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		+	{{InfoBoxBook
		+	| image = CAT35000.ClassicBattleTech.jpg
		+	| name = Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set
		+	| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
		+	| year = 2007
		+	| production code = 35000
		+	| ISBN = 0-9792047-3-9
		+	| MSRP = 40.00
		+	| type = Rules set
		+	| battletech year =
		+	| pov =
		+	| primary writing =
		+	*[[Ray Arrastia]]
		+	*[[Herb Beas]]
		+	*[[Randall Bills]]
		+	*[[Bryan Nystul]]
		+	*[[Diane Piron-Gelman]]
		+	*[[Michael A. Stackpole]]
		+	*[[Christopher Trossen]]
		+	*[[Patrick T. Wynne]]
		+	| product development = Randall Bills
		+	| illustrations =
		+	*Ray Arrastia
		+	*[[Adam Jury]]
		+	*[[Chris Lewis]]
		+	*[[Duane Loose]]
		+	*[[Aaron Pollyea]]
		+	*[[Øystein Tvedten]]
		+	*[[Franz Vohwinkel]]
		+	*Logos:
		+	**[[Shane Hartley]]
		+	**[[Steve Walker]]
		+	**[[Jason Vargas]]
		+	| additional writing = <br>
		+	*Material from [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]:
		+	**[[Donna Ippolito]]
		+	**[[Sam Lewis]]
		+	*Material from [[Technical Readout: 3025]]:
		+	**[[L. Ross Babcock III]]
		+	**[[Forest Brown]]
		+	**[[Shaun Duncan]]
		+	**[[L. R. Butch Leeper]]
		+	**[[Blaine L. Pardoe]]
		+	**[[Boy F. Petersen, Jr.]]
		+	**[[Anthony Pryor]]
		+	**[[Kevin Stein]]
		+	**[[Jordan K. Weisman]]
		+	*Material from [[20 Year Update]]:
		+	**Donna Ippolito
		+	**[[Jim Musser]]
		+	**Boy F. Petersen, Jr.
		+	| pages =
		+	}}
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	==Description==		==Description==
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	** Rommel tank (Gauss Variant)		** Rommel tank (Gauss Variant)
	** Saladin (Ultra Variant)		** Saladin (Ultra Variant)
−	** ''[[Infiltrator Mk II]]'' (x2)	+	** ''[[Infiltrator]]'' Mk II (x2)
	** Conventional Infantry (x2)		** Conventional Infantry (x2)
	** Quick-Start Rules Tables		** Quick-Start Rules Tables

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{{Rules}} {{otheruses|one specific product|the series of game boxes that served as the core BattleTech product, and its iterations over time|BattleTech boxed set}} {{InfoBoxProduct | image = CAT35000.ClassicBattleTech.jpg | name = Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set | type = [[BattleTech boxed set|Core Game Set]] | author = | development = [[Randall Bills]] | primarywriting = [[Ray Arrastia]] <br /> [[Herb Beas]] <br /> [[Randall Bills]] <br /> [[Bryan Nystul]] <br /> [[Diane Piron-Gelman]] <br /> [[Michael A. Stackpole]] <br /> [[Christopher Trossen]] <br /> [[Patrick T. Wynne]] | pages = | cover = | interiorart = | illustrations = [[Ray Arrastia]] <br /> [[Adam Jury]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] <br /> [[Duane Loose]] <br /> [[Aaron Pollyea]] <br /> [[Øystein Tvedten]] <br /> [[Franz Vohwinkel]] | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | productioncode = 35000 | year = 2007 | ISBN10 = 0979204739 | ISBN13 = | MSRP = $39.99 | content = | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | agency = | universedate = | timeline = | scrollable timeline = [[Start date::]][[End date::]] | series = | precededby = [[Classic BattleTech Boxed Set]] | followedby = [[25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set]] }} <!-- {{InfoBoxBook | image = CAT35000.ClassicBattleTech.jpg | name = Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | year = 2007 | production code = 35000 | ISBN = 0-9792047-3-9 | MSRP = 40.00 | type = Rules set | battletech year = | pov = | primary writing = *[[Ray Arrastia]] *[[Herb Beas]] *[[Randall Bills]] *[[Bryan Nystul]] *[[Diane Piron-Gelman]] *[[Michael A. Stackpole]] *[[Christopher Trossen]] *[[Patrick T. Wynne]] | product development = Randall Bills | illustrations = *Ray Arrastia *[[Adam Jury]] *[[Chris Lewis]] *[[Duane Loose]] *[[Aaron Pollyea]] *[[Øystein Tvedten]] *[[Franz Vohwinkel]] *Logos: **[[Shane Hartley]] **[[Steve Walker]] **[[Jason Vargas]] | additional writing = <br> *Material from [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]: **[[Donna Ippolito]] **[[Sam Lewis]] *Material from [[Technical Readout: 3025]]: **[[L. Ross Babcock III]] **[[Forest Brown]] **[[Shaun Duncan]] **[[L. R. Butch Leeper]] **[[Blaine L. Pardoe]] **[[Boy F. Petersen, Jr.]] **[[Anthony Pryor]] **[[Kevin Stein]] **[[Jordan K. Weisman]] *Material from [[20 Year Update]]: **Donna Ippolito **[[Jim Musser]] **Boy F. Petersen, Jr. | pages = }} --> ==Description== 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== {{quote|''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 (pilot)|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:'' * ''24 unpainted, instantly ready-to-play plastic BattleMech miniatures'' * ''One 12-page full-color quick-start rulebook will have you into the action in minutes'' * ''One 32-page book of pre-generated BattleMech Record Sheets'' * ''One 80-page full-color rulebook'' * Inner Sphere at a Glance, ''a 48-page full-color book containing universe background and BattleMech technical data'' * ''One 16-page full-color'' Painting and Tactics Guide * ''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]]''}} ==Contents== * 24 unpainted, instantly ready-to-play plastic BattleMech [[Miniatures - Catalyst Game Labs|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 (BattleMech)|Banshee]]'' ** AS7-D ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|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 (pilot)|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== <gallery> File:CBT Introductory Box Set-Back.jpg|Back of box. Image:CBT35000.jpg|CBT Introductory Box Set contents. Image:CBT35000RulebookCover.jpg|CBT Introductory rulebook cover. Image:CBT35000ISaaGCover.jpg|''[[Inner Sphere at a Glance]]'' book cover. Image:CBT35000Minis.jpg|CBT Introductory Box Set miniatures. </gallery> ===Miniatures=== 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''. <gallery> File:Intro Box - Commando.jpg|''[[Commando]]'' File:Intro Box - Spider.jpg|''[[Spider]]'' File:Intro Box - Jenner.jpg|''[[Jenner]]'' File:Intro Box - Panther.jpg|''[[Panther]]'' File:Intro Box - Assassin.jpg|''[[Assassin]]'' File:Intro Box - Cicada.jpg|''[[Cicada]]'' File:Intro Box - Clint.jpg|''[[Clint]]'' File:Intro Box - Hermes II.jpg|''[[Hermes II]]'' File:Intro Box - Whitworth.jpg|''[[Whitworth]]'' File:Intro Box - Vindicator.jpg|''[[Vindicator]]'' File:Intro Box - Enforcer.jpg|''[[Enforcer]]'' File:Intro Box - Hunchback.jpg|''[[Hunchback]]'' File:Intro Box - Trebuchet.jpg|''[[Trebuchet]]'' File:Intro Box - Dervish.jpg|''[[Dervish]]'' File:Intro Box - Dragon.jpg|''[[Dragon]]'' File:Intro Box - Quickdraw.jpg|''[[Quickdraw]]'' File:Intro Box - Catapult.jpg|''[[Catapult]]'' File:Intro Box - JagerMech.jpg|''[[JagerMech]]'' File:Intro Box - Grasshopper.jpg|''[[Grasshopper]]'' File:Intro Box - Awesome.jpg|''[[Awesome]]'' File:Intro Box - Zeus.jpg|''[[Zeus]]'' File:Intro Box - Cyclops.jpg|''[[Cyclops]]'' File:Intro Box - Banshee.jpg|''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]'' File:Intro Box - Atlas.jpg|''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' </gallery> [[Category:Core Game Sets]] [[Category:Rulebooks]]

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