A compilation of the tables from tech manual on heavy-duty cards for fast easy durable reference. Also includes a brand new battlemech blueprint poster. The introductory box set is designed as the entry point into the game for new battle tech players. The quick-start rules which can be learned in under an hour will have new players quickly slugging it out in the thirty-foot-tall war machines known as battlemechs. The longer introductory rules provide more extensive guidelines for mech movement and combat as well as construction rules for building or customizing your own introductory-level mechs. The 2011 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition of the box set replaces the 2007 editions thin paper maps with board game-style mounted maps. Quick-start rules for vehicles and infantry are included for players interested in combined-arms battles.. Also included in the box set is a battle tech universe book providing an overview of the game world its history and its factions.