The Mechbay
Tabletop BattleTech podcast featuring tips and tricks, lance reviews, community spotlights, interviews, and more. Whether you are brand new to the world of BattleTech or a veteran pilot looking to learn a few new tricks we promise there’s something for you. https://linktr.ee/themechbay
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 98 minutes
- Episodes
- 95
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Ep 72: Blam The LAM
The Mechbay talks about Land Air Mechs and what they mean for tabletop BattleTech.
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Ep 71: Motor City MechWarriors
The Mechbay talks about Josh's time at Motor City Mayhem. The 2nd biggest Alpha Strike Event.
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Ep 70: Alpha Strike, MUL, and Force Manuals with Joshua Franklin
Assistant Developer Joshua Franklin (NCKestrel) joins us to talk about Alpha Strike, Master Unit List, the upcoming Force Manuals and a little BattleTech history.
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Ep 69: Is that a Third Leg or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
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Ep 68: It's What Kerensky Would've Wanted
The MechBay breaks down all the sweet swag we saw at Kerenskycon, Adepticon, and then unloads a Union dropship of fan mail to round it out. Stay tuned for Episode 69.
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Ep 67: Fantastical Mechs and How to Kill Them
The MechBay takes you to the wizarding world on how to kill your personal Voldemort mechs.
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Ep 66: Dustin's Intro to Learning BattleTech Lore
Dustin gives us the lowdown on getting started with BattleTech's Lore and how you can learn to enjoy it unlike Josh.
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Ep 65: Optionally Mandatory BattleTech
We talk about BattleTech's infamous optional rules, which ones are mandatory, which are truly optional, and which should never have been created.
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Ep 64: 2023 Battletech Wrapped
We talk about our what our 2023 BattleTech Wrapped would be if Spotify managed our HPG communications and new way too much about our lives. As always we talk BattleTech news, hobby progress, fan mail…
Ep 63: PAX, WWE, & RAW, aka Common Rule Mistakes
We talk about the PAX Unplugged CGL upcoming releases for mechs, and product, the world wide event and our experience in that, and then Josh getting rules wrong and our most common encountered ones.
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Ep 62: Southern Assault III Debrief
We talk about playing at BattleTech's biggest single tournament event. Southern Assault.
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Ep 61: Bringing Order to Chaos Campaigns
We dive deep into the intricacies of BattleTech's official missions and chaos campaigns. Join us as we explore the rich lore, dynamic battles, and the ever-evolving narrative of the BattleTech univer…
Ep 60: Cloudy with a Chance of Mechfall
We get our almanacs out and start forecasting the tabletop weather. Hear us talk about adding rain, snow, and wind to your games of classis BattleTech.
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Ep 59: Triangle Classic Tournament from the Top Down
We talk about playing in, judging, and organizing a 28 man classic BattleTech tournament.
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Ep 58: Negative Play and How I Learned to Love the Bell Curve
We talk about the ways Battletech makes us angry but also why we keep coming back. These are common things that if they happen too frequently to a new player can turn them away from the game but can …
Ep 57: Rules Duels on Solaris VII
We have a "Back in my day" look at the Solaris VII game pack to compare to the new BattleTech Essentials box.
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Ep 56: Rec Guide It Ralph
We look at the newest holy tomes of BattleTech, the Recognition Guides for inspiration on why they are so awesome and pick our individual favorites.
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Ep 55: Party with the Arty and Fire for Effect
BattleTech's favorite podcasters whip out their Long Toms and Arrow IVs to talk about bringing Artillery to the table and all the Tactical Operations that goes along with that.
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Ep 54: Do You Wanna Build A Mercenary Company?
BattleTech's favorite soldiers of fortune get the spotlight and how to run them on the table.
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Ep 53: Hiding in Plain Sight
We're talking Hidden Units and everything you can shove behind a telephone pole or in a pile of rubble for your games of BattleTech.
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