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If you\u2019ve ever considered jumping into the BattleTech<\/a> tabletop game, right now, Humble<\/a> is offering an $18 bundle that includes all of the rulebooks you need to start playing, in addition to several sourcebooks, campaigns, and technical manuals to supplement your experience. While you technically don\u2019t need fancy miniatures to play BattleTech, picking up an inexpensive introductory set like the Battletech Beginner Box<\/a> is a great way to start building out your mini-Lance.<\/p>\n

The most important parts of this bundle are the Battlemech Manual<\/em>, Alpha Strike: Commander\u2019s Edition<\/em>, and BattleTech: Total Warfare<\/em>, which will get you up to speed on everything you need to play or run your own campaign. However, this bundle also features technical readouts for classic and modern \u2018Mechs, in addition to BattleTech: A Time of War<\/em>, which folds in rules for a more personal TTRPG experience on top of \u2018Mech combat.<\/p>\n

BattleTech is a massive tabletop franchise that spans roughly a millennium of human history<\/a> and has even recently announced a new, Warhammer-inspired, set titled BattleTech: Gothic<\/a><\/em>. This bundle, however, sticks to the classic franchise and includes everything you need to set up campaigns, from the Succession Wars stretching all the way into the Ilkhan era.<\/p>\n

Humble Bundle sets always put aside a portion of your purchase to benefit a non-profit. This particular bundle will help fund No Kid Hungry<\/a>, an organization that helps to provide children with nutrition at schools and at home. However, you can always customize how much of your purchase goes to the publisher, to Humble, or to charity by using the \u201cadjust donation\u201d drop-down menu and selecting a custom amount.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve ever considered jumping into the BattleTech tabletop game, right now, Humble is offering an $18 bundle that includes all of the rulebooks you need to start playing, in addition to several sourcebooks, campaigns, and technical manuals to supplement your experience. While you technically don\u2019t need fancy miniatures to play BattleTech, picking up an inexpensive introductory set like the Battletech Beginner Box is a great way to start building out your mini-Lance. The most important parts of this bundle are the Battlemech Manual, Alpha Strike: Commander\u2019s Edition, and BattleTech: Total Warfare, which will get you up to speed on everything you need to play or run your own campaign. However, this bundle also features technical readouts for classic and modern \u2018Mechs, in addition to…<\/p>\n

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