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CityTech 
Summary
CityTech is a FASA wargame first published in 1986 and set in the BattleTech fictional universe.
 Front cover of CityTech, 2nd edition | |
| Designers | Jordan Weisman L. Ross Babcock III Forest Brown |
|---|---|
| Publishers | FASA Corporation |
| Years active | 1986 to 2001 |
| Players | 2+ |
| Setup time | 5 - 30 minutes |
| Playing time | No exact time |
| Chance | Dice rolling |
| Age range | 12+ |
| Skills | Tactical, Arithmetic |
| Website | https://www.battletech.com/ |
Gameplay edit
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 edit
CityTech was the first official expansion to the BattleTech board game.
FASA published a second edition in 1994.
Reception edit
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 edit
- Adventurer (Issue 7 - Feb 1987)[2]
- White Wolf #7 (1987)
- Different Worlds #45
- White Wolf Inphobia #57 (July, 1995)
- Shadis #20 (July 1995)[3]
- Casus Belli #94[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Tanner, Scott (April–May 1987). "Infotech on Battletech". Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer (78). Diverse Talents, Incorporated: 15–16.
- ^ "Adventurer Magazine : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive".
- ^ "Shadis Magazine : Alderac Entertainment Group : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive".
- ^ https://archive.org/details/casus-belli-094/page/n9/mode/2up
External links edit
- CityTech at BoardGameGeek