Strap yourself into the ultimate suit of armor: the BattleMech. Thirty feet tall and weighing up to a hundred tons, this humanoid engine of destruction is a walking arsenal with enough firepower to level a city block. The Classic BattleTech game system takes you into the world of the 31st Century, where war has become a way of life. In command of the most powerful machine on the battlefield, your MechWarrior fights to take a planet or lose an empire.

The introductory game in the Classic BattleTech line, the Classic BattleTech box set hurtles you onto the battlefields of the 31st century. This box contains everything needed to play, including:

48 full-color, stand-up cardboard playing pieces representing 24 of the most common BattleMechs used in the Inner Sphere
The Classic BattleTech Universe, a 48-page full-color book containing universe background and BattleMech technical data
One 64-page rulebook
One 24-page book of pre-generated BattleMech Record Sheets
One 16-page full-color quick-start rulebook that will have you into the action in minutes
Two 22" X 27" full-color mapsheets
Two six-sided dice
One full-color, poster-sized map of the Inner Sphere circa 3067