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We are here in Indy for GenCon 2009.  We are excited as ever to get in some great games and have a glance at what Catalyst has to offer the many BattleTech denizens in attendance.

What Would You Like To See?

With the official opening in sight, I want to know from you, the readers who cannot be here, what you want to see and hear from GenCon.  What pictures are you dying to see?  What questions would you like to have asked?  I’m open to any and all suggestions and will have camera in tow to capture all the best that GenCon has to offer.

Before there was GenCon there was Urbie-Lord 3

Before the official start of GenCon madness, we made a trip out to the Game Preserve just north of downtown for a free for all battle with nothing but UrbanMechs.  This is the third time Catalyst Demo Agent “Mattlov” has hosted the event on the day before GenCon.  I was impressed with the setup and the many well painted UrbanMechs that graced the tabletop.

So what exactly happens when you put 17 identical custom built UrbanMechs with Mechanical Jump Boosters, Retractable Blades, a Snub Nose PPC, four Magshot Gauss Rifles, far too few heat sinks to use it all, Triple Strength Myomer, and Tac Ops power-ups?  Absolute hilarity.

At the end of the game, there were ten confirmed kills by actual players.  Gravity came out on top, being responsible for three deaths alone and even a dreaded Stackpole.  However, even when going super critical, a mighty 60XL engine can barely spook nearby squirrels.

Three DFAs were attempted with only a single success. (house rules were in effect to allow DFAs with Mechanical Jump Boosters because we could)

Final honors would go to “Vax Davion” for his impressive performance (being one of only a few players who lived the entire game, had at least one kill, and managed to wow the crowd with style points to boot).