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After that, the game released several [[expansion set]]s:

* [[BattleTech: Counterstrike|Counterstrike]] (April 1997)<ref name="Duelist4">{{Citation |last=Cyznyk |first=Ace |title=More Bang for Your Buck |date=October 1997 |newspaper=The Duelist |issue=#19 |pages=58–59}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

* Mercenaries (August 1997) <ref name="Duelist4" /><ref name=":0" />

* Mechwarrior (August 1997) <ref name=":0" />

* Arsenal (March 1998)<ref name=":0" />

* Crusade (November 1998)<ref name=":0" />

In July<ref name=":0" /> or August 1998,<ref name="Hannes" />, Wizards of the Coast released ''Commander's Edition'', a redesign of the base set and its third release following the limited and unlimited sets.<ref name="Hannes">{{cite magazine|title=building a better BattleTech|last=Hannes|first=Jeff|issue=39|magazine=[[InQuest Gamer|InQuest]]|publisher=[[Wizard Entertainment]]|pages=14|date=July 1998}}</ref> The company's assistant brand manager Michael Brooks stated that ''Commander's Edition'' was the game the company "ideally would have put out the first time around".<ref name="Hannes" /> This was not a reprint, though, as it included cards from expansion sets and removed cards that were not useful or otherwise "broken".<ref name="Hannes" /> It was sold in 60-card starter decks and 15-card [[booster pack]]s.<ref name="Hannes" />

==Reception==

InSteve theFaragher Octoberreviewed 1997''BattleTech'' edition offor ''[[DragonArcane (magazine)|DragonArcane]]'' (Issue 240)magazine, [[Rickrating Swan]]it likeda this7 collectibleout of card10 gameoverall, callingand itstated that "simpleNot (muchone easier,of inRichard factGarfield's best games, thanthis theis ''Magic:over-reliant Theon Gathering''previous game,successes designedand bynot theany samebetter guy)than andthe addictiveoriginal (which''BattleTech''. meansIt's youstill betterjolly startclever, savingthough, upand forgood thefun boosters)to play."<ref name=dragon240"Arcane15">{{cite journal | last =Swan Faragher |first=Rick|author-link=Rick Swan| date=October 1997Steve | title =Roleplaying Games Reviews | journal = [[DragonArcane (magazine)|DragonArcane]]|publisher=[[TSR (company)|TSR, Inc.]]|issue =240 15 | pages =11462-63 |date=January 1997}}</ref>

In Issue 1 of ''Backstab'', Stéphane Bura liked some of the game mechanics, but ultimately found that the game's biggest fault was the "poor quality of the composition and design of the cards" compared to rival CCGs ''[[Netrunner]]'' and ''[[Mirage (Magic: The Gathering)|Mirage]]''. Bura concluded by giving the game a below average rating of 6 out of 10.<ref name="bs">{{cite magazine|last=Bura|first=Stéphane |date=January–February 1997|title=Critiques|magazine=Backstab|issue=1|pages=51|url =https://archive.org/details/backstab-magazine-french-01/page/n49/mode/2up | access-date=2021-07-21|language=fr}}</ref>

In the October 1997 edition of ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' (Issue 240), [[Rick Swan]] liked this collectible card game, calling it "simple (much easier, in fact, than the ''Magic: The Gathering'' game, designed by the same guy) and addictive (which means you better start saving up for the boosters)."<ref name=dragon240>{{cite journal|last=Swan|first=Rick|author-link=Rick Swan| date=October 1997 |title=Roleplaying Reviews|journal=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]|publisher=[[TSR (company)|TSR, Inc.]]|issue=240|pages=114}}</ref>

The ''Arsenal'' expansion, which introduced a new card type, vehicles, resulted in the need for extensive errata and has been credited with bringing the game to its end.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seavey|first=John|date=2009-10-22|title=Fraggmented: Games Past: Battletech TCG|url=https://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2009/10/games-past-battletech-tcg.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Fraggmented}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2021}}

==Reviews==

*''Arcane'' #15 (January 1997)

*''[[:fr:Backstab|Backstab]]'' #9 (Arsenal)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/backstab-magazine-french-09/page/n23/mode/2up | title=Backstab Magazine (French) Issue 09 }}</ref>

*''[[:fr:Backstab|Backstab]]'' #11 (Commander's Edition)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/backstab-011/page/70/mode/2up | title=Backstab #011 | date=1998 }}</ref>

==References==