BattleTech Compendium

BattleTech Compendium is a sourcebook published by FASA in 1990 for the table-top miniatures mecha wargame BattleTech.

Contents

BattleTech Compendium is a supplement of rules for resolution of armored combat, which compiles the key rules from BattleTech, CityTech, and AeroTech, and covers combat between battlemechs, armored vehicles, and aerospace fighters. The book includes battlemech and vehicle statistic data from BattleTech Technical Readout 2750 and 3050 and Dropships and Jumpships, as well as new designs, and it replaces the BattleTech Manual.[1]

Publication history

FASA 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

In 1991, BattleTech Compendium won the Origins Award for Best Miniatures Rules of 1990.[2]

Reviews

References
  1. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 293. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  2. "Origins Award Winners (1990)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
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