Fritz’s Tabletop: Battletech Intro Tactics

In this week’s tabletop post we are going to get you started with the awesomeness that is known as Battletech.

It is the 31st Century and mankind is once again at war The battlefields of the future are dominated by huge war machines know as Battlemechs. In this week’s tabletop post we are going to get you started with the awesomeness that is known as Battletech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaP_wLl_IRs

First a quick overview of the flow of the game, how the action alternates, and how damage is resolved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXi5oiBhdIk

Table tactics are next as we look at some of the unique features of the game vs. other tabletop war games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A021vKrNJwE

Each mech is a strategy in its own- using each mech individually and as a unit is key.

Check out some more of my Battletech tactics and discussion on my blog HERE.

Author: Fred Hansen

Fred Hansens (aka Fritz) is a long time tabletop game player with over a decade of experience. He specializes in Warhammer 40K, both tactics and hobby. He began writing for BoLS in 2009.