Quick Start-type)
- CDA-3MA Cicada (very basic Quick Start-type)
- HER-5SA Hermes (very basic Quick Start-type)
- Rommel tank
- Saladin assault hover tank
- Rommel tank (Gauss Variant)
- Saladin (Ultra Variant)
- Infiltrator Mk II (x2)
- Conventional Infantry (x2)
- Quick-Start Rules Tables
- Same 24 sheets from Classic BattleTech Introductory Record Sheets
- Blank 'Mech Record Sheet (with Notes area)
- Blank 'Mech Record Sheet (with cockpit graphic)
- One 80-page full-color Introductory Rulebook
- Introduction
- Components
- Playing the Game
- Movement
- Combat
- Heat
- Scenarios
- Scenario 1: Final Exam
- Scenario 2: Trial By Fire
- Scenario 3: Divide and Conquer
- Mission Types
- Construction
- Weapons and Equipment
- Vehicle and Infantry Quick Start Rules
- Glossary
- Inner Sphere at a Glance, a 48-page full-color book containing universe background and BattleMech technical data
- A Time of War
- A Brief History of the Inner Sphere
- The MechWarrior
- BattleMechs: Nuts, Bolts, and Tactics
- The Mechanics of Assault
- Mission Types
- Technical Readout (abridged from Technical Readout: 3025)
- One 16-page full-color Painting and Tactics Guide
- Painting Guide
- BattleTech Tactics
- BattleTech Forces
- BattleTech Forces
- Two heavy-duty cards of compiled tables
- Two 22" x 27" full-color mapsheets, with two different maps printed on either side
- Two six-sided dice
- One full-color, poster-sized map of the Inner Sphere circa 3067
Gallery[edit]
Back of box.
CBT Introductory Box Set contents.
CBT Introductory rulebook cover.
Inner Sphere at a Glance book cover.
CBT Introductory Box Set miniatures.
Miniatures[edit]
Note: Each of the individual miniatures displayed below originate from either the Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set or the 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set. Based on current photographic evidence, it appears that regular miniatures in the 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set were created with largely the same molds as the miniatures in the Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set.
