Battletech

Year in Review: Rockfish’s 2022

Well, it looks like we’ve done another year. Not entirely sure when that happened, but geez was this a dense one for me! Between work, becoming a homeowner, and a gradual increase in the amount of socialization I felt...

Battletech: Mech Overview: Griffin

We return to our mech overviews looking at the Griffin, the other mech found in the Beginners Box.

Goonhammer Hobby Round-up: November 2022

This one's a little late but November was a big month for our hobby crew! Primaris Kevin I finished up my Repulsor Executioner and feel really good about how the model turned out, no matter how much the unit sucks. The...

Battletech: Pest Control: How to Kill Elementals

While mechs are the stars of Battletech, it's a full combined-arms game. Today we're looking at how to fight against clan elementals.

Battletech: Mech Overview: Vindicator

In this weeks Mech Overview we're taking a look at all the different variants of the Vindicator, one of the two mechs in the current beginner box.

Battletech: Mech Overview: Mad Cat

Howdy tube-men and welcome to our first Mech Overview, focusing in on the game stats of different mechs and their variants and how to best use them. Mechs are obviously the main draw of Battletech, and everyone will be...

Battletech: Basic Tactics and Playing High Tech vs. Low Tech

The extent of force composition rules in Battletech are simple Battle Value (BV) balancing - both sides should end up with approximately the same total. The simplicity of these rules commonly causes a divide between people who prefer to spend that BV budget on more mechs or spend it on better mechs. As with nearly everything in Battletech, there's very little consensus on which is better.

Battletech: How to Make a Good Lance

Force contstruction in Battletech is mechanically simple but conceptually complex. Peri works through two different methods of building a lance and what tools you'll need.

Battletech: Main Gun Combatmath

This week the Hammer of Math comes over to Battletech, where we break down how the various "main guns" perform.

Battletech: Playing Your First Game

Welcome back to more Battletech. We have covered the starter boxes, currently available units, books, and other products, as well as a brief primer on the factions and timeline. This week we will talk about actually playing your first few games of the big cool robot game, and what a "Standard" game of Battletech even is.