Editing Classic BattleTech (section)

==Gameplay==
''BattleTech'' is a turn-based multiplayer game, typically played on a map divided into [[hex map|hexagonal grids]] with figurines or counters representing military units.  Paper record sheets provide detailed information about each unit, including its armament, armor and equipment, and are used to track damage, heat buildup, ammunition and various other data.  Players use two six-sided [[dice]] to determine variable results, such as whether a shot strikes its target and the location it hits.

Of the units represented in the game, the most common are [[BattleMech]]s, also known as 'Mechs: large, semi-humanoid fighting machines controlled by human pilots.  While pre-designed 'Mechs, vehicles, and other military units are provided with the game, a complex system of design rules allows players to create their own custom units even in the introductory boxed set.