LEGENDS NEVER DIE

Across the centuries, the fate of the Inner Sphere changed time and again with the actions of one MechWarrior and one 'Mech fighting at the crux of history. There stories became legends passed down through the years, and now these legends and their 'Mechs stand revealed as never before.

BattleTech: Legends depicts fifty-two of the universe's most famous--and infamous--MechWarrors and their 'Mechs from every era of BattleTech including the upcoming ilClan era. Each entry includes gorgeous full-color portraits of the character and came specs for their machines, and delves into their battle history as a MechWarrior to reveal all-new details never before published. Finally, each era section kicks off with all-new fiction by some of BattleTech's own Legendary authors!

RETURN TO THE GREATEST BATTLE IN HISTORY

On 1 May 3052, over twenty Galaxies from seven Clans clashed with twelve Armies of ComStar's Com Guards. For twenty-one days, one of the largest campaigns in BattleMech warfare unfolded to decide the fate of the Inner Sphere.

The Battle of Tukayyid brings players back to this gargantuan conflict, allowing them to relive one of BattleTech's most pivotal moments. It builds off of the Chaos Campaign: Succession Wars framework to unleash a massive experience players will enjoy across dozens of games. Each of the seven campaigns within includes the following: a short fiction entry and write-up of the battle, including a map of the regions; the specific Combatants involved, along with insignia; and details to allow players to play out each campaign on their tabletop. Finally, a technical readout section showcases 'Mech variants that first appeared during this conflict.

This Chaos Campaign puts you as the hero"”Aidan Pryde, Anastatius Focht, and others"”of the battle. Do you have what it takes to lead the Smoke Jaguars to victory, or will you repeat the failure of the Diamond Sharks? Or can you find a way to defeat the indomitable Clan Wolf? You will decide.

FOR USE WITH: Clan Invasion box set and MapPack: Battle of Tukayyid, and compatible with Total Warfare and Alpha Strike

ALL NEW BATTLEFIELDS!

Expanding on the all-new maps found in MapPack: Grasslands, MapPack: Battle of Tukayyid includes four double-wide, double-sided maps providing eight brand-new 22" x 35" battlefields, each from the Clan battles on Tukayyid!

Primitive Units. QuadVees. Superheavy 'Mechs. Weapons of Mass Destruction. Robotic and Drone Systems. Land-Air BattleMechs.

As you delve into BattleTech lore, additional weapons, units and rules become available to you and your forces as you fight in the Dark Age, Jihad, or even the depths of the Star League Eras, and all the way back into the Age of War before the birth of the BattleMech.

Alternate Eras introduces a huge swath of rules for playing across the thousand years of BattleTech history, including weapons and equipment mostly unique to a given era.

Note: The original publication of Interstellar Operations had rules for large scale BattleTech play (Strategic BattleForce, Abstract Combat System, and Inner Sphere at War) which can now be found in the Interstellar Operations: BattleForce.

FORCES IN SYSTEM

Liftoff planet and conquer an entire solar system! Deploy kilometer-long WarShips as escorts, first for JumpShips bridging the gulf between stars, then for detaching DropShips that burn in system to drop troops onto any battlefield. New aerospace tactics will allow you to gain air supremacy to match your grasp of ground tactics. Yet the war for a star system is more than a single battle and a commander that utilizes his supplies and personnel with skill will survive the numerous battles to come.

Strategic Operations is the one-source rulebook for advanced rules aerospace assets that open the entire conquest of a solar system. It includes new aerospace movement, combat, and advanced aerospace unit construction rules.

Note: The original publication of Strategic Operations had campaign-related rules (Maintenance, Salvage, etc.) which can now be found in the revised Campaign Operations, and rules for BattleForce, which are republished in Interstellar Operations: BattleForce.

DEPLOYMENT IN THREE...TWO...ONE...

BattleTech is the world's greatest armored combat game, filled with epic stories and gaming experiences to satiate any player: miniatures to RPG play, hobby painting to fiction, and beyond. The BattleTech Beginner Box is the first step on that fantastic journey and includes everything you need to get started: two high-quality miniatures, quick-start rules, a mapsheet, cards to represent your MechWarrior's unique skills, dice, and more. 

Do you have what it takes to plant the banner of victory and become a legend? Leap into the action and find out!

CONTENTS

• 2 high-quality, fully assembled (unpainted) miniatures 
• 12-page Rulebook
• 8 wet-erase Record Sheets
• 24 page fiction novella
• 4-page Universe Primer
• 4 Pilot Cards
• One 18" x 22" full-color paper maps (double-sided)
• Punchboard of additional BattleMechs and terrain
• 2 dice

SCORCHED EARTH!

Created using new art in the brilliant aesthetics of the new box sets and other MapPacks, these six double-sided maps—providing twelve brand-new battlefields—include a variety of terrain elements that deliver interesting desert-themed battlefields for players of every skill level. Each map is 17" x 22", paper, and may be placed side-on or edge-on with other maps for expanded battlefields.

Marshal your forces and prepare to conquer the Inner Sphere! Interstellar Operations: BattleForce provides a sliding zoom that can scale from a quick game on your table up to the macro level, allowing players to assume the roles of House Lords and dominate the galaxy!

BattleForce is a complete, all-in-one-book game system of combat on a grand scale, but tailored to your interest at the gaming table.

• Play lightning-fast, large-scale games like battalion vs battalion or conquer a planet with multiple regiments.
• Not large enough? Invade an entire sector of a House as armies clash across a dozen systems.
• Still not large enough? Become a Clan Khan or House Leader and amass all the industrial might of your empire to protect your worlds and defeat your enemies!

Note: The original publication of Interstellar Operations had rules for playing in alternate eras which can now be found in the Interstellar Operations: Alternate Eras.