
- BGG rank
- BGG #13,094
- BGG rating
- 8.2
BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare
- 2–6 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 1994

Rules assistance for BattleTech: The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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BattleTech: The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1 is an expansion for BattleTech released in 1988. It was designed by Boy F. Peterson, Jr. and Sam Lewis and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Role Playing.
From the back of the book: This history examines the war in strategic terms. The campaigns, the tactics, and the battles, compiled from reports by the commanders and MechWarriors themselves. Full-color maps depict the movement of forces, battlefield terrain, and the cities and other objectives they fought for. BattleForce statistics are included for over 30 key regiments, such as Wolf's Dragoons. Hundreds of BattleTech engagements can be generated from these stats using a simple conversion table.
BattleTech: The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1 has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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: The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Role Playing. 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: The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1 are: Boy F. Peterson, Jr. and Sam Lewis. 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: The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1 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.