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 FrozenDwarf wrote:
I never had any inntrest in weak humans, for me it is machines. steampunk, present time, future, aliens it dont matter to me aslong as the weak and usless organic lifeforms are not represented.
while i love the jacks in warmachine, i see it more played as an infantry game then a robot game sadly..
so, any 1 know of any games that has robots/mechas only and not a rulebook that rivals the ikea cataloge in number of pages?

Okay, mechs "only" is a tall order, how about "mostly"?

An old standard is Battletech.
For about 4 models the classic Battletech works:
http://bg.battletech.com/
For larger battles, they streamlined things a fair bit in "Alphastrike":
http://bg.battletech.com/news/battleblog/alpha-strike-the-tabletop-miniatures-rulebook/
I would recommend this based on your wanting a shorter rulebook.

Heavy Gear was the #2 stomping robots for me for quite a while.:
http://www.dp9.com/heavygearblitz

Other stuff I have seen around:
https://www.reapermini.com/Games/CAVNote: This game I keep seeing mentioned.
http://gkrgame.com/
https://secure.greenbriergames.com/gne/product/heavy-steam/
http://mobileframezero.com/mfz/
http://combots.net/rules.php
http://privateerpress.com/grind-rules-available-in-pdf
http://www.sjgames.com/ogre/products/ogre6e/Note: Was made a long time ago and was fun: big giant robot land battleship vs a ton of conventional weapons.
https://stonemaiergames.com/games/scythe/
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/139769/robotech-rpg-tactics NOTE: Kickstarter is in big trouble with this manufacturer and is part way "done" if at all. Pick up cheap on ebay or the like.

One of the guys from the Robotech Kickstarter (complaints) forum Mike1975 has put out his own home-brew game "Dimensional Warfare".
It has a fair bit of detail and seems pretty good so this may scratch the itch as well.
What makes this game nice to pick up is he worked on a TON on unit cards for keeping track of things similar to Battletech/Alphastrike cards.