BungleTech: A BattleTech Podcast

In our 46th deployment of BungleTech my spheroid co‑host Michael and I are joined by BattleTech designer Keith Hann as we dive into the brand‑new BattleTech Core Rule Book. We break down how the updated rules impacted our previous BungleTest Core Revision, explore Keith’s experience navigating the design process, and chart the future trajectory of the book. Our Honourable Patreon Supporters MechWa...

In our forty‑fifth deployment of BungleTech my spheriod co‑host Michael and I recount our most recent descent into BattleCheckers madness (that's Classic BattleTech with BSPs only). Armed with the new mission generator from the updated BattleTech Core Rule Book, we set out to play a simple and disciplined match… and naturally ended up bungling half a dozen rules anyway. Our Honourable Patreon...

In our 44th deployment of BungleTech we’re officially launching the BungleTech Merch Store giving you a whole new way to represent your BungleTech or Kodama pride, we’ve also rolled out a brand‑new BungleTest; a primer for the release of the BattleTech Core Rule book. And of course, we couldn’t resist diving deep into the freshly updated BattleTech Core Rule Book — breaking down our favorite addit...

In our 43 deployment of BungleTech, my spheroid co‑host Michael and I debrief our latest on‑the‑table Holy War showdown. We break down the battlefield results from our recent game, then dive into the rule‑mistake discovery segment where we confess every blunder we made along the way. Our Honourable Patreon Supporters MechWarriors: Canaan McKenna, Ed Magilton, HeyZeus, Malathis, Phil Raider Roby, S...

In our forty‑second deployment of BungleTech, my spheroid co‑host Michael and I are joined by legends of the Inner Sphere: Seth from the Mercenary Star Podcast and Matt the Northman of the Valhalla Club. Together, we dive into what it really means to show up authentically—with your philosophy, your spirituality, your worldview—when you step into the Battletech scene. Wish us luck MechWarriors, cha...

In our forty first deployment of BungleTech my stalwart spheroid partner in tactical misadventure and I break down our latest BattleTech game played in a speed‑BattleTech format. And because reputation demands it, we wrap up by asking the eternal question of all commanding bunglers: “Which rules did we mess up this time?” Our Honourable Patreon Supporters MechWarriors: Canaan McKenna, Ed Magilton,...

In our fortieth deployment of BungleTech, Michael and I take a trip to Japan as we dive into a brian cache of Japanese BattleTech releases recently unearthed by members of the community in our primary topic segment and ask ourselves the question: is this even BattleTech or have we wandered into some Tetatae adjacent alternative BattleTech timeline? Strap in as we tour a place where familiar ’Mechs...

In our 39th deployment of BungleTech, we kick the safeties off the fusion engine and attempt something both daring and experimental in our Primary Topic segment. Together with you in the command couch—we chart the State of BattleTech in our era. Plug in your neurohelmet, tune a transmission in our direction, and join the ranks of those who’ve already shared their thoughts. Last update, May 15 2026...

In our 38th episode of BungleTech we're bombarding you with guests galore as Michael and I reflect on the Global Campaign Initiative through a conversation with our collaborators Denham and Steve from The Mech Bay Podcast, Dante our narrative lead, and participants Brent from Of Mech's and Men and Zemer from The Valhalla Club Podcast. On top of this we welcome some new members to the clan...

In this special micro‑episode of BungleTech, Nathan takes the controls of the Bunker for a quick hit of tech‑flavoured nonsense designed to clear a lingering task off his list and soothe Michael’s tormented spirit, which is currently howling over our uneven episode count. It’s a tiny adventure, but a complete one — a little BungleTech snack to tide you over until the next full‑sized episode drops....

In our thirty seventh episode of BungleTech a BattleTech podcast that we have released on our most cherished of Star League Days we share some thanks, an important update about the Global Campaign Initiative, and in we chat about the our time well spent at KSAGG VI! It’s a simple episode, released at a busy time. Let's chill out MechWarriors, take some time to appreciate all the things, and contem...

In our thirty sixth episode of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Midnight Michael and I take it easyyyy as we have a PPC blast of a time answering submitted listener questions. It’s a casual episode folks, so sit back, relax, cuddle up with your loyal Kodama and join us at the ceremonial Clan Kodama table of super honouorable clan grade level earnestness. Could be a decent time! Our Honourable Patreo...

In our thirty fifth deployment of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael and I dive into the psyche, or perhaps psychosis, of Jamie Wolf as we take a look at his annotated version of the Art of War, we pause for a moment and discuss the variety of pronunciation mistakes we are making on a regular basis in our Rule Mistake Discovery segment, and then we wrap it all up by reading a sample chapter fr...

In our 34th episode of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael start by sharing some exciting updates in our Extraordinary Proclamation Segment, before we question the widely held belief that "BattleTech hasn't changed that much since its origin." as we do a rule by rule comparison of BattleTech Second Edition and the 8th printing of the BattleMech Manual in our general topic segment,...

In our thirty-third deployment of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael and I creatively reset after our last episode and leverage AI to help us understand the BattleTech Universe better, in our primary topic segment we provide an introductory lesson on teaching a new player Classic BattleTech, in our battlefield outcome report we reflect on how a Commando "super explodes", in our Rule...

In our 32 episode of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael and I propose some BattleTech cross-overs we would like to see on the table in our Primary Topic segment, in our Extraordinary Proclamation segment we welcome a new member to the clan and give a quick update regarding a change to the Global Campaign initiative, we discuss some rule mistakes related to the Glancing Blow Advanced Rule in ou...

In our thirty first episode of BungleTech I am back in the command seat and accompanied by the effervescent Michael as we go dark and dive as deep as we can into BattleTech Gothic. Our Honourable Patreon Supporters MechWarriors: Canaan McKenna, Ed Magilton, Fiddler, HeyZeus, Lorian Sunrider, Malathis, MetalEd, Phil Raider Roby, Slurski Lispers Technicians: Blunderdome, Chris Cannon, DarkTremere, D...

In our thirtieth deployment of BungleTech, my spheroid self Michael will be running the show because my clanner co-host Nathan is away this month. But fortunately I am joined by our friend and frequent opponent Paul! A talented and well-traveled demo-agent who knows a thing or two about what it’s like bringing new players into the game, and more importantly what kinds of bungles they make! Paul al...

In our twenty ninth deployment of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael and I share some updates in our extraordinary proclamation segment, before we take a moment to appreciate the registered tables in the Global Campaign initiative. Taking a look at who is playing, why they're playing, and what their playing! Our Honourable Patreon Supporters Loremasters: RetroLazer MechWarriors: Canaan McK...

In our twenty-eighth deployment of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael and I are joined by Sean Murry from SARNA as we discuss why Bad 'Mechs are the Best 'Mechs in our Primary Topic segment, before talking about a few rule mistakes Sean has been making on the Alpha Strike table in our Rule Check Discovery segment, and in our Extraordinary Proclamation segment we share a few exciting announceme...

In our twenty-seventh deployment of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael and I dodge our standard format as we officially launch the Global Campaign Initiative. We take a few moments to walk you through the details of how to get involved as we discuss our fresh off the presses release of the Operations Manual. Our Honourable Patreon Supporters Bondspersons: Eric Dacus, G, Gus, Hilux, Rob Prescot...

In our first deployment of season 3 of BungleTech, Michael and I throw some shade as we scientifically and irrefutably determine the most controversial BattleTech opinion in our primary topic, we discuss a minor and common rule mistake we see on the table regarding the Minimum Range band in our rule check discovery segment, and we then read the story Ace Darwin and the Battle of the Beer Fridge wr...

In our twenty fifth deployment, we break away from our regular format and deep dive community creator proclamations with our legendary guest BigRed40Tech. Our Honourable Patreon Supporters Bondspersons: Eric Dacus, G, Gus, Hilux, Rob Prescott Technicians: Blunderdome, Chris Cannon, DarkTremere, Dire Situation, Klint, Matthew Hopper, Michael Shelley, Ryan Fletcher, Sandman, Seth WhiteFox MechWarrio...

In our twenty fourth deployment of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael and I are once again both privileged and honoured to be joined by the rule master himself Keith Hann from Catalyst Game Labs as we review the results of Episode 22's BungleTest, we share some BungleTech news in our extraordinary proclamation segment, and relish the tricky death from above attack leveraged by a Spider against...

In our twenty-third deployment of BungleTech my spheroid co-host Michael and I discuss our Global Campaign Initiative we are brainstorming that we want you to participate in, we welcome some new members into Clan Kodama in our extraordinary proclamation segment, we discuss a hugeeeeeee rule mistake we were making with PSRs in our rule check discovery segment, and read Bad 'Mechs - Champion written...