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Line 4: == Background == == Background == − CGL announced on 13 June 2019 that they would run a crowdfunding campaign for a [[BattleTech boxed set|boxed boardgame set]] that was set in the [[Clan Invasion era]] of ca. [[3050]] and beyond, instead of the [[Succession Wars era]] of around [[3025]] that all previous boxed sets of the game had used for setting (though technically, Clan units and rules had been included within the rulebooks and box contents to one extent or another as early as the ''[[CityTech, 2nd Edition]]'' boxed set). + CGL announced on 13 June 2019 that they would run a crowdfunding campaign for a [[BattleTech boxed set|boxed boardgame set]] that was set in the [[Clan Invasion era]] of ca. [[3050]] and beyond, instead of the [[Succession Wars era]] of around [[3025]] that all previous boxed sets of the game had used for setting (though technically, Clan units and rules had been included within the rulebooks and box contents to one extent or another as early as the [[CityTech, 2nd Edition]] boxed set). Fans had repeatedly requested such a boxed set in the past, but CGL had been uncertain whether or not it was a viable product. One problem was the high production costs, especially creating molds for the plastic [[OmniMech]] miniatures that would be included; another was that the Clan Invasion brought new technologies to the game which came with a significant expansion of the rules, and might thus primarily appeal to experienced players, whereas previous boxed sets were aimed at new players. Fans had repeatedly requested such a boxed set in the past, but CGL had been uncertain whether or not it was a viable product. One problem was the high production costs, especially creating molds for the plastic [[OmniMech]] miniatures that would be included; another was that the Clan Invasion brought new technologies to the game which came with a significant expansion of the rules, and might thus primarily appeal to experienced players, whereas previous boxed sets were aimed at new players.
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| − | CGL announced on 13 June 2019 that they would run a crowdfunding campaign for a [[BattleTech boxed set|boxed boardgame set]] that was set in the [[Clan Invasion era]] of ca. [[3050]] and beyond, instead of the [[Succession Wars era]] of around [[3025]] that all previous boxed sets of the game had used for setting (though technically, Clan units and rules had been included within the rulebooks and box contents to one extent or another as early as the | + | CGL announced on 13 June 2019 that they would run a crowdfunding campaign for a [[BattleTech boxed set|boxed boardgame set]] that was set in the [[Clan Invasion era]] of ca. [[3050]] and beyond, instead of the [[Succession Wars era]] of around [[3025]] that all previous boxed sets of the game had used for setting (though technically, Clan units and rules had been included within the rulebooks and box contents to one extent or another as early as the [[CityTech, 2nd Edition]] boxed set). |
Fans had repeatedly requested such a boxed set in the past, but CGL had been uncertain whether or not it was a viable product. One problem was the high production costs, especially creating molds for the plastic [[OmniMech]] miniatures that would be included; another was that the Clan Invasion brought new technologies to the game which came with a significant expansion of the rules, and might thus primarily appeal to experienced players, whereas previous boxed sets were aimed at new players. | Fans had repeatedly requested such a boxed set in the past, but CGL had been uncertain whether or not it was a viable product. One problem was the high production costs, especially creating molds for the plastic [[OmniMech]] miniatures that would be included; another was that the Clan Invasion brought new technologies to the game which came with a significant expansion of the rules, and might thus primarily appeal to experienced players, whereas previous boxed sets were aimed at new players. | ||