{"product_id":"battletech-a-game-of-armored-combat-40th-anniversary","title":"Battletech: A Game of Armored Combat 40th Anniversary","description":"\u003cp\u003eForty years of big stompy robots, and BattleTech is still the armoured combat game to beat. This 40th anniversary edition of A Game of Armored Combat is the complete starter: eight classic BattleMechs, the full rules, maps and dice — everything two players need to start trading autocannon fire the evening it arrives. And unlike most miniatures games, the 'Mechs come fully assembled, so there's no hobby homework before the first shot is fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 fully assembled, unpainted 'Mechs: Awesome, BattleMaster, Catapult, Commando, Locust, Shadow Hawk, Thunderbolt and Wolverine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-colour rulebook, record sheets and 8 double-sided MechWarrior pilot cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 double-sided dry-erase Alpha Strike cards for faster games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo 18\" × 22\" double-sided mapsheets and two six-sided dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniverse primer plus the novella Eyestorm to set the scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew for the 40th anniversary: ilClan-era rules, record sheets and primer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot multi-tonne war machines where every hit location, heat spike and ammo explosion matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic hex-and-record-sheet wargaming — crunchy, tactical and endlessly replayable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlpha Strike cards included for quicker, streamlined battles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're returning after decades away or piloting your first Locust, this is the definitive way in — and the ilClan extras mean it covers the modern era too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything you need to play is in the box.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add a set of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/army-painter-paints\"\u003eArmy Painter paints\u003c\/a\u003e and your lance will look as dangerous as it fights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asmodee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55402543612290,"sku":"CAT3500XL","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/5842\/9059\/files\/Untitled_design_8.png?v=1752240981","url":"https:\/\/www.loadeddice.uk\/products\/battletech-a-game-of-armored-combat-40th-anniversary","provider":"Loaded Dice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}