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Get an Introduction to an Awesome Game with Battletech: A Game of Armored Combat
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A fan community for all things BattleTech, Mechwarrior, etc.
This is perfect! I was just thinking about getting the beginner box, but I might go with the Alpha Strike book and a couple of mech minis instead.
Alpha Strike is definitely more my speed. The rules are more streamlined letting you get more minis on the table or have quicker games and while they do kind of remove some of the uniqueness of Mechs they also make a bunch of Mechs that would never be viable absolutely playable.