BattleForce (1987)

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Designer	L. Ross Babcock, III Cory Glaberson Jordan Weisman
Artist	Dana Andrews Jeff Laubenstein Todd F. Marsh Steve Venters
Publisher	FASA
Year Published	1987
# of Players	2 − 20
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2, 4 players (2 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (2 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Wargames (4 voters) [vote]
Category	Science Fiction Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
Expansion	BattleForce: The Galtor Campaign BattleTech Technical Readout: 3050 BattleTech: 20 Year Update BattleTech: Hot Spots BattleTech: Map Set 1 BattleTech: Map Set 2 BattleTech: Map Set 3 BattleTech: Map Set 4 BattleTech: Map Set 5 BattleTech: Map Set 6 BattleTech: Mercenary's Handbook 3055 BattleTech: The Battle for Twycross BattleTech: The Kell Hounds Classic Battletech Map Compilation 1 Classic Battletech Map Compilation 2 The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1 The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2 The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One House Davion: The Federated Suns House Marik: The Free Worlds League House Steiner: The Lyran Commonwealth Rolling Thunder Show More »
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A small unit module for the Battle Tech universe. Each "stand" represents 4 'mechs, each hex 180 meters, and each turn 1 minute. Combat is both ranges and close, and damage is determined by CRT. Damage is taken in "steps", each unit generally having 4 steps. Exact unit compositions are hidden until sighted. Rules are included for creating custom units using BattleTech constructed 'mechs.

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BattleForce

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Publisher: FASA

Artist: Dana Andrews, Jeff Laubenstein, Todd F. Marsh, Steve Venters more»

Year: 1987

Product Code: 1611

Size: 11.75 x 9.25 x 1.50 inches

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Battleforce Unit List

This spreadsheet lists all the units that came with Battleforce. I give all the basic statistics so you can plan your army better.

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Board Game Rank:	4415
War Game Rank:	1358
Num Ratings:	114
Average Rating:	5.94
Standard Deviation:	1.60
Num Views:	20578
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Avg. Game Weight:	3.2
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Personal Comments:	45
Users Owning:	241
Users Wanting:	6
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BattleForce: The Galtor Campaign

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Average Rating	6.75
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Year Published	1987

BattleTech Technical Readout: 3050

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Num Ratings	24
Average Rating	7.44
Average Weight	4.00

Num Owned	108
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Comments	7
Year Published	1990

BattleTech: 20 Year Update

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Average Rating	7.00
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Num Owned	28
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Year Published	1989

BattleTech: Hot Spots

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Average Rating	8.67
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Year Published	1993

BattleTech: Map Set 1

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Num Ratings	3
Average Rating	6.67
Average Weight	2.00

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Year Published	1985

BattleTech: Map Set 2

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Num Ratings	5
Average Rating	7.00
Average Weight	2.00

Num Owned	20
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Year Published	1988

BattleTech: Map Set 3

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Num Ratings	4
Average Rating	6.38
Average Weight	2.00

Num Owned	18
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Year Published	1991

BattleTech: Map Set 4

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Num Ratings	3
Average Rating	6.33
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	16
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Year Published	1991

BattleTech: Map Set 5

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Num Ratings	1
Average Rating	6.00
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	11
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Wishlist	2
Comments	0
Year Published	1997

BattleTech: Map Set 6

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Num Ratings	1
Average Rating	5.00
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	9
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Wishlist	3
Comments	0
Year Published	2000

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