THE GALAXY AWAITS!

It is the dawn of the thirty-first century. You are a MechWarrior: master of a multi-ton, towering avatar of destruction that is the culmination of more than 3,000 years of battlefield technology development. A precious heirloom passed from parent to child across centuries, an unassailable mark of your station. Whether a soldier-of-fortune or a true-blue patriot, you drop into hot zones across a thousand worlds to expand the star-spanning empire of one of the noble Great Houses.

BattleTech is the world's greatest armored combat game. Inside this box you'll discover epic clashes, dynamic characters, and a myriad of gaming experiences for any type of player: miniatures to RPG play, hobby painting to fiction, and beyond. 

A Game of Armored Combat includes everything you need to start tossing dice and moving miniatures on your gaming table. Do you have what it takes to plant the banner of victory and become a legend? Leap into the action and find out!

Key Features:
COMPREHENSIVE GAMEPLAY FOR ALL TYPES OF PLAYERS: Whether you enjoy tactical combat, miniatures, role-playing, or even hobby painting, BattleTech offers a wide variety of experiences to suit any interest.
NEW ILCLAN VARIATION: This updated edition introduces the IlClan variation, bringing fresh rules and content, including an IlClan primer, IlClan record sheets, and more, offering a new layer of strategy for experienced players.
HIGH-QUALITY COMPONENTS: The game includes 8 fully assembled (unpainted) miniatures, two full-color maps, and a punchboard of additional BattleMechs and terrain, giving you everything you need to dive right into the action.
EXPANSIVE WORLD-BUILDING AND STORY: Immerse yourself in a rich universe with a 16-page Universe Primer, a 24-page fiction novella, and dynamic Pilot Cards that bring your characters to life on the battlefield.
BEGINNER-FRIENDLY RULEBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTS: The 56-page rulebook and 16-page Record Sheet Booklet are easy to understand for newcomers while offering the depth and complexity that veterans expect.

New 40th Edition A Game of Armored Combat now comes with new Ilclan variation!

New Content

• 4-page Ilclan Primer
• 1-page Ilclan Rules Sheet
• 8 Ilclan Record Sheets of Ilclan variants already in the box

CONTENTS

• 8 high-quality, fully assembled (unpainted) miniatures 
• 56-page Rulebook
• 16-page Record Sheet Booklet
• 16-page Universe Primer
• 24 page fiction novella
• 8 Pilot Cards
• heavy-stock reference sheet
• Two 18" x 22" full-color paper maps (double-sided)
• Punchboard of additional BattleMechs and terrain
• 2 dice