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'''BattleTech MegaMat''' was a BattleMat made available exclusively at [[w:GenCon|GenCon]] 2021.
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'''BattleTech: BattleMat BFM Grasslands/Desert''' was a [[BattleMat]] that debuted at [[w:Gen Con|Gen Con]] 2021. Dubbed a '''Battalion Forces Mat''', where the normal BattleMats are 34” x 22”, the massive BFM measures 72” x 48" and incorporates eight maps per side and is largely intended for convention play.
  
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The MegaMat was subject to a cease and desist order by [[w:Chessex|Chessex]] after its initial production, over a copyright claim with respect to the name "MegaMat", and therefore it is not expected to be released more broadly under the same name.
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The initial production run of the product was originally named the '''BattleTech: MegaMat''' only for [[Catalyst Game Labs]] to realize when first introduced at Gen Con 2021 that [[w:Chessex|Chessex]] had a similar series of neoprene maps under the MegaMat name. To avoid any name confusion CGL voluntarily chose to rename the product, settling on the BFM title for any future production runs. Discussion about just what BFM stood for (Big Field Mat and Big F****** Mat being offered alternates) and vague rumors that the company had been subject to a cease and desist order over the MegaMat name were later discredited by CGL staff; specifically, [[Line Developer]] [[Ray Arrastia|Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia]] clarified that "''There wasn't any sort of legal action. The naming conflict was brought to CGL's attention right when the mat premiered at GenCon, and it was decided then and there to change the name. Throughout the weekend, it was mentioned and joked about in the booth with customers and subsequently blown out of proportion.''".<ref>See this article's [[Talk:BattleMat: BFM Grasslands/Desert|Talk page]] for Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia's clarification.</ref>
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==Publisher's Description==
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From the CGL webshop:
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{{Quote|'''''ROLL OUT YOUR (MASSIVE) BATTLEFIELD!'''
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Roll out our first-ever BFM, that's our Battalion Forces Mat, on high-quality neoprene. For your largest BattleTech gaming table!
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This map is approximately 4' x 6' high-resolution desert base on one side, and large grasslands map on the reverse.}}
  
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==From the back cover==
 
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== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
 
* 1 mega-sized 72” x 48", two-sided neoprene [[Mapsheet|map]]:
 
* 1 mega-sized 72” x 48", two-sided neoprene [[Mapsheet|map]]:
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*** Grasslands "Rolling Hills #3"
 
*** Grasslands "Rolling Hills #3"
 
*** Grasslands "Rolling Hills #4"
 
*** Grasslands "Rolling Hills #4"
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== Map Arrangement ==
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* From left to right, top to bottom, the maps are arranged as follows
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** Deserts
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*** Badlands #2
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*** Washout #1
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*** AeroBase #1
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*** AeroBase #2
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*** Washout #2
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*** Mines #2
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*** Desert Runway
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*** Oasis
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** Grasslands
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*** Rolling Hills #4
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*** Rolling Hills #1
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*** Streams
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*** Lakes
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*** Rolling Hills #3
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*** Open Terrain #2
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*** River CommCenter
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*** Open Terrain #3
  
 
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File:BattleTech MegaMat.jpg|BattleTech MegaMat Display at GenCon 2021
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File:BattleTech MegaMat.jpg|BattleTech MegaMat Display at Gen Con 2021
 
File:Megamat Desert.jpg|MegaMat Desert Map
 
File:Megamat Desert.jpg|MegaMat Desert Map
 
File:Megamat Grassland.jpg|MegaMat Grassland Map
 
File:Megamat Grassland.jpg|MegaMat Grassland Map
 
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:23, 22 January 2024

BattleMat: BFM Grasslands/Desert
Product information
Type Map Set
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code CAT35800MM
First published 2021
MSRP $150.00
Content
Series BattleMat
Followed by BattleMat: BFM City/Lunar

BattleTech: BattleMat BFM Grasslands/Desert was a BattleMat that debuted at Gen Con 2021. Dubbed a Battalion Forces Mat, where the normal BattleMats are 34” x 22”, the massive BFM measures 72” x 48" and incorporates eight maps per side and is largely intended for convention play.

The initial production run of the product was originally named the BattleTech: MegaMat only for Catalyst Game Labs to realize when first introduced at Gen Con 2021 that Chessex had a similar series of neoprene maps under the MegaMat name. To avoid any name confusion CGL voluntarily chose to rename the product, settling on the BFM title for any future production runs. Discussion about just what BFM stood for (Big Field Mat and Big F****** Mat being offered alternates) and vague rumors that the company had been subject to a cease and desist order over the MegaMat name were later discredited by CGL staff; specifically, Line Developer Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia clarified that "There wasn't any sort of legal action. The naming conflict was brought to CGL's attention right when the mat premiered at GenCon, and it was decided then and there to change the name. Throughout the weekend, it was mentioned and joked about in the booth with customers and subsequently blown out of proportion.".[1]

Publisher's Description[edit]

From the CGL webshop:

“ ROLL OUT YOUR (MASSIVE) BATTLEFIELD!

Roll out our first-ever BFM, that's our Battalion Forces Mat, on high-quality neoprene. For your largest BattleTech gaming table!

This map is approximately 4' x 6' high-resolution desert base on one side, and large grasslands map on the reverse.

”

Contents[edit]

  • 1 mega-sized 72” x 48", two-sided neoprene map:
    • A desert map containing 8 of the 12 maps from Map Pack: Deserts
      • Deserts "Badlands #2"
      • Deserts "Washout #1"
      • Deserts "Washout #2"
      • Deserts "Mines #2"
      • Deserts "AeroBase #1"
      • Deserts "AeroBase #2"
      • Deserts "Desert Runway"
      • Deserts "Oasis"
    • A grasslands map containing 8 of the 12 maps from Map Pack: Grasslands, being:
      • Grasslands "River CommCenter"
      • Grasslands "Streams"
      • Grasslands "Lakes"
      • Grasslands "Open Terrain #2"
      • Grasslands "Open Terrain #3"
      • Grasslands "Rolling Hills #1"
      • Grasslands "Rolling Hills #3"
      • Grasslands "Rolling Hills #4"

Map Arrangement[edit]

  • From left to right, top to bottom, the maps are arranged as follows
    • Deserts
      • Badlands #2
      • Washout #1
      • AeroBase #1
      • AeroBase #2
      • Washout #2
      • Mines #2
      • Desert Runway
      • Oasis
    • Grasslands
      • Rolling Hills #4
      • Rolling Hills #1
      • Streams
      • Lakes
      • Rolling Hills #3
      • Open Terrain #2
      • River CommCenter
      • Open Terrain #3

Gallery[edit]

  • BattleTech MegaMat Display at Gen Con 2021

  • MegaMat Desert Map

  • MegaMat Grassland Map

References[edit]

  1. ↑ See this article's Talk page for Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia's clarification.

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