Watch “ION Radio - Josh Derksen Designer Interview,” a board game interview for BattleTech: Aces – Scouring Sands from ION Radio on BoardGameVideo.
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Welcome to another Data Link episode. Today, Ken has an extended conversation with Josh Derksen - the man behind BattleTech: ACES, Star Trek: Alliance, Snap Ship Tactics, Heroes of the Aturi Cluster and more! Join us as we go in depth with Josh's journey and on the Scouring Sands campaign.
Special Thanks goes to Josh Derksen for coming on the channel.
0:00 Intro
1:58 About Josh
3:30 The Beginning / Heroes of the Aturi Cluster
16:16 Star Trek: Alliance
27:04 Snap Ship Tactics
40:08 BattleTech
52:01 Cards and Commanders
1:09:28 Branching Storyline
1:22:28 Snowblind
1:44:40 Mech 7
This episode was filmed on April 28, 2026.
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2025·Dylan Birtolo, Josh Derksen, Thomas M. Gofton
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Mainly playthroughs. BattleTech: Aces – Scouring Sands is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 9 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 99 players
0 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About BattleTech: Aces – Scouring Sands, from BoardGameGeek:
The Jade Falcon push to Terra for the ilClan trial tore through many worlds of the Inner Sphere region known as the Hinterlands. Left behind and abandoned due to his clans frantic dash, a remnant Jade Falcon Star Captain stands in the way of the nearby Alynia Mercantile League. The AML cannot abide this, and has sent out the call for enterprising mercenaries. Answer that call, build your own force of BattleMechs, and take advantage of powerful pilot Edge Abilities. Command your force solo or cooperatively through the branching story campaign to discover how youll shape this corner of the universe! Includes 9 premium miniatures, no assembly required. Contains 70 all-new Aces AI cards for solo and cooperative play!
-description from the back of the box