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Listed below are the card sets which make up the Battletech CCG.
Each section has a information about the card set set including checklists, rules, FAQs, errata or other material.
Card Sets:
Battletech CCG Limited EditionBattletech CCG Limited and Unlimited Editions
Set Info: Released November 3rd, 1996.
293 Cards Total ( 142 'Mech, 118 Command, 33 Mission; 22 Vital, 37 Common, 92 Uncommon, 80 Rare)
Battletech TCG Rulebook:
Limited/Unlimited rule book PDF file
Battletech CCG general rulings compiled by JD Wiker (WOTC customer service expert):
BATTLETECH GENERAL RULINGS text file
Limited Edition FAQ and Checklist from Duelist #16:
Limited Edition FAQ PDF file
Limited Edition FAQ txt file
Checklist page 1 PDF file
Checklist page 2 PDF file
Card Files:
Limited Edition set checklist text file
Limited Edition set card data text file
Unlimited Edition set card data text file
Fan Rule references:
Quick Reference Guide PDF file
Rules Reference PDF file
New rules or game mechanics:
Set Info: Limited Edition, released Nov 3, 1996. Unlimited Edition release Feburary 14th 1997 The set consists of 293 cards. 142 'Mech Cards, 118 Command Cards, 33 Mission Cards cards.
The following Unlimited Edition cards have differences from the Limited Edition:
Ambush!, Ammo Explosion, Axman AXM-1N, Battalion Support, Bjorn Jorgensson, Cataphract CTF-3D, Caught in Hangar, Combat Engineers,
Critical Hit, Elite Infantry, Extra Armor Plating, Ferro--Fibrous Armor, Firestarter FS9-H, Guerrilla Support, Hatchetman HCT-3F,
Hatchetman HCT-5S, Head Shot, Heroic Sacrifice, Infantry Platoon, ISF Counterespionage, Leap Before You Look, Long Range Targeting System,
MASC, Mislabled Drop Boxes, Navigation Computer, Open Supply Lines, Perimeter Alarm, Point Defense System, Pryde's Pride, Retrieve Lost 'Mech,
Retrofitted Laser System, Retrofitted Missile Rack, Running Battle, Sabotaged Heat Sinks, Sabotaged Missiles, Temporary Cease Fire. Victor Steiner Davion.
Credits:
BattleTech TCG Design: Richard Garfield
Additional Game Design and Development: Charlie Curita, Glenn Elliott, William JocKusch
BattleTech Created By: Jordan K. Weisman, L. ROSS Babcock III
FASA BattleTech Line Developer: Bryan Nystul
Editor: Michael G. Ryan
Flavor Text: Michael A. Stackpole, Sharon Turner Mulvihill, Randall N. Bills, Bryan Nystul, George Lowe, Warren Wyman, Diane Piron-Gelman, John Bridegroom, Tara Gallagher, Rob Cruz
Flavor Text Contest Winners: Paul Barrett, Glenn Martin, David Trotti
Project Manager: Ron Richardson
General Manager; Rich Fukutaki
Art Director and Graphic Design: Roger Dale Coad
FASA Art Review: Jim Nelson, Joel Biske
FASA Flavor Text Coordinator: Sharon Turner Mulvihill
Production, Typesetting, and Layout: Dave Hill,Corey Macourek, Courtney Colodner, Karol Fuentes, Tom Wanerstrand, Jefferson M. Shelley, Douglas Ketler
Marketing Coordinator: Casey Brebberman
Print Purchasing: Scot Yonan, Kathy Watkin
Business Coordinator: Leeds Chamberlain
Customer Service Expert J. D. Wiker
Playtesters (FASA): Bryan Nystul, Jordan K. Weisman, Louis J. Prosperi, Randall N. Bills, Tara Gallagher
Playtesters (Wizards of the Coast):George Lowe, Paul Randles, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Warren Wyman, Rich McGatha, Ron Richardson, Wolfgang Baur, Brian Campbell, Shawn Carnes, Adam Conus, Mike Elliott, Don Felice, Garon Galloway, Paul Peterson, Bill Rose, Teeuwynn Woodruff
Cover Illustration: Dermot Power
RuleBook Illustrations: Thomas Milliorn, Doug Chaffee, Mark Poole, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Chris Wilkes. Mike Selinker, Rich McGatha, Charlie Catino ("for saving me from a nervous breakdown despite the walking pneumonia"), Karen Hewitt, Adam Smith, Alden David Richardson, Linda Richardson Yaw, Melody Alder, Irma Ryan, Dan Cervelli, Brian (Lawman) Lewis, Jeff Christianson, Marc (Sparky) Schmalz, Mark Sundlie, Chaz Elliot, Sue-Lane Wood, Peter Dutton, James Ernest, Jonathan Tweet, Matt Burke, Paul Timm, Kelsea, Mr. Bob McSwain.
Very special thanks to: Our customers, for whom this is all intended.
Set Info: Released April 15th, 1997.
99 Cards Total (39 'Mech, 37 Command, 23 Mission; 1 Vital, 37 Common, 30 Uncommon, 31 Rare)
Wizards of the Coast FAQ:
Counterstrike Expansion set FAQ Q&A text file
Counterstrike Expansion set FAQ text file
Card Checklist from Duelist #17:
Counterstrike Expansion checklist PDF file
Card Files:
Counterstrike Expansionset checklist data text file
Counterstrike Expansion set card data text file
New rules or game mechanics:
Credits:
BattleTech Command recognizes the front-line soldiers who built the Counterstrike war machine. All of them proudly bear the scars of battle.
Artists:
Set Info: Released August 18th, 1997.
101 Cards Total: (41 'Mechs, 51 Command, 9 Mission, 39 Common, 31 Uncommon, 31 Rare)
Wizards of the Coast FAQ:
Mercenaries Expansion set Q&A text file
Mercenaries Expansion set FAQ text file
Card Checklist from Duelist #19:
Mercenaries Expansion checklist PDF file
Card Files:
Mercenaries Expansion set checklist data text file
Mercenaries Expansion set card data text file
New rules or game mechanics:
Credits:
BattleTech TCG Design: Richard Garfield
Mercenaries Design Team: Glenn Elliott, Shawn F. Carnes, Paul Peterson, Mike Selinker, Tom Wylie
Mercenaries Development Team: Charlie Catino, Glenn Elliott, Tom Wylie, Robert GutscheraR&D Oversight (Wizards): Jim Lin
BattleTech Created By: Jordan K. Weisman, L. Ross Babcock III
FASA BattleTech Line Developer: Bryan Nystul
Editor: Brian Campbell, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes
Flavor Text: Wolfgang Baur, Randall Bills, Shawn F. Carnes, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Kij Johnson, Greg Moeller, Paul Peterson, Mike Selinker, Sharon Turner Mulvill, Teeuwynn Woodruff, Warren Wyman
Brand Manager: Ron Richardson
Asst. Brand Manager/Project Coordinator: Michael Brooks
General Manager: Rich Fukutaki
Art Director and Graphic Design: Roger Dale Coad
Assistant Art Director and Additional Design: Ellen Buck
FASA Art Director: Jim Nelson
FASA Assistant Art Director: Joel Biske
Marketing Coordinator: Casey Brebberman
Promotions Coordination: Lara Dalch
Public Relations: Steve Kam
Print Purchasing: Sid Davis, Donna Woodcock
Yypesetting: Paul Allen Timm
Production: Ted Johnson, Hans Reifenrath, Jefferson M. Shelley, and Steve Nashem
Business Coordinator:Leeds Chamberlain
Customer Service Expert: J.D. Wiker
Conventions Coordinator: Diana Johns
Playtesters:Clark Brean, Larry Heath, Ben Westfall, Ivan Edgerly, Robert Sheets, Jason Robinette, Rick Cripe, Stephan Perry, Robert Kramer, Michael Mikealain, Keith Dallas, David Herzog, Ken Somerville, Emily Madsen Frank Madsen, Ed Willis
Artists: TBD
Set Info: Released November 10th, 1997.
108 Cards Total: (41 'Mech, 58 Command, 9 Mission, 36 Common, 36 Uncommon, 36 Rare)
Wizards of the Coast FAQ:
Mechwarrior Expansion set FAQ text file
Card Checklist from Duelist #21:
Mechwarrior Expansion checklist PDF file
Card Files:
Mechwarrior Expansion set checklist data text file
Mechwarrior Expansion set card data text file
New rules or game mechanics:
Credits: TBD
Artists: TBD
Set Info: Released March 23rd, 1998.
108 Cards Total (56 Units, 43 Command, 9 Mission, 36 Common, 36 Uncommon, 36 Rare)
Card Checklist from Duelist #24:
Arsenal Expansion checklist PDF file
Card Files:
Arsenal Expansion set checklist data text file
Arsenal Expansion set card data text file
New rules or game mechanics:
Arsenal introduces new cards and features into your Battletech game. Read below to learn what they do and how to use them.Vehicles and Battle Armor Cards:
Vehicles are non-'Mech units such as Attach Helicopters, Tanks, and Hovercraft. They activate, attack, guard, and block like 'Mechs. If a Vehicle is damaged, roll a die; on a 6, you scrap the Vehicle.
Battle Armor are units of ground troops that wear powered combat suits, Like Vehicles, they also activate, attack, guard, and block like 'Mechs, but cannot attack or block alone. A Battle Armor unit also attacks of blocks at the speed of the fastest Omni 'Mech in the group accompanying it, if any.
You cannot play Pilot and Mission cards of Vehicles and Battle Armor unless specifically stated. For example, Front-Loaded Supply Lines says "All 'Mechs and Vehicles gain Alpha Strike: +2 attack." Other cards, such as Enhancements, work on 'Mechs as well as Vehicles and Battle Armor.
Finally, options such as ECM and Anti-missile that affect 'Mechs also affect Vehicles and Battle Armor, even if the option states that it applies only to 'Mechs.
Legacy Cards:
A Legacy card represents the lasting contribution made by an important figure in the BattleTech universe within his or her House or Clan. If you have no cards in play from that figure's House or Clan, aside from the Legacy itself, scrap the Legacy card.
About Base Construction Cost:
The base construction cost of a card is its cost without asset requirements, if any. For example, the total construction cost of a Sloth Squad is 0+3L, but its base construction cost is 0.
Credits: TBD
Artists: TBD
Set Info: Released August 11th, 1998.
XX Cards Total (171 'Mechs, 142 Command, 40 Mission, 15 Vital, 8 High Commands, 110 Common, 110 Uncommon, 110 Rare)
Wizards of the Coast Players Guide (FAQ+Errata):
Commander's Edition set Players Guide PDF file
Wizards of the Coast Inner Sphere/Clan Rulebook:
Commander's Edition Clan Rulebook PDF file
Commander's Edition Innersphere Rulebook
Card Files:
Commander's Edition set checklist data text file
Commander's Edition set card data text file
Commander's Edition pre-constructed decks text file
Fan Commander's Edition Recources:
Fan corrections to the Commander's Edition set Players Guide PDF file
Fan summary of Commander's Edition changes doc file
Commander's Edition Box Powers doc file
Commander's Edition Box Powers scans archive
New rules or game mechanics:
High Command cards:
Included in each of the Commander's Edition starter sets was a "High Command" card, these new and powerful cards generally enhanced the existing advantages of that factions decks. For example each mech in a deck with the Kurita high command would get: -1 structure and gain C3. Others opened up a new playstyle or deck type like the Ghost Bear High Command card which would divert all non-unit non-resource cards scrapped from the stockpile into the players hand instead.
Box Powers:
The BattleTech trading card game introduced box power with the release of the Commander's Edition. Box powers were, "....a special ability offered to the user of a deck through its affiliation with a Clan or a House." The rule for this ability was printed on the outside of the pre-constructed decks for each represented Clan & House. This allowed the player to trade in 'useless' cards in the present hand for the referenced ability. The box power was not to be considered 'in play' as a card nor was the box something that could be targeted by the opponent or scrapped by the player. Box powers for Clans and Houses without pre-constructed decks could be received directly from Wizards of the Coast, the game's publisher.
The accumulated box power rules are provided here. The 'tap' symbol proceeded each rule.
Clan:
Ghost Bear (Alshain):
Scrap a card from your hand to activate a 'Mech in your Construction Region that is fully constructed. Put a +1 attack counter on it for every 3 construction counters above its cost. Use this ability only during your Deploy phase.
Jade Falcon (Ironhold):
Scrap a card from your hand to repair up to 3 damage to each of your Units. Use this ability only during your Repair/Reload phase.
Smoke Jaguar (Huntress):
Scrap a card from your hand to choose one of your 'Mechs. Re-roll all of the missile dice for that 'Mech. Use this ability only after all of the missile dice for that 'Mech have been rolled.
Steel Viper (New Kent):
Scrap a card from your hand to search your Stockpile for any Unit card. Show that card to all players, put it into your hand, and shuffle your Stockpile. Then choose any Unit card in your hand, show it to all players, and restock it. Use this ability only during your Deploy phase.
Wolf (Strana Mechty):
Scrap a card from your hand to choose one of your 'Mechs. That 'Mech may attack as if it were one speed faster this turn. Use this ability during your Missions phase, but not during a mission.
Clan Capital Planet (Generic):
Scrap a card from your hand to allow one 'Mech to ignore any damage from overheating, or to Alpha Strike without depleteing. Use this ability on during a mission.
Inner Sphere
ComStar (Terra):
Scrap a card from your hand to look at your opponent's hand and discard one card at random from his or her hand. Use this ability during your Missions phase, but not during a mission.
Davion (New Avalon):
Scrap a card from your hand to get +2 initiative. Use this ability only during a mission.
Marik (Atreus):
Scrap a card from your hand to give one of your Units Long-Range 2. (If that Unit is blocked, it may deal 2 of its damage to the target.) Use this ability only during a mission.
Kurita (Luthien):
Scrap a card from your hand to give your attacking 'Mech +1 attack. Use this ability only during a Mission, and only if that 'Mech is attacking alone.
Liao (Sian):
Scrap a card from your hand to give your opponent -1 initiative. Use this ability only during a mission.
Rasalhague (Orestes):
Scrap a card from your hand to have a Command card that deals damage deal +1 total damage. Use this ability only when you activate that card.
St. Ives (St. Ives):
Scrap a card from your hand to gain A, L, M, P, and T until end of turn. Use this ability only during your Deploy phase.
Steiner (Tharkad):
Scrap a card from your hand to gain {R}. Use this ability only during your Deploy phase.
Inner Sphere Capital Planet (Generic):
Scrap a card from your hand to choose any Unit or Target and deal 3 damage to it. Use this ability only during a mission.
Credits: TBD
Artists: Artist List text file
Set Info: Released November 2nd, 1998.
107 Cards Total (55 Units, 37 Command, 15 Mission, 35 Common, 36 Uncommon, 36 Rare)
Wizards.com Players Crusade Review:
Wizards.com Players Crusade Revie text file
Card Files:
Crusade Expansion set checklist text file
Crusade Expansion set card data text file
New rules or game mechanics:
Credits: TBD
Artists: Artist List text file
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Card scan files:
High definition scans of all cards
Low definition scans of all cards
DCI Rules:
DCI Universal rules 1999-2000 text file
DCI Battletech rules 1999-2000 text file