In the years following the end of the 4th succession war Comstar tried a number of initiatives to encourage the great houses to compete in violent but not world shattering ways… one such initiative was the BattleTech Olympics. Few records survive from the era but what is known is documented below:
Players: 2-6
Battle Value (BV) Limit: 4k
Mech allowance: Minimum of a full 4 mech lance but no upper limit.
Number of events: 5
Events List:
01) Race
02) King of the Hill
03) Tag
04) Brawl
05) Shooting Gallery
Mech Limitations:
The intention of these limitations are to make the experience fun while also challenging players. The 4k BV limits combined with the historical technical readouts means that players with access to only a limited set of mechs aren’t penalised and neither are players with access to all of the mechs able to badly game the system. The technical readouts available are limited to this succession wars document, there’s a separate article covering which mechs these are. Players are expected to field a minimum of a full 4 mech lance but there is no upper limit. There’s also no buying better pilot or gunnery skills, everyone starts on 4/5 and gain improvements during events.
How the events work:
The mission for each event can be found below but are intended to be a focused experience where players aren’t just battling each other with weapons but are encouraged to compete for the objectives. Mechs (and pilots) gain upgrades as a result of winning events. The system is very simple, everyone competing in an event gets an xp, placing in the podium position (first to third place) nets the team/lance Victory Points(VP).
The podium positions of Gold(9vp), Silver(6vp), Bronze(3vp), participation (1vp) are awarded to the mechs but no team can claim more than a single position. In an event, a team that placed in more than one podium position (e.g. First and Second) would only receive the highest podium position. This is to balance VP between events as some require more than a single mech, this ensures there is clearly a winner without penalising those taking part as all mechs of a given team would count as achieving it.
The events have an intended minimum mech requirement and an upper limit. Each event has it’s own definition of how to handle more than the minimum mechs being submitted.
Summary:
01) Only mechs from https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/267062/battletech-record-sheets-succession-wars
02) 4k BV to spend on a minimum of 4 mechs
03) Mechs can be entered into multiple events but carry damage over into each event.
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