The BattleTech Compendium
1990
A six-year compilation of clarified BattleTech rules covering 'Mechs, vehicles, infantry, aerospace combat, construction, and more.
120
minutes
2 - 6
player(s)
8+
Medium Heavy
About this board game
The BattleTech Compendium is a 1990 BattleTech rules compendium for 2–6 players, with a listed play time of 120 minutes. Compiled from six years of detailed research, it brings together revised rules, clarifications, demonstrations, and changes for streamlined play.
The volume presents all material from the BattleTech Manual in revised form while expanding the scope of the game. It serves as a concise guide to combat involving ‘Mechs, vehicles, infantry, JumpShips, and DropShips, giving players a broad reference for conflicts in the 31st Century.
- Revised BattleTech rules and clear rules clarifications
- Battle demonstrations and rules changes
- JumpShip and DropShip combat rules
- ‘Mech construction using Inner Sphere and Clan technology
- Information on Star League technology and the invading Clans
- Optional rules for miniature play and environmental battlefield effects
Construction rules are updated to cover both Inner Sphere and Clan technology, while additional material addresses discoveries concerning the technology of the Star League and the invading Clans. Optional rules add further possibilities for miniature play and for battles shaped by environmental effects.
Loaded with color photos, The BattleTech Compendium is designed as an all-in-one rules resource for players seeking a clearer picture of combat in the BattleTech setting. It superseded BattleTech Manual: The Rules of Warfare and was later superseded by BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare.
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