Season’s greetings!

As we get ready for a spectacular holiday season, the Catalyst Game Labs team wanted to help YOU out with a bit of shopping as well! Do you have a gamer that might be looking for something new? A MechWarrior extraordinaire that can’t get enough BattleTech? Maybe you have a roleplayer in your home that loves the dark and fantastic universe of Shadowrun?

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Well, we have all of that and much, much more!

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As Catalyst Game Labs has our store inventory migrate to a new fulfillment center, more items will come available. While we attempted to avoid any unavailable items on this list, things may have changed stock and we apologize for the inconvenience. Stock levels should normalize soon.

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Let’s get started.

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BattleTech

The Cadet

Maybe you know someone that may be interested in tabletop wargaming, or has shown some interest in the BattleTech and MechWarrior video games. They may enjoy something new! These gift options are PERFECT for new collectors, players, and painters!

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• BattleTech Essentials - $24.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-essentials
  
  • Hear the screaming crowds of Solaris VII as you drive your trusty BattleMech forward and enter the challenge of a lifetime. This box comes with everything needed to start playing BattleTech today, including the clawed Centurion BattleMech, the Yen-lo-Wang, and the infamous Rifleman BattleMech, the Legend-Killer. This set also includes a mapsheet, rules, a universe primer, dice, and more!
• BattleTech Universe - Starting at $19.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-universe
  
  • BattleTech is a game with more than 40 years of history, with the game initially releasing in 1984. Since that time, much has happened in the universe. The BattleTech Universe book is a fantastic way to get up to speed! This tome gives a broad overview of all of the events, factions, cultures, and conflicts of the Inner Sphere from the halcyon days of 2018 to the modern, war-torn world of 3152.
• BattleTech Mercenaries Paint Set - $89.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-mercenaries-paint-set
  
  • Get your BattleMechs ready for a fight with this trusty paint set! Made in collaboration with our friends at The Army Painter, this set includes everything you need to paint your BattleTech models and more! Pick up this box to get a whopping TWENTY different paints, from a brush-on primer all the way through a variety of The Army Painter’s fantastic Warpaints and Speedpaints. The kit also includes a starter paint brush and a complete painting guide to help practice.

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The Regular

Your special someone may already collect these awesome miniature, giant robots. We still have everything needed to take their game and collection to the next level!

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• BattleMat: Twycross: Plain of Curtains & Great Gash - $39.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-battlemat-twycross-plain-of-curtains-great-gash
  
  • Relive the turning point of the Clan Invasion with the Battle of Twycross! This premium, neoprene, double-sided battlemat is a great way to level up games of BattleTech! Replay the historic battle or bring different factions in years later with this unique map.
• Hot Spots: Hinterlands - Starting at $14.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-hot-spots-hinterlands
  
  • Pick-up games are great, but what happens when you start a narrative campaign? Hot Spots: Hinterlands offers an easy-to-use system to play through a flavorful, narrative campaign with friends in the former Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. With plenty of choices to make, and factions to fight for or against, no two campaigns will ever play alike!
• Overlord-Class Map Scale DropShip - $59.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-overlord-class-map-scale-dropship
  
  • Pilot the workhorse of interstellar, armed transportation with the Overlord-Class DropShip! This massive “miniature” is perfectly sized to play in a game of BattleTech. At nearly 6 inches tall, this beefy piece makes for a fun painting project and a massive objective in-game.

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The Veteran

Some veteran MechWarriors have seen everything the Inner Sphere has to offer. Whether they are only recently into the game but dove in head-first, or they are a 20+ year professional pilot that knows all of the ins-and-outs, they can still be surprised by a fun gift!

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• BattleTech: Technical Blueprints - $24.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-technical-blueprints
  
  • This pack of four blueprint posters is printed on rolled, heavy poster stock. This premium product shows the technical details of four of the most iconic BattleMechs in the Inner Sphere, including the Timber Wolf (Mad Cat), the Dire Wolf (Daishi), the Phoenix Hawk, and the Warhammer.
• BattleTech Encounters - $29.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-encounters
  
  • Take a break from moving minis around to take command of one of your favorite mercenary companies! Take contracts across the Inner Sphere with different stipulations. Acquire critical equipment and use it to help you complete missions. Complete more missions and contracts to earn a merc’s most important currency, reputation. Be careful though, as many merc commanders have pushed too hard, only to see their unit crumble beneath them!
• BattleTech Aces: Scouring Sands - $79.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-aces-scouring-sands
  
  • BattleTech Aces is one of the BIGGEST developments that this 40-year old game has ever had! Using the Alpha Strike system (and box set), Aces allows players to play their games either solo or cooperatively with friends. The Scouring Sands box set is the first release for this new system and comes with 7 all-new miniatures, terrain, cards, and rules to play games of BattleTech Aces. This is a fresh way to enjoy your favorite game!

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Shadowrun

The Chummer

Someone you know may be into tabletop roleplaying games. Maybe they are interested in a new setting, or want to try a new system. There are those that are tired of the “typical” hard sci-fi or fantasy experience, as well. That’s where the shadows come in, with a blend of science fiction, cyberpunk, and fantasy that is truly unique.

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• Shadowrun: Sixth World Beginner Box - $24.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/shadowrun-sixth-world-beginner-box-1
  
  • Every runner has to start somewhere, whether they are playing as the game master or a player character. The Sixth World Beginner Box is a great place to make that start! Filled to the brim with characters, an adventure, rules, dice, item cards, and more, anyone getting into Shadowrun: Sixth World would be remiss to not have this.
• Shadowrun: Sixth World Core Rulebook: City Edition: Berlin - Starting at $19.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/shadowrun-sixth-world-core-rulebook-city-edition-berlin-1
  
  • Get into Shadowrun the right way with City Edition: Berlin! This updated core rulebook for Shadowrun: Sixth World, has everything you need to run and play your tabletop adventures in a cyber-fantasy future! Berlin is the hot spot for runner activity in Europe, like Seattle is in North America. Learn all about the Berlin metroplex and the ins-and-outs of such an important hub of illicit services and corporate greed!
• Shadowrun: Anarchy - Starting at $19.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/shadowrun-anarchy
  
  • Shadowrun is typically known to be crunchy, dice-heavy, and to have complex rules interactions. Anarchy throws most of those cliches out to introduce a system designed for speed and narrative action! Pick up the book and be ready to play quickly with this awesome, alternative ruleset for Shadowrun!

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The Razorguy/girl

You’ve got a real runner on your hands. They have played the game with friends, maybe they own a few books. Show them that they aren’t alone with a thoughtful gift that they may have never expected, a much more pleasant twist than they are used to in their games, to be sure!

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• Shadowrun: Sixth World: Gamemaster’s Screen - $29.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/shadowrun-sixth-world-gamemasters-screen
  
  • Shadowrun takes place in the wild and fast-paced Sixth World, where technology and magic both clash and supplement each other. This translates directly to the game! When things get overwhelming though, we runners have tools to help, and one of the best is this Gamemaster’s Screen! Thematic in design, and featuring beautiful artwork, this screen also features several, interchangeable cheat sheets and rules references for GM’s to make sure that their games can run smoothly!
• Risks & Rewards - Starting at $19.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/shadowrun-risks-rewards
  
  • Jack into the latest plot beats coming from the Shadowrun writers’ room with Risks & Rewards! Nowhere is safe in the not-so-distant cyberpunk future, including the bright streets of Cairo and the ancient sands of Egypt. Deep in the tombs lie powerful artifacts that the corporations want, and your runner is ready to offer their services, for a fee…
• Shadowrun: First Edition: Anniversary Reproduction - Starting at $19.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/shadowrun-first-edition-anniversary-reproduction
  
  • Lovingly reproduced, the Shadowrun: First Edition: Anniversary Reproduction features every piece of art, text, and feel from the original production of Shadowrun in 1989. It was even recreated with similar, tactile paper and not the modern, glossy paper of most TTRPG books of today, making this a fantastic pick-up for nostalgia!

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Quincy’s Tavern

Our favorite cozy fantasy content creator, Quincy, has launched a game with Catalyst this year! The influencer has even more coming soon, but if your special someone is a fan, it would be hard to turn away from this offering. These items will be coming back soon, and should make it in time for the holidays!

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• Quincy’s Tavern Challenge Coin #1 - $9.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/quincys-tavern-challenge-coin-1
  
  • The perfect stocking stuffer for a Quincy fan! This solid metal coin is large, at two inches in diameter, and features the Tavern’s iconic seal. It comes in an envelope and features a message from Quincy as you go out on your adventures.
• Guardians of the Four Winds - $29.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/guardians-of-the-four-winds
  
  • Experience the world of Quincy’s Tavern like never before with this deeply strategic, pattern-building game. Take up the mantle of one of your favorite factions and stake out your territory while blocking your opponents. The box also features original poetry and an array of family-friendly drink recipes from Quincy!

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Board Games

Whether you need something calm or a wild party game for that collection, we’ve got you covered. Board game collectors will be excited to unwrap something unique this holiday season!

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• Parachute Panda - $24.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/parachute-panda
  
  • Watch for falling pianos in Parachute Panda! This fast-paced board game pits you against your friends in a desperate race to be last. Use various whacky items, from teleporters to balloons, to lift yourself into the sky, while using anvils and leaf blowers to send your friends to their crocodilic doom!
• Fandooble and the Dragon’s Eye - $24.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/fandooble-and-the-dragons-eye
  
  • Raid ancient hoards and steal from your friends in Fandooble and the Dragon’s Eye! This crazy, push-your-luck dice game has you gambling at every turn! Should the titular Fandooble show up, you’ll be able to steal the legendary Dragon’s Eye gem, and maybe even win!
• Overlords in Training - $39.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/overlords-in-training
  
  • Prepare yourself for the ultimate showdown with… Mike! Overlords in Training is a strategic card game where you must build and spend resources wisely against your opponents. But if you aren’t careful, you could anger Overlord Mike and be attacked. So play smartly and become the next Overlord.
• Flippin’ Ninjas - $39.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/flippin-ninjas
  
  • In this abstract strategy game, control your forces, from ninjas to samurai to dragons, to capture your opponent’s daimyo. Each piece can only take out certain others, with the ninja being the only one that can capture a daimyo. With a blind set-up phase and a series of interesting moves, each round of Flippin’ Ninjas plays differently!
• Centurion - $39.99 - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/centurion
  
  • The ancient commanders of Rome had many tricks in their arsenal. Simulate their warfare with Centurion, an abstract game that offers ever-changing battlefield situations and on-the-fly thinking. Draw troops randomly to reinforce your line, press the attack with big decisions, and utilize all of your units’ abilities to take the field!

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Fiction

Whether on an e-reader, phone, paperback, or through headphones, fiction is one of the best ways to explore the great library of content that is BattleTech or Shadowrun. With over 35 years of history in each universe, there is so much room to explore. This year, gift your lovable runner or MechWarrior with a new way to dive into their favorite property with a wide range of fiction offerings we’ve made available!

BattleTech

• BattleTech: Shrapnel, Issue #22 - Starting at $6.99 - https://bit.ly/BT-Shrapnel-22
  
  • Shrapnel is the premier BattleTech magazine. Featuring a wide array of short fiction, articles, ‘Mech stats, and more, it is a great way to get into bite-sized, BattleTech lore with only a minor time investment. It also features work from across the BattleTech community, authors, and game designers, allowing for a fun cross-section of the fandom! Issue #22 is the latest issue and a fantastic read!
• BattleTech: Outfoxed by Bryan Young - Starting at $5.99 - https://bit.ly/BT-Outfoxed
  
  • Outfoxed is the latest entry in the saga of Bryan Young’s Fox Patrol, an upstart mercenary unit with more heart than cash. Katie Ferraro leads the unit through a slump in morale due to a series of close-run and life-threatening engagements and it is wearing on her. Even when she manages to land the unit a good contract, the Patrol’s luck quickly turns against them as an early victory leads to an opposing company bringing all of their resources to bear against the small group of go-getters… You can also get them started with the Fox Patrol story in Fox Tales!
• BattleTech: Fall from Glory by Randall N. Bills on Audible - $19.95 - https://bit.ly/Fall-from-Glory-Audible
  
  • To flee the flames of a great, interstellar war before the dust from the last has even settled is never an easy decision, but General Aleksandr Kerensky sees no other option. The Star League Defense Force is the most veteran and grizzled fighting force that the Inner Sphere has ever seen, and if he can help it, Kerensky will not see them used as pawns in the Great House’s games. Randall N. Bills tells the story of the Founding of the Clans, starting with Fall from Glory, in this dramatic reading by Brian Kozak and Charlie K. James!

Shadowrun

• Shadowrun: Augment, Issue #4 - Starting at $5.99 - https://bit.ly/SR-Augment-4
  
  • Getting immersed in the Sixth World has never been easier with Augment, the Shadowrun magazine. This in-universe publication features articles written by and about famous, or infamous, personalities of Seattle and beyond. These magazines are great to use in your Shadowrun games, with their detailed ads and stories, or as a stand-alone read for a runner in your life. Issue #4 is for Winter 2083 and is a perfect read on those cold, dark nights!
• Shadowrun: Bad Faith by Jason Hardy - Starting at $6.99 - https://bit.ly/SR-Bad-Faith
  
  • It takes a lot to crawl up from the shadows and into a legitimate position, and Booker Coleman has done it. In Jason Hardy’s Bad Faith, follow Booker as he has to hide his past, while also living a new life at a law firm, while also having to use his runner abilities to solve a case full of twists, turns, and corpses. Booker will travel across North America to solve this one, even if it implicates some of the most powerful people in the world…
• Shadowrun: Never Deal With a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette on Audible - $24.95 - https://bit.ly/SR-Audio-NDWAD
  
  • The story that started it all for Shadowrun is Never Deal With a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette. When Sam Verner’s sister goes missing, he must go off the grid entirely. But in this world of elves, magic, dragons, surveillance, augmentation, and money, it can be nearly impossible. But that is what a runner does in 2050… Featuring the silky voice of Tren Sparks, Never Deal With a Dragon is still the best entry-point for new Shadowrun fans and oldheads alike!

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