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Expansion for BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat
BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V
2016
Rules assistance for BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 120 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V
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BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V is an expansion for BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat released in 2016 for 2 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up.
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About the game
Before there was even a Star League, the technologies taken for granted in the thirty-first century went through their awkward paces in a universe newly opened to humankind. In an age when the BattleMech was nearly unknown, when the DropShip was a new concept, and when tanks and fighters dominated the battle zones, the technology of the day was primitive by modern standards…and each new design with an experiment unto itself. Experimental Tech Readout: Primitives, Volume V samples more of the early technology designs that dominated the universe of BattleTech during the pre-Star League Age of War period. Each design featured in this book demonstrates the primitive technology level of the first generation of BattleMechs, the last generation of Combat Vehicles (before the ’Mech supplanted them), and the low-tech aerospace units that flew above them. Although many were ultimately upgraded to “modern standards” and shown in Technical Readout: 3075, the units featured here reflect these designs as they were when first introduced to the universe they fought for. Statistics and Record Sheets are included for 13 Primitive BattleMechs, vehicles, aerospace units presented in this book, ready for play in advanced BattleTech games.
Categories
Publishers
- Catalyst Game Labs
Questions and answers
BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V 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.
The listed playing time for BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V is 120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V and want something comparable for your next game night.
The catalogue lists BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout – Primitives V as an expansion for BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat to use it. Check that your edition of BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.