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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:19 am
by Durgan
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:23 pm
by Sheogorath
Is that Warhammer? Or something else?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:50 pm
by Durgan
It's called AT-43. Made by a French company named Rackham. Pretty cool- I can even stand the fact that it's prepainted instead of bare metal, because half of the minis are up to my actual painting standards, much less the 'mechs. There's no way I could paint the walkers as well as they are without a ton of effort.
Plays kind of like 40K, but with alternating turns for each unit, not "move your whole army, then I get to go" like GW games are.
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:56 am
by GM-Phil
When it comes to hex map games and the like I am all Battletech.. my love and joy.. back in college I got to know that game and history a little too well... very fun game, and an awesome and rich world to enjoy.. Now they just need to make the dang live action movie!!
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:43 pm
by Wyrmwrath
you do know they have battletech centers where you can go and sit in a cockpit of a mech and fight up to 7 other players yes?
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:57 pm
by marduk
I thought they did try a battletech movie.
And Brian: Closest Battletech center is in Chicago, right?
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:02 pm
by marduk
my bad, that was animated in 1995. Boom!
EDIT:
Hey, lest we not forget RobotJox
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:28 pm
by Wyrmwrath
Closest WAS in Utica MI, not sure where the closest is. I think the Chicago one closed. That was the original one.
seems there is one close:
http://www.battlefrontgaming.com/home.htm
VGL Underground
5671 North Westnedge
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
NO Walk-ins Accepted - Advanced Reservations Only
Ph: 269.978.2514
E-mail:
propwash@mechjock.com
8 Tesla II & 4.10 pods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech_Centers
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:48 pm
by GM-Phil
Yeah I went to the Btech center when it was in Chicago a couple of times. It was very cool..
As for RobotJox, from all I have uncovered it was supposed to be a Battletech movie that got its funding and rights pulled.. and became the mockery of a movie that it is now..
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:19 pm
by Wyrmwrath
Hey that movie was so good the only thing it lacked was SHATNER!
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:26 pm
by cole45
at gencon year they had new pods, with new tech. better graphics, better sound, better controls. Matt beat me badly.
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:44 am
by Wyrmwrath
yeah Tesla II pods. Same ones they used when I ran the Battletech at Dave and Busters out here. Although they are up to firestorm 5.0 on the game program I hear. Well overr 100 mechs now.
