In the 31st Century, man wages war with giant robots. Split into five Great
Houses, twenty genetically bred Clans, and numerous smaller factions, they
strive for contention across the grand stage of the Inner Sphere. Thousands
of worlds are at stake, with the fate of humanity as the ultimate prize.
In Bakersfield, we have waged this war since 1992, each aligning with a
different faction and supporting our causes down the years. Recently expanding
our player base, we are proud to feature three mercenary units, three Clan
factions, two Great Houses, and The Word of Blake. We here are prepared for the
Jihad, and if you're in the area we'd like you to drop on by.
We usually game at least once a month at The Gaming Experience, a finer gaming
store you'll be hard pressed to find. Their friendly staff will help you order
any and all items you'll need to build and expand your faction or collection. In
addition, I and our resident Blakist run games at our house. Once you get one
or two games down at GXP, don't be suprised if you're invited over for some hot
dogs and heavy metal on the forums!
The Gaming Experience, our local firebase, has been a great place to game, and to
that end, has started the GXP Racing League. This tank derby is being developed
to be a relativly quick and fun game in the style of Car Wars, but played with
a Battletech style. Read the rules, set your team, and come down for some speed
and mayhem!
I, with my graphic arts training (thanks, Mr. Richardson), have also developed
some gaming aids for the Battletech community at large. In the Interstellar
Geographic Society, we have recreated the Solaris City map, complete with locations.
We are also working on planetary maps, done in the style of National Geographic.
We hope to have Aberystwyth up shortly, then we may tackle New Avalon for
Vengence Gambit in November.