From liaison@wizards.com Thu May 22 13:10:27 1997 Received: from castle.wizards.com (castle.wizards.com [199.238.208.1]) by osceola.gate.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id NAA16232 for ; Thu, 22 May 1997 13:10:20 -0400 Received: from fungusaur.wizards.com (fungusaur.wizards.com [199.238.208.6]) by castle.wizards.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id KAA08872 for ; Thu, 22 May 1997 10:09:54 -0700 Received: from castle.wizards.com (castle.wizards.com [199.238.208.1]) by fungusaur.wizards.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id KAA18818 for ; Thu, 22 May 1997 10:16:24 -0700 Received: (from liaison@localhost) by castle.wizards.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id KAA08868; Thu, 22 May 1997 10:09:53 -0700 Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 10:09:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Cyberspace Liaison To: cyberspace-l@wizards.com Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO BattleTech (R) Mercenaries (TM) Prerelease FAQ Q: What is Mercenaries? A: Mercenaries is the second expansion for the BattleTech trading card game from Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Mercenaries will introduce new 'Mechs (R) and 'Mech variants such as the Gunslinger, Salamander, and Hellhound. Q: What is BattleTech? A: The BattleTech game system takes you into the world of the 31st century, where war has become a way of life and vast empires and tiny factions struggle against each other for control of humankind. You pilot the ultimate suit of armor, the BattleMech (R), which stands thirty-feet tall and weighs up to 100 tons! This humanoid machine is a walking arsenal, bristling with enough firepower to level a city. The stakes are high; MechWarriors fight battles that can take a planet or lose an empire. Q: What is the BattleTech trading card game? A: BattleTech is a Wizards of the Coast( licensed trading card game based on FASA Corporation's popular board game of armored combat set in the 31st century. Q: When will Mercenaries be available? A: Mercenaries is scheduled for release this August. Q: Will this expansion include any new rules? A: Mercenaries will not include any additional rules, but new Mission and Command cards will introduce new strategies. Q: How many cards will appear in the set? A: Approximately 100 cards. Q: How will it be packaged? A: Mercenaries will be packaged in 15-card booster packs for $2.95 each. Q: How many boosters in a display? A: Each booster display will contain 36 packs, for $106.20. WIZARDS OF THE COAST and Mercenaries are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. BattleTech, BattleMech, and 'Mech are registered trademarks of FASA Corporation. (C) 1997 FASA Corporation. The BattleTech universe is owned by FASA Corporation and used under license. (C) 1997 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Marc Schmalz, a.k.a. Sparky!!, Online Forum Manager Wizards of the Coast liaison@wizards.com