{"id":180831,"date":"2022-11-14T11:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=180831"},"modified":"2022-11-14T11:22:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T16:22:09","slug":"battletech-bundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2022\/11\/14\/battletech-bundle\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear up for the BattleTech armored combat game with this physical and digital bundle!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deploy your BattleMechs with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humblebundle.com\/books\/introduction-to-battletech-catalyst-game-labs-books?partner=armchairarcade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">these value-priced bundle options<\/a>!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aspiring MechWarriors, are you looking to jump into the\u00a0<em>BattleTech<\/em>\u00a0tabletop armored combat game? 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