BattleTech: Alpha Strike Box Set (2022)

About this game

In Battletech: Alpha Strike, you take command of large-scale engagements, fueled by tabletop miniatures gameplay designed for the modern wargamer. Inside is everything you need to start tossing dice and moving miniatures on your game table. BattleTech is the world’s greatest armored-combat game. And in Alpha Strike, you take command of large-scale engagements with tabletop-miniatures gameplay designed for the modern wargamer. Inside includes everything you need to start tossing dice and charging toward the enemy on your gaming table. The follow Battlemech Miniatures are included in this box: Fire Moth, Nova, Pouncer, Timber Wolf, Warhawk, Archer, Atlas, Blackjack, Locust, Phoenix Hawk, Warhammer, Wasp, Wraith The Wraith and Pouncer are the new releases, the rest are new poses or variants. Contents: 13 high-quality, fully assembled (unpainted) miniatures 40-page rulebook 24-page fiction novella 16-page Universe Primer 13 Alpha Strike cards 13 MechWarrior cards 25 Battlefield Support cards 1 heavy-stock reference sheet 2 Punchboards of trees and game counters 9 small fold-up cardstock buildings 6 large fold-up cardstock buildings 2 six-sided dice —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 2.3/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.