BattleTech Compendium is a sourcebook published by FASA in 1990 for the table-top miniatures mecha wargame BattleTech.
Contents
editBattleTech Compendium is a supplement containing the main armored combat resolution rules from BattleTech, CityTech, and AeroTech, and focusing on battlemechs, as well as armored vehicles and aerospace fighters. The book uses battlemech and vehicle game statistics from BattleTech Technical Readout 2750 and 3050 and Dropships and Jumpships, as well as new designs, and it takes the place of the previously published BattleTech Manual.[1]
Publication history
editFASA published the miniatures wargame BattleTech in 1984, and many supplements and sourcebooks followed. BattleTech Compendium, published in 1990, is a 144-page softcover book written by the FASA staff, with artwork by Earl Geier, James Nelson, and Mike Nielsen.[1]
Awards
editIn 1991, BattleTech Compendium won the Origins Award for Best Miniatures Rules of 1990.[2]
Reviews
edit- GamesMaster International, Issue 7 (Feb. 1991, p.29)
- GamesMaster International, Issue 9 (April 1991, p.71)
- Future Wars, Issue 20 (p. 8)
- Armadillo Droppings, Issue 30 (Summer/Fall 1994, p. 17)
- White Wolf Inphobia #52 (February 1995, p.80)
- Dragon #216[3]
- Science Fiction Age[4]
- Australian Realms #20[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 293. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ "Origins Award Winners (1990)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Dragon Magazine".
- ^ "Science Fiction Age v03n03 (1995 03)".
- ^ "Australian Realms Magazine - Complete Collection". June 1988.
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