Alpha Strike is a miniatures based combined arms mass combat game that uses all the units you know from Battletech. Alpha Strike is designed to let you play larger scale battles (many, many units) in a few hours or a smaller game much quicker. It is also miniatures based which means the board is not hexed like in classic Battletech and instead miniatures rules are used. Likewise, instead of using the 8.5" by 11" record sheet per mech that classic Battletech uses, Alpha Strike uses a playing card size record sheet per unit (though these are often printed on one sheet of paper to save space and organization). This event will teach all of the basics of the Alpha Strike system so you can then feel confident to play on your own or in our other Alpha Strike Events.
Battletech done old school, when lives were cheap & 'Mechs expensive.
Description:
Experience the Battletech Throwback Thursday event (played earlier in the day) using the faster-play Battletech Alpha Strike ruleset. Basically, this is a chance to replay such a big battle and come closer to playing it to total annihilation. For those who played in the standard event earlier in the day it is also a second chance at the scenario (perhaps to fix mistakes you make or play the other side). Battletech Throwback Thursday this year will go back to the days even before the Succession Wars, to the height of the Star League. This classic scenario will be played using Total Warfare rules but in the same team on team format that our old feature events use to be played as. Experience in the Alpha Strike format of Battletech is recommended.
3 rounds. Players can build their own force according to the contruction rules or use a premade force.
Description:
Players can build their own force according to the contruction rules or use a premade force. Additional Information can be found at bg.battletech.com/information/
An opportunity to fight a side (Clan Steel Viper) vs. side (Lyran) big battle over a vital island fortress on the planet Jabuka during the Clan Invasion.
Description:
This is a two team game so players will be divided up onto the two teams. Each player will control more than one unit and will help be part of their team's effort to defeat the other team. This is the Alpha Strike version of Battletech so terrain/miniatures rules will be used (not hexed) as will the Alpha Strike cards (not the classic Battletech 8.5" by 11" record sheet). It is recommended that players have experience with Alpha Strike before playing in this game and can get experience by playing Alpha Strike Academy on Thursday if needed.
A linked-scenario campaign pitting 1 side (Republic) against another side (Liao) who are invading planet Liao. Set during the Capellan Crusades.
Description:
All the sessions of the Alpha Strike: Turning Points are linked scenarios leading up to a final confrontation as the last session. Players don’t need to play in all sessions but may want to if they want to see through the whole confrontation. This will use the Alpha Strike system of Battletech which means the game will be miniatures/terrain based (not hexed) and each player will pilot several units using the Alpha Strike cards (not standard Battletech record sheets). Units are expected to die very quickly so this large scale battle can be fought in a timely manner. Since this is a campaign style game objectives will be used to create a more tactical environment. Each block the board will reset so each block is a new portion of the larger campaign.
A linked-scenario campaign pitting 1 side (Republic) against another side (Liao) who are invading planet Liao. Set during the Capellan Crusades.
Description:
All the sessions of the Alpha Strike: Turning Points are linked scenarios leading up to a final confrontation as the last session. Players don’t need to play in all sessions but may want to if they want to see through the whole confrontation. This will use the Alpha Strike system of Battletech which means the game will be miniatures/terrain based (not hexed) and each player will pilot several units using the Alpha Strike cards (not standard Battletech record sheets). Units are expected to die very quickly so this large scale battle can be fought in a timely manner. Since this is a campaign style game objectives will be used to create a more tactical environment. Each block the board will reset so each block is a new portion of the larger campaign.
A linked-scenario campaign pitting 1 side (Republic) against another side (Liao) who are invading planet Liao. Set during the Capellan Crusades.
Description:
All the sessions of the Alpha Strike: Turning Points are linked scenarios leading up to a final confrontation as the last session. Players don’t need to play in all sessions but may want to if they want to see through the whole confrontation. This will use the Alpha Strike system of Battletech which means the game will be miniatures/terrain based (not hexed) and each player will pilot several units using the Alpha Strike cards (not standard Battletech record sheets). Units are expected to die very quickly so this large scale battle can be fought in a timely manner. Since this is a campaign style game objectives will be used to create a more tactical environment. Each block the board will reset so each block is a new portion of the larger campaign.
A linked-scenario campaign pitting 1 side (Republic) against another side (Liao) who are invading planet Liao. Set during the Capellan Crusades.
Description:
All the sessions of the Alpha Strike: Turning Points are linked scenarios leading up to a final confrontation as the last session. Players don’t need to play in all sessions but may want to if they want to see through the whole confrontation. This will use the Alpha Strike system of Battletech which means the game will be miniatures/terrain based (not hexed) and each player will pilot several units using the Alpha Strike cards (not standard Battletech record sheets). Units are expected to die very quickly so this large scale battle can be fought in a timely manner. Since this is a campaign style game objectives will be used to create a more tactical environment. Each block the board will reset so each block is a new portion of the larger campaign.
A linked-scenario campaign pitting 1 side (Republic) against another side (Liao) who are invading planet Liao. Set during the Capellan Crusades.
Description:
All the sessions of the Alpha Strike: Turning Points are linked scenarios leading up to a final confrontation as the last session. Players don’t need to play in all sessions but may want to if they want to see through the whole confrontation. This will use the Alpha Strike system of Battletech which means the game will be miniatures/terrain based (not hexed) and each player will pilot several units using the Alpha Strike cards (not standard Battletech record sheets). Units are expected to die very quickly so this large scale battle can be fought in a timely manner. Since this is a campaign style game objectives will be used to create a more tactical environment. Each block the board will reset so each block is a new portion of the larger campaign.
The Final Session of the linked-scenario campaign that ran earlier on Saturday.
Description:
This is the final confrontation of all the sessions of the Alpha Strike: Turning Points scenarios that ran all day prior. Players don’t need to play in all sessions but may have wanted to play in at least one prior to this final confrontation in order to really get a feel for the campaign. This will use the Alpha Strike system of Battletech which means the game will be miniatures/terrain based (not hexed) and each player will pilot several units using the Alpha Strike cards (not standard Battletech record sheets). Units are expected to die very quickly so this large scale battle can be fought in a timely manner. Since this is a campaign style game objectives will be used to create a more tactical environment. Each block the board will reset so each block is a new portion of the larger campaign.