Tim's Battletech Page

Of all things BattleTech

Welcome! This new BattleTech site will hopefully contain all of the stuff that I love about the game BattleTech. Right now, I've only got a bit of fiction I wrote myself. The story is untitled, but you can read it here.

The BattleTech CCG

Wow. What can I say? I'm a sucker for games. Just when I thought I'd gotten past all that stuff about being obsessed with games, I discovered I wasn't.

The BattleTech CCG (Collectable Card Game), is manufactured by the good people at Wizards of the Coast. A firend of mine introduced me to the game, and I was hooked on it. It's similar in some respects to other CCGs, but it has it's differences as well.

The game relies more on strategic attacks and missions, rather than on simple chance. Like Magic: The Gathering (Magic), you basically shove your forces at your opponent, and he decides to block them or not. Unlike Magic, you can direct your forces toward certain areas of your opponent, and you can make multiple attacks at an area, to try and weaken his defenses.

The game has a lot of opportunity for trying to outthink your opponent, and work against him on many levels. Some of the other games that I have played aren't able to let you operate on more than a few strategies at a time.

My biggest problem right now is that I don't have enough people to play against. If you live in the Halifax area, and would like to play, send me an email.

I'll add more stuff later, as I get time. Thanks for checking it out!

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This page was created, and is maintained and updated by Tim Rafuse.