The Mechbay

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By: MechWarrior Josh, Denham, & Steve

Tabletop BattleTech podcast featuring tips and tricks, lance reviews, community spotlights, interviews, and more. Whether you are brand new to the world of BattleTech or a veteran pilot looking to learn a few new tricks we promise there’s something for you. https://linktr.ee/themechbay

Ep 94: Gothic Leg Day
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The Mechbay talks about the new Gothic Battletech Boxset and #2 of the Battletech Playtest Rules focusing on mobility.Ā 

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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony E...


Ep 93: The Mandrill's Paw Curls
09/20/2025

The Mechbay talks about the new Battletech Playtest Rules. The good, the bad, the ugly, how will they affect our tables this week and the next decade.

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Ep 92: War, War Sometimes Changes?
08/12/2025

The Mechbay talks about how BattleTech has changed from BattleDroids to the game we have today, the rules that have come the farthest, and the ones that should never existed in the first place.

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Ep 91: A Pirate's Life For Me
07/26/2025

The Mechbay talks about Josh taking Pirates to a classic tournament, then discusses Pirates in universe and on the tabletop!

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Ep 90: Old Bay and Crab Whiskey
07/06/2025

The Mechbay recaps another tournament, this time Steve's victory in the Battle of the Bay Alpha Strike Battletech Tournament!

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Ep 89: Mail Bag and Battle Rom
06/19/2025

The Mechbay opens up the mail bag while Josh is away and talk about the games they've been up to!

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Ep 88: Take Him To Detroit
05/31/2025

The Mechbay debriefs about Motor City 2025, and gives their post event thoughts!Ā  Talk with the Mechbay and other BattleTech fans on their Discord

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Duncan RhodesByzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "R...


Ep 87: Do You Even Lift Surat
05/08/2025

The Mechbay heads to the gym and gets to lifting! Ā 

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Duncan RhodesByzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan C...


Ep 86: Back from KerenskyCon, the Khan of Cons.
04/12/2025

Josh is on vacation, and Steve grills Denham about his trip to the exclusive and mysterious KerenskyCon, and we discuss news and announcements from this years AdeptiCon!Ā 

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Ep 85: Brawl in the Bluegrass
03/29/2025

The Mechbay talks about their time at the Brawl in The Bluegrass Tournament, trip to Iron Wind Metals, and also some more Tales from the Hiring Hall.

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Ep 84: New Avalon Who Dis?
03/13/2025

The Mechbay talks about the new Davion Box and rushes to prep for another tournament. Spoilers for Voidbreaker after the EpisodeĀ 


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Ep 83: Warzone ATL or ATM?
02/25/2025

The Mechbay talks about their experience at a 5 round classic tournament at Warzone Atlanta!

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Ep 82:Jumping into the Void with Bryan Young (Spoiler Free)
01/22/2025

Spoiler Free teaser for Voidbreaker and then a discussion on dismounting jump/VTOL infantry.

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Ep 81: Roundup Rodeo
01/10/2025

The Mechbay Podcast talks about how they survived 2024 and what's in store for 2025.
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Ep 80: Lost My Mech in the Hinterlands
12/23/2024

The Mechbay Podcast talks about another PAX Unplugged, all the BattleTech releases coming out, and a deeper foray into the Hinterlands!

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Ep 79: SAIV The Boys are Back in Town
12/05/2024

The Mechbay Podcast talks about another Southern Assault and the Crab-Back charity tournament.

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Ep 78: 3 Rounds with the Hound
10/30/2024

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The Mechbay Podcast talks about another classic tournament, campaign battles, and pre Southern Assault Talk.

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Ep 77: Contractually Obligated, Economically Terminated
09/29/2024

The Mechbay Podcast talks about how to use the Battlefield Assets in the new Mercenaries Kickstarter Boxset, and then how to run a Contract.
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Ep 76: Getting a HD with Battletech
09/06/2024

The Mechbay Podcast talks about all of the special rules that are affected by the Head. Because it's time you all learned what your pilot is doing in there.

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Ep 75: Gencon and Mercs Unleashed
08/11/2024

The Mechbay Podcast talks about what was previewed at GenCon, their games played, and then they unbox what's in the Mercenaries Kickstarter Box.

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Ep 74: Are Ya Winning Son?
07/27/2024

The Mechbay Podcast talks about their latest Classic BattleTech Tournament adventure.

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Ep 73: WTF 3152 Ilclan TLDR
07/14/2024

The Mechbay talks about what the major and minor players of the Inner Sphere are up to as they wait for the Battletech Mercenaries Kickstarter to deliver.

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Ep 72: Blam The LAM
06/16/2024

The Mechbay talks about Land Air Mechs and what they mean for tabletop BattleTech.

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Ep 71: Motor City MechWarriors
06/01/2024

The Mechbay talks about Josh's time at Motor City Mayhem. The 2nd biggest Alpha Strike Event.

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Ep 70: Alpha Strike, MUL, and Force Manuals with Joshua Franklin
05/04/2024

Assistant Developer Joshua Franklin (NCKestrel) joins us to talk about Alpha Strike, Master Unit List, the upcoming Force Manuals and a little BattleTech history.

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Ep 69: Is that a Third Leg or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
04/20/2024

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Ep 68: It's What Kerensky Would've Wanted
03/30/2024

The MechBay breaks down all the sweet swag we saw at Kerenskycon, Adepticon, and then unloads a Union dropship of fan mail to round it out. Stay tuned for Episode 69.

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Ep 67: Fantastical Mechs and How to Kill Them
03/01/2024

The MechBay takes you to the wizarding world on how to kill your personal Voldemort mechs.

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Ep 66: Dustin's Intro to Learning BattleTech Lore
02/14/2024

Dustin gives us the lowdown on getting started withĀ BattleTech's Lore and how you can learn to enjoy it unlike Josh.

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Ep 65: Optionally Mandatory BattleTech
01/20/2024

We talk aboutĀ BattleTech's infamous optional rules, which ones are mandatory, which are truly optional, and which should never have been created.

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Ep 64: 2023 Battletech Wrapped
12/23/2023

We talk about our what our 2023 BattleTech Wrapped would be if Spotify managed our HPG communications and new way too much about our lives. As always we talk BattleTech news, hobby progress, fan mail, and games played.

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Ep 63: PAX, WWE, & RAW, aka Common Rule Mistakes
12/07/2023

We talk about the PAX Unplugged CGL upcoming releases for mechs, and product, the world wide event and our experience in that, and then Josh getting rules wrong and our most common encountered ones.

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Ep 62: Southern Assault III Debrief
11/17/2023

We talk about playing at BattleTech's biggest single tournament event. Southern Assault.Ā 

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Ep 61: Bringing Order to Chaos Campaigns
10/26/2023

We dive deep into the intricacies of BattleTech's official missions and chaos campaigns. Join us as we explore the rich lore, dynamic battles, and the ever-evolving narrative of the BattleTech universe. Whether you're a seasoned MechWarrior or just stepping into a succession war, you won't want to miss this thrilling episode where we discuss the chaos campaigns and official missions that keep your tables full of excitement.

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Ep 60: Cloudy with a Chance of Mechfall
09/29/2023

We get our almanacs out and start forecasting the tabletop weather. Hear us talk about adding rain, snow, and wind to your games of classis BattleTech.

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Ep 59: Triangle Classic Tournament from the Top Down
09/10/2023

We talk about playing in, judging, and organizing a 28 man classic BattleTech tournament.

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Ep 58: Negative Play and How I Learned to Love the Bell Curve
08/19/2023

We talk about the ways Battletech makes us angry but also why we keep coming back. These are common things that if they happen too frequently to a new player can turn them away from the game but can also hook them for life.

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Ep 57: Rules Duels on Solaris VII
08/03/2023

We have a "Back in my day" look at the Solaris VII game pack to compare to the new BattleTech Essentials box.Ā 

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Ep 56: Rec Guide It Ralph
07/12/2023

We look at the newest holy tomes of BattleTech, the Recognition Guides for inspiration on why they are so awesome and pick our individual favorites.

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Ep 55: Party with the Arty and Fire for Effect
06/17/2023

BattleTech's favorite podcasters whip out their Long Toms and Arrow IVs to talk about bringing Artillery to the table and all the Tactical Operations that goes along with that.

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