Hotspots Melbourne 2026 Wrap-Up
We are done for our third year! This year we had eight tables and sixteen players in game on the day at any time. Lots of laughter, dice misbehaving and …
Hotspots Melbourne 2026
Hotspots Melbourne is back for a third year and bigger than ever. Experience ‘Mech and combined arms conflict in the futuristic Battletech universe through the fast-play Alpha Strike game format. …
Hot Spots Melbourne Wrap-Up
Well, it’s a wrap! Hot Spots Melbourne was a great success, It sold out twice and with 22 players on the day that makes us one of the (if not …
January ’25 Despatches
January will see another large Napoleonic game, using the General d’Armeé system, take place at Blackburn on Sunday 19 Jan. While this is a pre-arranged game played by teams already organised, …
2024 Alpha Strike Tournament Wrap Up
As our first foray into hosting an Alpha Strike tournament the day was a great success. Our focus was on having some fun games and building the BattleTech community, on …
February ’24 Despatches
Half way through February and we have already seen plenty of games, smiling faces and a really good atmosphere at Friday night and Saturday afternoon meetings. Everyone attending the last …
Dealing With High TMM Targets
When playing Alpha Strike I see some newer players surprised when they encounter units with TMM of 4, 5 or even 6. The culprits for this are generally lighter fast …
The Right Mech For The Job
This post is about unit efficiency and spotting a threat. In teaching others to play they can lack the BattleTech Encyclopaedia imprinted on my brain so these rules of thumb …
El Presidente Wants an Ogre.
The NWA is made keen to have an Ogre and play in the NWA Alpha Strike Tournament . The Ogre maybe from an alternative universe but the Battletech universe does …
January 2024 Despatches
Welcome to another fantastic year of games and events at NWA! We’ve had our first and well-attended meeting of 2024 at Blackburn, and the three-day Napoleonic extravaganza at the same …