August 2012 Schedule

BATTLETECH NIGHTS, CATALYST GAME LABS

DATE/TIME	GM	GAME	DETAILS	VENUE
08/03 - 6:00p	Aaron Pollyea	Battletech	Era Report: 2750 - Martial Olympiad	21C
08/10 - 6:00p	Chuck Wilson	Battletech	Death to Mercenaries: Wapakoneta - Wolf's Dragoons vs. Draconis Combine (circa. 3029)	21C
08/17	Nothing scheduled as it's the week of GenCon. However, it is still Open Gaming night at 21st Century. You can still gather with friends and run something yourself.
08/24 - 6:00p	Chuck Wilson	Battletech	Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad - New Year's Eve Massacre (circa. 3070)	21C

MUNCHKIN NIGHT, STEVE JACKSON GAMES

DATE/TIME	GM	GAME	VENUE
08/31 - 6:00p	Chuck Wilson	Munchkin	21C
DETAILS
NOTE: this is a private, invite-only game (because of space limitations based on the number of players we have) which we play at 21st Century Comics one night per month. However, if you'd like to join, please contact the GM at admin@playbattletech.org to be placed on the waiting list as we may decide to split the game into two smaller groups in the future if we have enough demand.

Rules standardization for Battletech games in games run by Charles "IronSphinx" Wilson at 21st Century Comics.
Since we have been using Advanced rules on-and-off for the past few years, I would like to codify and standardize what rules players can expect to use at my Battletech games. All the following rules, save one, can be found in Tactical Operations:

Movement Dice [white=walk, red=run, jade=jump] (p.27)

Floating Critical (p.77)

Firing When Down [one-arm prop and fire] (p.85)

Expanded Flip Arms [torso-twist AND flip arms at the same time] (p.87)

Rapid Fire AC [light and std AC's can double fire] (p.100)

Energy Weapons [dialing down lasers] (p.102)

Gauss Weapons [powering-down gauss rifles] (p.102)

Rapid Fire Machine Guns [higher rate of fire] (p102)

Hot-Load Missiles [no minimum on LRM/ATM] (p.102)

Disengage PPC Inhibitor [no minimum on PPC] (p103)

Retractable Blade [possible critical hit] (p.104)

The following rule is a "house" rule and is used simply to ensure that the entire mapsheets are available for use:

1/2-hexes and 1/4-hexes are to be treated like full-sized hexes for purposes of gameplay.

Note: If there is any question about the disposition of the underlying terrain, then the GameMaster will have sole discretion for deciding what said terrain is (if the "majority terrain" rule doesn't resolve the disposition of said hex).
While I may add special rules that are specific to the scenario, these rules are what players can expect to be used in every game that I run. Please take the time to review said rules and bring any and all questions to the GameMaster "before" the game begins. In future games, I will bring a copy of these rules for quick reference.

This is the schedule for August at 21st Century Comics and Games in East Lansing, Michigan (21C), Virtual World Entertainment in Kalamazoo, Michigan (VWE), RIW Hobbies in Livonia, Michigan (RIW), Our House Games in Monroe, Michigan (OHG), WarGames North in Cadillac, Michigan (WGN), and Big Kidz Games in Plainfield, Michigan (BKG).