BattleTech Combat Book Expansion: Basic Terrain Cards
BGG rating
6.6

BattleTech Combat Book Expansion: Basic Terrain Cards

1988

Rules assistance for BattleTech Combat Book Expansion: Basic Terrain Cards

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 10 min
  • 12+

Rules assistant for BattleTech Combat Book Expansion: Basic Terrain Cards

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BattleTech Combat Book Expansion: Basic Terrain Cards is a board game expansion released in 1988 for 2 players, 10 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Dennis Greci and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Simultaneous Action Selection.

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About the game

This is a Terrain Card set used with the Battletech Combat Books by Nova. Each time a player makes a maneuver that changes range, that player draws a new, random, terrain card. The terrain cards are used to change the amount of damage a Mech may take, the amount of heat generated, or the maneuvers that the Mech may choose. There are 64 cards in this set and the terrains included are: Barren Earth, Open Terrain, Open Water, Swamp, Rough Terrain, Rocky Terrain, Light Forest, Rubble & Debris, Wood Buildings, Heavy Forest, and Concrete and Steel.

Questions and answers

BattleTech Combat Book Expansion: Basic Terrain Cards supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.