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Rules assistance for BattleTech: Solaris VII – The Game World
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 180 min
- 12+
- Complexity 3.7/5
Rules assistant for BattleTech: Solaris VII – The Game World
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BattleTech: Solaris VII – The Game World is an expansion for BattleTech released in 1991 for 2 players, 180 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Bryan Nystul, Mike Nystul, and Anthony Pryor and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Role Playing, and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
From the back cover: ""Let the Games begin!" The bay door swings up and away, revealing your opponent across a labyrinth of obstacles rising from the arena floor. Barely aware that the signal has been given, you are off and running, weapons blazing to cover your desperate sprint to safety. Diving through a maelstrom of explosions, you round a corner and charge your foe, ignoring the insistent flashing of your warning lights. Welcome to the Game World, where war is a busines and life is a gamble. Solaris VII is a supplemental for use with BattleTech and MechWarrior, providing everything needed for a MechWarrior to experience the life of a gladiator up close and personal. From the deadly 'Mech duels to the nightly intrigues at Thor's Shieldhall, Solaris VII challenges all the skills your characters possess. Solaris VII includes a full-color map of Solaris City, a gazetteer of the Game World, a gamemaster's guide, and a full-color map for each of the 5 arenas run by the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere. Solaris VII also introduces the BattleMech Dueling System, a BattleTech expansion for running one-to-one tactical combat with more tactical options than ever before. How good are you? On Solaris, finding out will get you rich or get you killed." User comment: Solaris VII is a supplement for use with Battletech. In addition to providing arena maps and scenarios, it introduces the "Battlemech Dueling System" The Battlemech Dueling System is an expansion for running one-to-one compbat, with more tactical options than before. Expands: BattleTech The BattleMech's introduced in this box set weren't added to the mainstream BattleTech universe until FanPro released the Classic BattleTech: Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, 14 years after Solaris VII was first printed.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Fanpro
- FASA
Questions and answers
BattleTech: Solaris VII – The Game World 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: Solaris VII – The Game World is 180 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: Solaris VII – The Game World for ages 12 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: Solaris VII – The Game World has a complexity rating of 3.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
BattleTech: Solaris VII – The Game World belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Role Playing, and Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of BattleTech: Solaris VII – The Game World are: Bryan Nystul, Mike Nystul, and Anthony Pryor. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists BattleTech: Solaris VII – The Game World as an expansion for BattleTech. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need BattleTech to use it. Check that your edition of BattleTech is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.