Battletech Game Systems

As Battletech can be experienced in different ways there are 3 primary game systems: a board game, a tabletop miniatures game, and a roleplaying game. This article attempts to list products that are considered to contain the current Battletech ruleset for each of it's game systems.

Total Warfare

If you’re looking to experience BattleTech as a board game this would be that game system. Also known as Classic Battletech, it has Advanced and Expanded rulesets that are optional. Typically available for a deeper game experiences.

Core Rulebooks

• Total Warfare (or BattleMech Manual for BattleMech only gameplay)

Advanced Rules

• Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules
• Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules
• Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment

Extended Rules

• TechManual
• Campaign Operations
• Interstellar Operations: BattleForce
• Interstellar Operations: Alternate Eras

Alpha Strike

If you’re looking to experience BattleTech as a tabletop miniatures game this would be that game system. As it allows for faster gameplay than Total Warfare game system, as it is optimized to allow players to handle larger number of units and simplifying handling of combat.

• Alpha Strike: Commander's Edition - Abstracted gameplay for faster and/or larger games

Role-Playing Rules

If you’re looking to experience BattleTech as a roleplayer, there are 2 different systems that are used for roleplaying in Battletech. A Time of War is more along the lines of a traditional system, where MechWarrior: Destiny focuses more on a narrative system.

• A Time of War
• A Time of War Companion
• MechWarrior: Destiny

Box Sets

Box Set rules come from their respective box products

• Beginner Box - Abridged ruleset
• A Game of Armored Combat
• Clan Invasion

See Also

• Category:Total Warfare Products
• Category:Alpha Strike Products
• Category:Role-Playing Products

Notes

Official Errata for these products may be currently found here and the master index of all errata can be currently found here