Editing BattleTech: Essentials

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| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
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| year = 18 June 2023
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==Description==
The '''BattleTech: Essentials''' is a physical game box containing the necessary pieces, papers, and material to serve as an introduction to the tabletop version of [[BattleTech]]. Compared to the [[BattleTech Beginner Box|original]] and [[BattleTech Beginner Box, Second Edition|second Edition ''BattleTech Beginner Boxes'']], ''BattleTech: Essentials'' is more specifically focused on the [[Solaris Games]] dueling arenas. It was accompanied by a [https://youtu.be/Esx-7Mkk5W0 promotional video] voiced by the (still currently apocryphal) [[Duncan Fisher]].

''BattleTech: Essentials'' is exclusive to [[w:Target Corporation|Target]] and was released on 18 June 2023.

==From the back cover==
{{quote|LET THE GAMES BEGIN

''Strap into your [[BattleMech]]'s cockpit and charge into the most important fight of your life! Soldiers from across the [[Inner Sphere]] are drawn to the [[Solaris VII|Game World of Solaris VII]], where they seek glory, fame, and fortune in live-fire arena combat before rotating back to their empires' fields of battle. Yet only the best and most aggressive gladiators will succeed. Will you duel your way to the top of the leaderboards and be immortalized for all time, or will go down in flames to the sound of thunderous applause?''

BattleTech ''is the world's greatest armored combat game, filled with epic stories and gaming experiences to satisfy any player, from miniatures to RPG play, hobby painting to fiction and beyond. ''BattleTech: Essentials'' is a first step on that fantastic journey, and includes everything you need to get started: two high-quality miniatures, quick-start rules, a mapsheet, cards to represent your MechWarrior's unique skills, dice, and more.''

''Do you have what it takes to conquer the arenas of the Game World and become a legend? Leap into the action and find out!'"}}

==Contents==
* Two high-quality, fully assembled (unpainted) [[Miniatures - Catalyst Game Labs|miniatures]]   
:: [[Centurion (BattleMech)|''Centurion'']] ''[[Yen-Lo-Wang]]''
:: ''[[Rifleman]]'' ''[[Legend-Killer]]''
* 18″ x 22″ full-color game [[mapsheet]], double-sided
:: The Patchwork (The Reaches)
:: Steiner Stadium (Solaris City)
* Die-cut 'Mech & terrain tokens
* [https://bg.battletech.com/download/BTBB%20Online%20QSR%201-21c.pdf Quick-start Rules]
* Instant Guide to the Inner Sphere booklet
* 24-page fiction novella ''[[Spanner in the Works]]''
* Four Record Sheets
* Four double-sided [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior pilot Cards]]
:: [[Justin Xiang Allard]]
:: [[Anya Terrel]]
:: [[Chaka Mobuto]]
:: [[Gray Noton]]
* Solaris VII Arena Map Rules sheet
* Six-sided dice (two)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
BattleTech Essentials front.jpg|Box front
BattleTech Essentials contents.jpg|Box contents
Battletech Essentials Centurion Yen Lo Wang.jpg|''[[Centurion_(BattleMech)#Custom Variants|Centurion Yen-Lo-Wang]]''
Battletech Essentials Rifleman Legend Killer.jpg|''[[Rifleman#Custom Variants|RFL-3N Rifleman Legend Killer]]''
</gallery>

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