<p>Probably the simplest jumping off point is the recent <strong>BattleTech: Beginner Box</strong>, but if you've got more than two potential players the more extensive <strong>BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat</strong> will cover up to 8.</p>
<p>Once you've wet your toes you can move on to a fuller campaign with the free <a href="https://bg.battletech.com/download/CAT35600_ChaosCampaign_Rulebook.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chaos Campaign</a>, or any of the <em>BattleTech: Starterbook</em> series (<em>Sword and Dragon</em> is intended as the first one, but needs it's errata to work).</p>

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<p>My friends and I are wanting to run an simple Battletech campaign where our pilots have a chance to grow and progress after a few scenarios.</p>
<p>Which products from <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2216/Catalyst-Game-Labs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Catalyst Game Labs</a> could offer this experience?</p>
<p>An extended look has led us down a rat hole of expectations without an easy answer.  All of their products seem so inter-related without a way for one to dip their toes into a &quot;shallow end&quot; without drinking the kool-aid.</p>

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How to run an easy Battletech campaign
Pat Ludwig
# How to run an easy Battletech campaign

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-09)

My friends and I are wanting to run an simple Battletech campaign where our pilots have a chance to grow and progress after a few scenarios.

Which products from [Catalyst Game Labs](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2216/Catalyst-Game-Labs) could offer this experience?

An extended look has led us down a rat hole of expectations without an easy answer. All of their products seem so inter-related without a way for one to dip their toes into a "shallow end" without drinking the kool-aid.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Probably the simplest jumping off point is the recent **BattleTech: Beginner Box**, but if you've got more than two potential players the more extensive **BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat** will cover up to 8.

Once you've wet your toes you can move on to a fuller campaign with the free [Chaos Campaign](https://bg.battletech.com/download/CAT35600_ChaosCampaign_Rulebook.pdf), or any of the *BattleTech: Starterbook* series (*Sword and Dragon* is intended as the first one, but needs it's errata to work).


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