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Strategic Operationstm BATTLETECH STRATEGIC OPERATIONSTM BattleTech Strategic Operations™ is the rulebook for advanced rules aerospace assets that open the entire conquest of a solar system. Series / Type: BattleTech / Core Rulebook Compatibility: Aerospace advanced rules requires BattleTech Total Warfare. Tactical Operations is recommended for enhanced play. BattleForce rules are a stand-alone game play system not requiring any other books. Selling Points: • A complete game system—BattleForce—allows players to use their existing miniatures and mapsheets to play quick, fast-paced BattleTech games, from companies to battalions and even regiments • Includes new aerospace movement, combat and advanced aerospace unit construction rules • Comprehensive maintenance, salvage, repair and customization rules allows players to map out extended campaigns • Includes miniature rules for playing without gridded map sheets, in a way that is familiar to MechWarrior: Age of Destruction players • All new presentation, including hard cover, full-color Promotion: • A strong network of multi-language websites constantly updating with material and news from BattleTech.com • Advertised in Game Trade Magazine and Greater Games Industry Catalog. Target Market: • Current BattleTech players • Lapsed BattleTech players looking to return • Cross-over players from other table-top miniatures games Up-Sells & Cross-Sells: • Total Warfare [CAT35001] • TechManual [CAT35002] • Tactical Operations [CAT35003] For more information on these and other exciting Battletech products, please visit us online at: www.CatalystGameLabs.com • Technical Readout: 3075 [CAT35130] Retailers, please download the latest list of North American & international distributors from www.catalystgamelabs.com/retailers/ ???TACTICAL OPERATIONS ISBN 978-1-934857-21-2 $49.99 Catalyst Game Labs ISBN-13: ???978-1-934857-21-2 5 4 9 9 9 PMB 202 303 91st Ave NE, G-701 MSRP: $???$49.99 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Pages: ???448 full-color [Hardcover] [email protected] (425) 296-6625 [voice] CatalogStock #: #:CAT35004 CAT????? (425) 948-1301 [fax] 9 7 8 1 9 3 4 8 5 7 2 1 2 Release: ?????August 11, 2009 © 2008 WizKids, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Classic BattleTech and all product titles are trademarks This file was last updated on JUL 24 2009. of WizKids, Inc. Catalyst Game Labs and CGL logo are trademarks of InMediaRes Productions, LLC. Please visit www.CatalystGameLabs.com for updates..
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