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==Description==
 
==Description==
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'''MechWarrior: Dark Age''' mintures set is the first collection of plastic miniatures for use in the ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age (Game System)|MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' miniatures game. The set was retailed as a starter set and blind booster packs.
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'''MechWarrior: Dark Age Starter Set''' is the first starter set for use in the ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age (Game System)|MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' collectable miniatures game.
  
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==From the Website==
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MechWarrior: Dark Age is the new Combat-Dial Game set in the BattleTech universe! MechWarrior includes a variety of infantry, hover tanks, and other vehicles which fight right alongside the 'Mechs that make the game so distinctive. MechWarrior uses a combination of all these units to give battles an incredible level of depth and strategy, while keeping the game fast and fun. Each type of unit has special abilities, making each unique and valuable in the game. This is a game that's easy to learn, but with deep combined arms strategies and tactics.
  
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Each figure is on a combat-dial base similar to those used in Mage Knight and HeroClix, but MechWarrior is an advanced game and introduces a number of new abilities and rules that are specific to the BattleTech universe, such as heat and different methods of movement. There are 116 different figures in a complete set. Each Starter set includes 1 'Mech, 2 vehicles, and 5 infantry.
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==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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===Starter Set===
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Each starter set includes:
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There are 116 different figures in a complete set. Each Starter set includes 1 'Mech, 2 vehicles, and 5 infantry. It also includes a 36-page rulebook, 1 Special Equipment Card, 3 Dice and 1 Flexible Ruler.
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* 8 randomly inserted MechWarrior miniatures: 1 'Mech, 2 vehicles, and 5 infantry units
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* 1 [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Rules of Warfare|rulebook]]
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* 1 special equipment card
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* 3 dice
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* 1 flexible ruler
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* Stickers
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* [[Faction Dossiers (MWDA)|Faction dossier]]
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==Faction Dossiers==
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The ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' '''Faction Dossiers''' are a series of ten dossiers introducing the setting and factions of ''MechWarrior: Dark Age'', framed as [[Order of Five Pillars]] intelligence reports. Unlike the similar [[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards|pilot dossiers]], the faction dossiers included in this Starter Set have not been republished by [[Catalyst Game Labs]]. Two, for the [[Stormhammers]] and the [[Republic Armed Forces]], were made freely available on the WizKids website; the others were only released in print.
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=== Overview ===
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Faction dossiers were published in this Starter Set and on the [[MWDA website]]. One, ''Historical Overview'', gave a timeline of the universe and short notes on the status of major houses and Clans. Another, on the [[Republic of the Sphere]], introduced the faction and its [[Knights of the Republic of the Sphere|Knights]]. The rest detailed the forces fighting over the Republic post-[[Blackout]], including their elite, veteran, and green sub-units and their mottos.  Similar, but not identical, writeups would later appear in ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''.
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=== List of Dossiers ===
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The ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age Starter Set]]'' included eight dossiers:
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* [[Bannson's Raiders]]
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* [[Dragon's Fury]]
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* [[Northwind Highlanders|Highlanders]]
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* Historical Overview
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* [[Republic of the Sphere]]
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* [[Spirit Cats]]
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* [[Steel Wolves]]
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* [[Swordsworn]]
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In 2003, WizKids published two additional dossiers as PDFs on the [[MWDA website]]:
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* [[Republic Armed Forces]]
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* [[Stormhammers]]
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==Complete Collection==
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{{Main|MechWarrior: Dark Age - Miniatures}}
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The set, had 116 different figures available (24 infantry, 48 vehicles, 32 non-Unique 'Mechs, 12 Unique 'Mechs). Each unit in this set was marked with Dark Age Set Symbol, and for non-Unique units, there existed multiple corresponding figures that differed in terms of faction and rank (e.g., Green, Veteran, Elite). The set also includes 42 limited release figures that were not included in this set, nor in the [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Booster Pack]]s
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'''Infantry:''' ''(Figure numbers 001-024)''
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* [[Infantry|Peasant Company]] (3 figures)
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* [[Infantry|Standard Foot]] (3 figures)
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* [[Infantry|Hoverbike Squad]] (3 figures)
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* [[Cavalier|Cavalier Battle Armor]] (3 figures)
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* [[Purifier Adaptive|Purifier Battle Armor]] (3 figures)
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* [[Hauberk|Hauberk Battle Armor]] (3 figures)
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* [[Clan Battle Armor]] (3 figures)
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* [[Gnome|Gnome Battle Armor]] (3 figures)
  
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===Infantry===
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'''Vehicles:''' ''(Figure numbers 025-072)''
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* [[Peasant Company]]
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* [[Ranger VV1|VV1 Ranger]] (3 figures)
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* [[Standard Foot]]
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* [[Scimitar Mk.II]] (3 figures)
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* [[Hoverbike Squad]]
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* [[Fox (Combat Vehicle)|Fox Armored Car]] (3 figures)
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* [[Cavalier]]
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* [[Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle|Shandra Scout Vehicle]] (3 figures)
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* [[Purifier]]
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* [[MIT 23|MIT23 M.A.S.H. Vehicle]] (3 figures)
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* [[Hauberk]]
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* [[JI-100|JI100 Recovery Vehicle]] (3 figures)
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* [[Clan Battle Armor]]
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* [[Mobile HQ]] (3 figures)
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* [[Gnome]]
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* [[SM1|SM1 Tank Destroyer]] (3 figures)
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* [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor Tank]] (3 figures)
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* [[Joust|BE701 Joust Tank]] (3 figures)
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* [[JES I Tactical Missile Carrier|JES Missile Carrier]] (3 figures)
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* [[Demon Medium Tank]] (3 figures)
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* [[Marksman M1|M1 Marksman Tank]] (3 figures)
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* [[DI Schmitt|DI Schmitt Tank]] (3 figures)
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* [[JES II Strategic Missile Carrier|JES II Missile Carrier]] (3 figures)
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* [[Behemoth II Heavy Tank|Behemoth II Tank]] (3 figures)
  
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===Vehicles===
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'''Non-Unique 'Mechs:''' ''(Figure numbers 073-104)''
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* [[VV1 Ranger]]
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* ''[[MiningMech (Dark Age)|MiningMech]]'' (2 figures)
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* [[Scimitar Mk.II]]
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* ''[[ConstructionMech]]'' (2 figures)
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* [[Fox]]
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* ''[[AgroMech]]'' (2 figures)
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* [[Shandra]]
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* ''[[ForestryMech]]'' (2 figures)
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* [[MIT 23]]
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* ''[[Burrower|MiningMech MOD]]'' (3 figures)
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* [[JI100]]
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* ''[[ConstructionMech MOD]]'' (3 figures)
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* [[Mobile HQ]]
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* ''[[AgroMech MOD]]'' (3 figures)
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* [[SM1]]
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* ''[[ForestryMech MOD]]'' (3 figures)
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* [[Condor]]
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* ''[[Koshi (BattleMech)|Koshi]]'' (3 figures)
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* [[BE701 Joust]]
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* ''[[Spider]]'' (3 figures)
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* [[JES I]]
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* ''[[Centurion (OmniMech)|Centurion]]'' (3 figures)
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* [[Demon Medium Tank]]
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* ''[[Black Hawk (BattleMech)|Black Hawk]]'' (3 figures)
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* [[M1 Marksman]]
 
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* [[DI Schmitt]]
 
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* [[JES II]]
 
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* [[Behemoth II Heavy Tank]]
 
  
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==='Mechs===
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'''Unique 'Mechs:''' ''(Figure numbers 105-116)''
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* [[Arbalest]]
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* Janis Nova Cat - ''[[Arbalest]]''
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* [[Atlas]]
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* William "Pyro" Peterson - ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]''
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* [[MiningMech (Dark Age)|MiningMech]]
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* Fetanet Eryaman - ''[[Panther]]''
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* [[Catapult]]
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* Miguel V - ''[[Pack Hunter]]''
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* [[ConstructionMech]]
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* Leena Cochrane - ''[[Hatchetman]]''
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* [[AgroMech]]
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* Caden Senn - ''[[Ryoken II]]''
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* [[Firestarter]]
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* Jaqueline Tadaka - ''[[Legionnaire]]''
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* [[ForestryMech]]
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* Meghann Tenclay - ''[[Catapult]]''
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* [[MiningMech MOD]]
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* Kendrick Fetladral - ''[[Mad Cat III]]''
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* [[ConstructionMech MOD]]
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* Kriya Wolf - ''[[Tundra Wolf]]''
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* [[AgroMech MOD]]
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* Dereck Hasbani - ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
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* [[ForestryMech MOD]]
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* Erin Johnston - ''[[Jupiter (BattleMech)|Jupiter]]''
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* [[Spider]]
 
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* [[Centurion]]
 
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* [[Black Hawk]]
 
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* [[Hatchetman]]
 
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* [[Jupiter]]
 
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* [[Koshi]]
 
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* [[Mad Cat III]]
 
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* [[Pack Hunter]]
 
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* [[Panther]]
 
  
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==Gallery==
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==External Links==
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* ''WizKids MechWarrior: Dark Age Product Webpage (archived) (2002-2004) [http://web.archive.org/web/20040804135538/http://www.wizkidsgames.com:80/mwdarkage/mw_article.asp?cid=36800&frame=products Web Archive (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mwdarkage/mw_article.asp?cid=36800&frame=products)]''
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File:MWStarters.jpg|MechWarrior: Dark Age Starter Set
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* ''WizKids MechWarrior: Dark Age Starter Set Product Webpage (archived) (2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20020806194331/http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mwdarkage/mw_article.asp?cid=36557&frame=products Web Archive (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mwdarkage/mw_article.asp?cid=36557&frame=products)]''
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050529235814/http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mwdarkage/documents/Stormhammer_dossier.pdf The Stormhammers dossier] from the WizKids website, as of 29 May 2005 (via Wayback Machine)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207041113/http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mechwarrior/documents/RAF_dossier.pdf The Republic Armed Forces dossier] from the WizKids website, as of 7 December 2008 (via Wayback Machine)
  
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[[Category: MechWarrior: Dark Age Products|Dark Age - Starter Set]]

Latest revision as of 18:10, 30 March 2024

MWStarters.jpg
MechWarrior: Dark Age Starter Set
Product information
Type Starter Set
Publication information
Publisher WizKids
Product code WZK2100
First published August 2002
MSRP $19.95
Content
Era Dark Age Era
Series Dark Age

Description[edit]

MechWarrior: Dark Age Starter Set is the first starter set for use in the MechWarrior: Dark Age collectable miniatures game.

From the Website[edit]

MechWarrior: Dark Age is the new Combat-Dial Game set in the BattleTech universe! MechWarrior includes a variety of infantry, hover tanks, and other vehicles which fight right alongside the 'Mechs that make the game so distinctive. MechWarrior uses a combination of all these units to give battles an incredible level of depth and strategy, while keeping the game fast and fun. Each type of unit has special abilities, making each unique and valuable in the game. This is a game that's easy to learn, but with deep combined arms strategies and tactics.

Each figure is on a combat-dial base similar to those used in Mage Knight and HeroClix, but MechWarrior is an advanced game and introduces a number of new abilities and rules that are specific to the BattleTech universe, such as heat and different methods of movement. There are 116 different figures in a complete set. Each Starter set includes 1 'Mech, 2 vehicles, and 5 infantry.


Contents[edit]

Each starter set includes:

  • 8 randomly inserted MechWarrior miniatures: 1 'Mech, 2 vehicles, and 5 infantry units
  • 1 rulebook
  • 1 special equipment card
  • 3 dice
  • 1 flexible ruler
  • Stickers
  • Faction dossier

Faction Dossiers[edit]

The MechWarrior: Dark Age Faction Dossiers are a series of ten dossiers introducing the setting and factions of MechWarrior: Dark Age, framed as Order of Five Pillars intelligence reports. Unlike the similar pilot dossiers, the faction dossiers included in this Starter Set have not been republished by Catalyst Game Labs. Two, for the Stormhammers and the Republic Armed Forces, were made freely available on the WizKids website; the others were only released in print.

Overview[edit]

Faction dossiers were published in this Starter Set and on the MWDA website. One, Historical Overview, gave a timeline of the universe and short notes on the status of major houses and Clans. Another, on the Republic of the Sphere, introduced the faction and its Knights. The rest detailed the forces fighting over the Republic post-Blackout, including their elite, veteran, and green sub-units and their mottos. Similar, but not identical, writeups would later appear in Era Digest: Dark Age.

List of Dossiers[edit]

The MechWarrior: Dark Age Starter Set included eight dossiers:

In 2003, WizKids published two additional dossiers as PDFs on the MWDA website:

Complete Collection[edit]

Main article: MechWarrior: Dark Age - Miniatures

The set, had 116 different figures available (24 infantry, 48 vehicles, 32 non-Unique 'Mechs, 12 Unique 'Mechs). Each unit in this set was marked with Dark Age Set Symbol, and for non-Unique units, there existed multiple corresponding figures that differed in terms of faction and rank (e.g., Green, Veteran, Elite). The set also includes 42 limited release figures that were not included in this set, nor in the MechWarrior: Dark Age Booster Packs

Infantry: (Figure numbers 001-024)

Vehicles: (Figure numbers 025-072)

Non-Unique 'Mechs: (Figure numbers 073-104)

Unique 'Mechs: (Figure numbers 105-116)

External Links[edit]

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