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BattleTech
''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark is currently owned by Topps and, for video games, Microsoft Gaming; Catalyst Game Studios licenses the franchise from Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game ''Classic BattleTech, BattleTech'' (originally named ''Battledroids'') by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock III and has since grown to include List of BattleTech games, numerous expansions to the original game, several board games, role playing games, video games, a collectible card game, a series of List of BattleTech novels, more than 100 novels, and an animated BattleTech: The Animated Series, television series. Gameplay In its most basic form, ''BattleTech'' is played on a map sheet composed of hexagonal terrain tiles. The combat units are roughly hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of BattleTech Novels
More than one hundred full-length ''BattleTech'' or ''MechWarrior: Dark Age, MechWarrior'' science fiction novels have been published by FASA Corporation, ROC (publisher), ROC, and later by Catalyst Game Labs. They have been translated into at least fifteen languages. Countless other shorter works of BattleTech fiction have been published in BattleCorps, as novellas, or in BattleTech magazines or in BattleTech tabletop game rule books. These works of fiction take place in the BattleTech universe of the 31st and 32nd centuries. They can be considered space opera and military science fiction. History FASA published the first BattleTech game set in 1984, and subsequently released a wide range of supplemental books and materials for the series in-house and through licenses (with Roc Books, FanPro, and Activision, for example). Many BattleTech readers got their first taste of the BattleTech universe with the release of BattleTech-licensed PC games in the 1990's. FASA continued to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battletech Canis 2
''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark is currently owned by Topps and, for video games, Microsoft Gaming; Catalyst Game Studios licenses the franchise from Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game ''BattleTech'' (originally named '' Battledroids'') by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock III and has since grown to include numerous expansions to the original game, several board games, role playing games, video games, a collectible card game, a series of more than 100 novels, and an animated television series. Gameplay In its most basic form, ''BattleTech'' is played on a map sheet composed of hexagonal terrain tiles. The combat units are roughly humanoid armored combat units called BattleMechs, powered by fusion reactors and armed with a variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of BattleTech Games ...
The ''BattleTech 1 & BattleMech 1'' wargaming franchise includes many authorized titles in various face personality genres, including tabletop wargames, role-playing games, collectible card games and video arcade PS1 and PC computer games. Board games Roleplaying games Card games Video games Multiplayer online games Asterisks denote titles not officially sanctioned or associated with the franchise. Arcade video games and simulators Collectible Miniature Games References {{BattleTech BattleTech ''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic BattleTech
''Classic BattleTech'' is a table-top wargame set in the fictional ''BattleTech'' universe that simulates combat between futuristic mechanized forces. Originally published by FASA Corporation, the game is now produced by Catalyst Game Labs under license from WizKids. The term "Classic" is used to differentiate the original game from variants and related games that have derived from it, such as '' MechWarrior: Dark Age''. The game has an extensive range of 1/285 scale miniatures. Gameplay ''BattleTech'' is a turn-based multiplayer game, typically played on a map divided into hexagonal grids with figurines or counters representing military units. Paper record sheets provide detailed information about each unit, including its armament, armor and equipment, and are used to track damage, heat buildup, ammunition and various other data. Players use two six-sided dice to determine variable results, such as whether a shot strikes its target and the location it hits. Of the units ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FASA Corporation
FASA Corporation was an American publisher of role-playing games, wargaming, wargames and board games between 1980 and 2001, after which they closed publishing operations for several years, becoming an IP holding company under the name FASA Inc. In 2012, a wholly owned subsidiary called FASA Games Inc. went into operation, using the name and logo under license from the parent company. FASA Games Inc. works alongside Ral Partha Europe, also a subsidiary of FASA Corporation, to bring out new editions of existing properties such as Earthdawn and Demonworld, and to develop new properties within the FASA cosmology. FASA first appeared as a ''Traveller (role-playing game), Traveller'' licensee, producing supplements for that Game Designers' Workshop role-playing game, especially the work of the Keith Brothers. The company went on to establish itself as a major gaming company with the publication of the ''Star Trek'' RPG, then several successful original games. Noteworthy lines includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalyst Game Labs
Catalyst Game Labs (CGL) was created in May 2007 by InMediaRes Productions, LLC for the purpose of publishing print ''Shadowrun'' and ''Classic BattleTech'' sourcebooks.InMediaRes Productions, LLC forms imprint Catalyst Game Labs (BattleCorps.com, May 15, 2007) In June 2007, WizKids transferred the licenses for both ''Shadowrun'' and ''Classic BattleTech'' from Fantasy Productions, FanPro's United States subsidiary, FanPro LLC, to Catalyst, and in June 2008, Catalyst announced novels for ''Shadowrun'' and ''Classic BattleTech'', as well as the ''MechWarrior'' series. Most of the individuals responsible for the success of both ''Shadowrun'' and ''Classic BattleTech'' at FanPro moved to Catalyst when it acquired the licenses. At the 2008 Gen Con, Catalyst Game Labs anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Weisman
Jordan Weisman is an American game designer, author, and serial entrepreneur who has founded five game design companies, each in a different game genre and segment of the industry. Biography Weisman graduated from Francis W. Parker High School, in Chicago, Illinois. He went to the Merchant Marine Academy and briefly attended University of Illinois at Chicago, before leaving school to pursue his business interests. In 1980, Weisman founded role playing game publisher FASA Corporation (short for the Freedonia Aeronautics & Space Administration, named after the fictional country in the Marx Brothers film '' Duck Soup'') with partner L. Ross Babcock. Weisman and Babcock made a few hundred photocopies of the early adventures that Weisman wrote for the pen and paper role-playing game, '' Traveller'', and sold the adventures to a local store in Chicago before sending them to nationwide distributors. Weisman started his business working out of his basement, and when he and Babcock wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
