CityTech
CityTech is a FASA wargame first published in 1986 and set in the BattleTech fictional universe.
Front cover of CityTech, 2nd edition | |
Designer(s) | Jordan Weisman L. Ross Babcock III Forest Brown |
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Publisher(s) | FASA Corporation |
Years active | 1986 to 2001 |
Players | 2+ |
Setup time | 5 - 30 minutes |
Playing time | No exact time |
Random chance | Dice rolling |
Age range | 12+ |
Skill(s) required | Tactical, Arithmetic |
Website | www.ClassicBattleTech.com |
Gameplay
CityTech provided additional rules for simulating combat with infantry and vehicles rather than just BattleMechs, which were the focus of the original game.
Publication history
CityTech was the first official expansion to the BattleTech board game.
FASA published a second edition in 1994.
Reception
Scott Tanner reviewed CityTech in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 78.[1] Tanner commented that "It is in City Tech that infantry come into their full potential. Standing around in open country and getting slaughtered seems to be the poor infantryman's lot until City Tech came out."[1]
Reviews
- Adventurer (Issue 7 - Feb 1987)[2]
- White Wolf #7 (1987)
- Different Worlds #45
- White Wolf Inphobia #57 (July, 1995)
- Shadis #20 (July, 1995)
References
- Tanner, Scott (April–May 1987). "Infotech on Battletech". Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer. Diverse Talents, Incorporated (78): 15–16.
- https://archive.org/details/AdventurerMagazine04/Adventurer%20Magazine%2007/page/n21/mode/2up
External links
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