{"product_id":"battletech-core-box-2026","title":"BattleTech: Core Box 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA UNIVERSE OF POSSIBILITY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the thirty-second century. You are a MechWarrior: master of a multi-ton, towering avatar of destruction that is the culmination of more than 3,000 years of battlefield technology. Whether you’re a soldier-of-fortune or a true-blue patriot, you drop onto hot zones across a thousand worlds to expand the star-spanning empires of one of the Great Houses or warrior-bred Clans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBattleTech is the world’s greatest game of armored combat. Inside this box you’ll discover epic clashes, dynamic characters, and a myriad of gaming experiences for any type of player: from miniatures to RPG play, hobby painting to fiction, and beyond. The Core Box includes eight high-quality miniatures, rule and lore books, maps and more: everything you need to bring heavy metal clashes to your gaming table!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 high-quality, ready-to-play plastic miniatures (unpainted)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24-page lore booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e64-page Rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-page Record Sheet booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 18” x 22” full-color game map (double sided)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePunchboard of objective tokens \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 MechWarrior cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy-stock reference sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoster map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 six-sided dice \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe new Core Box uses the bestselling A Game of Armored Combat boxed set as the foundation to construct an immersive, fun experience. A highlight of the new Core Box is the Sagas lore booklet. This brand-new primer opens the doors to the BattleTech universe with a series of gorgeous, all-new art pieces, but also guides players through choosing a faction, a style of play, and more. The eight high-quality, ready-to-play miniatures included in the box represent a cross-section of more than thirty years of beloved BattleTech lore. They include the Hollander and Rakshasa that first appeared in Technical Readout: 3055;  the Solitaire from Technical Readout: 3067; the Uziel and Mad Cat Mk II that premiered in the MechWarrior 4: Vengeance computer game; the Vulture Mk IV Prime that first hit game tables as part of MechWarrior: Dark Age; and the Regent and Eris from the new ilClan Era Recognition Guides.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is a preorder. This product releases on \u003cem\u003eTuesday September 1, 2026. \u003c\/em\u003eIt will be shipped out early enough so that it arrives as close to the release date as possible or on the release date, but not before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreorder items are not yet available. The quantity available and \"in stock\" notations are the quantities we have available for advance order. If there are other items on the order, the entire order will not ship until all preorders release. Image, contents, and release date are subject to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for your business. If you have any questions please email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:inquiries@portalcng.com?subject=BattleTech%20Inquiry\" title=\"inquires@portalcng.com\"\u003einquiries@portalcng.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"inquires@portalcng.com\" href=\"mailto:inquiries@portalcng.com?subject=Riftbound%20TCG%20Inquiry\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:inquiries@portalcng.com?subject=MTG%20Edge%20Of%20Eternities%20Inquiry\" title=\"inquires@portalcng.com\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"inquires@portalcng.com\" href=\"mailto:inquiries@portalcng.com?subject=MTG%20Aetherdrift%20Inquiry\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:inquiries@portalcng.com?subject=MTG%20Lost%20Caverns%20of%20Ixalan%20Inquiry\" title=\"inquires@portalcng.com\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan\u003e810123699247\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e September 1, 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peachstate Hobby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46203737211016,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0065\/8600\/7670\/files\/pREORDER.png?v=1783959634","url":"https:\/\/theportalcomicsandgaming.com\/products\/battletech-core-box-2026","provider":"The Portal Comics and Gaming","version":"1.0","type":"link"}