I had a rousing game of Battletech this weekend with some friends myself - 2v1 using the Divide+Conquer scenario in the Intro Rulebook. Two of the highlights were an otherwise undamaged Awesome failing a Pilot check and triple-critting itself in the center torso (2x Engine+Gyro, for the curious), and the bemused collective realization that an Atlas had as many lasers in its butt as a Spider mounted on its entire chassis.