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Assault on Minette III – BATTLETECH Chaos Campaign pt. 2: Pursuit

29/12/2025 Eric Gaming

We played the 2nd track of the Planetary Assault Mini Campaign, a free Battletech Chaos Campaign supplement set during the Succession Wars.

Review: The Price of Glory

25/11/2025 Eric Narrative, Reviews

Retro Book Review of the Price of Glory the 3rd novel set in the BATTLETECH universe about the last battle of the Gray Death legion.

Assault on Minette III – BATTLETECH Chaos Campaign pt. 1: Meeting Engagement

10/10/2025 Eric Gaming

We finally got together to start playing the Planetary Assault Mini Campaign, a free Battletech Chaos Campaign supplement set during the Succession Wars Era.

Easy to build wargaming board

19/09/2025 Eric Tutorial

Having started Rangers of Shadow Deep, I thought I needed a dedicated 2.5′ x 2.5′ easy to build wargaming board. Here’s how to do it.

Review: Shakedown – An introduction to Horizon Wars: Midnight Dark

27/07/2025 Eric Gaming, Reviews

We played Shakedown, the introductory rules to Horizon Wars Midnight Dark, the updated version of the small scale Combined Arms Sci-Fi game.

Review: Mercenary’s Star

21/03/2025 Eric Narrative, Reviews

Retro Book Review of Mercenary’s Star, the 2nd novel set in the BATTLETECH universe following the growth of the legendary Gray Death legion.

Portable-Travel-Pocket-BATTLETECH

06/12/2024 Eric Gaming, Tutorial

I’ve been tinkering with a portable-travel-pocket-sized BATTLETECH game, because I like to experiment with travel sized miniature gaming.

Retro Book Review of Decision at Thunder Rift

Review: Decision at Thunder Rift

20/09/2024 Eric Narrative, Reviews

Decision at Thunder Rift is a 1986 science fiction novel by William H. Keith Jr., set in the BATTLETECH universe. It follows Grayson Death Carlyle’s journey from trainee to MechWarrior amidst war and betrayal. It’s a pulpy, action-packed read reminiscent of 80s movies, combining intense combat with intriguing world-building and political drama.