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===Classic BattleTech Universe=== ===Classic BattleTech Universe===
[[Image:CBT10980UniverseCover.jpg|left|140px]]{{main|Classic BattleTech Universe}} [[Image:CBT10980UniverseCover.jpg|left|140px]]{{main|Classic BattleTech Universe}}
− After 2001, the original BattleTech game line was rebranded to "[[Classic BattleTech]]" and the rights were transferred to [[WizKids]] who licensed them to [[FanPro]]. FanPro published a new edition of the boxed set in 2003 that included a booklet titled ''Classic BattleTech Universe''. Focused on introducing the universe, this booklet expanded on the setting information from the previous booklet and included an introductory short story. It would become the template for subsequent Universe Books for a long time to come. + After 2001, the original BattleTech game line was rebranded to "[[Classic BattleTech]]" and the rights were transferred to [[Wizkids]] who licensed them to [[FanPro]]. FanPro published a new edition of the boxed set in 2003 that included a booklet titled ''Classic BattleTech Universe''. Focused on introducing the universe, this booklet expanded on the setting information from the previous booklet and included an introductory short story. It would become the template for subsequent Universe Books for a long time to come.
FanPro made a digital version ([[w:PDF|PDF]]) of the booklet available for free download via their website, classicbattletech.com (now defunct). It had a slightly different cover, with the BattleTech logo graphics updated to the latest logo. After the BattleTech license went from FanPro to [[Catalyst Game Labs]], CGL also made it available for free download, though the logo on the cover was changed again when "Classic BattleTech" reverted to simply "BattleTech". FanPro made a digital version ([[w:PDF|PDF]]) of the booklet available for free download via their website, classicbattletech.com (now defunct). It had a slightly different cover, with the BattleTech logo graphics updated to the latest logo. After the BattleTech license went from FanPro to [[Catalyst Game Labs]], CGL also made it available for free download, though the logo on the cover was changed again when "Classic BattleTech" reverted to simply "BattleTech".
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===Inner Sphere at a Glance=== ===Inner Sphere at a Glance===
[[Image:CBT35000ISaaGCover.jpg|left|140px]]{{main|Inner Sphere at a Glance}} [[Image:CBT35000ISaaGCover.jpg|left|140px]]{{main|Inner Sphere at a Glance}}
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(Meanwhile, the downscaled ''[[BattleTech: Beginner Box]]'' that was published simultaneously with ''A Game of Armored Combat'' only contained a flyer-style folded map of the Inner Sphere titled ''An Instant Guide to the Inner Sphere''. Focused on the year [[3025]], it offers some bullet points about the five Great Houses and Comstar, the Inner Sphere and the BattleTech universe at large, BattleMechs, and MechWarriors.) (Meanwhile, the downscaled ''[[BattleTech: Beginner Box]]'' that was published simultaneously with ''A Game of Armored Combat'' only contained a flyer-style folded map of the Inner Sphere titled ''An Instant Guide to the Inner Sphere''. Focused on the year [[3025]], it offers some bullet points about the five Great Houses and Comstar, the Inner Sphere and the BattleTech universe at large, BattleMechs, and MechWarriors.)
− Notably, there is a digital version of the BattleTech Primer (in PDF) with the same cover but featuring vastly more content, with three times the page count of the physical booklet in the box. CGL used to have it as a free download via their BattleTech website, but the current website does not have a download link anymore. + Notably, there is a digital version of the BattleTech Primer (in PDF) with the same cover but featuring vastly more content, with three times the pagecount of the physical booklet in the box. CGL used to have it as a free download via their BattleTech website, but the current website does not have a download link anymore.
==External Links== ==External Links==
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− | After 2001, the original BattleTech game line was rebranded to "[[Classic BattleTech]]" and the rights were transferred to [[ | + | After 2001, the original BattleTech game line was rebranded to "[[Classic BattleTech]]" and the rights were transferred to [[Wizkids]] who licensed them to [[FanPro]]. FanPro published a new edition of the boxed set in 2003 that included a booklet titled ''Classic BattleTech Universe''. Focused on introducing the universe, this booklet expanded on the setting information from the previous booklet and included an introductory short story. It would become the template for subsequent Universe Books for a long time to come. |
FanPro made a digital version ([[w:PDF|PDF]]) of the booklet available for free download via their website, classicbattletech.com (now defunct). It had a slightly different cover, with the BattleTech logo graphics updated to the latest logo. After the BattleTech license went from FanPro to [[Catalyst Game Labs]], CGL also made it available for free download, though the logo on the cover was changed again when "Classic BattleTech" reverted to simply "BattleTech". | FanPro made a digital version ([[w:PDF|PDF]]) of the booklet available for free download via their website, classicbattletech.com (now defunct). It had a slightly different cover, with the BattleTech logo graphics updated to the latest logo. After the BattleTech license went from FanPro to [[Catalyst Game Labs]], CGL also made it available for free download, though the logo on the cover was changed again when "Classic BattleTech" reverted to simply "BattleTech". | ||
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===Inner Sphere at a Glance=== | ===Inner Sphere at a Glance=== | ||
[[Image:CBT35000ISaaGCover.jpg|left|140px]]{{main|Inner Sphere at a Glance}} | [[Image:CBT35000ISaaGCover.jpg|left|140px]]{{main|Inner Sphere at a Glance}} | ||
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(Meanwhile, the downscaled ''[[BattleTech: Beginner Box]]'' that was published simultaneously with ''A Game of Armored Combat'' only contained a flyer-style folded map of the Inner Sphere titled ''An Instant Guide to the Inner Sphere''. Focused on the year [[3025]], it offers some bullet points about the five Great Houses and Comstar, the Inner Sphere and the BattleTech universe at large, BattleMechs, and MechWarriors.) | (Meanwhile, the downscaled ''[[BattleTech: Beginner Box]]'' that was published simultaneously with ''A Game of Armored Combat'' only contained a flyer-style folded map of the Inner Sphere titled ''An Instant Guide to the Inner Sphere''. Focused on the year [[3025]], it offers some bullet points about the five Great Houses and Comstar, the Inner Sphere and the BattleTech universe at large, BattleMechs, and MechWarriors.) | ||
− | Notably, there is a digital version of the BattleTech Primer (in PDF) with the same cover but featuring vastly more content, with three times the | + | Notably, there is a digital version of the BattleTech Primer (in PDF) with the same cover but featuring vastly more content, with three times the pagecount of the physical booklet in the box. CGL used to have it as a free download via their BattleTech website, but the current website does not have a download link anymore. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== |