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Triggering an ISC causes considerable damage to the
power plant — divide the number of DP the plant
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OFF-ROAD TIRES plant that much damage at the end of the third turn of
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gasoline engines which had, until now, been lampposts, and other vehicles.
restricted to cars. With a gas engine, and the One piece of advice that I can give about
modified top speed formula given for use with actually flying hovers in a game — think about
hovers (another formula is given for boats), a where you are. There is a tendency to think
hovercraft may achieve top speeds in excess that the hover is where the vector marker is
of 300 miles per hour. But any hazard at this and forget about the actual hovercraft. This
speed is more than likely going to be fatal for can be a deadly mistake. Think about where
the hover and its driver. you are, where you want to be, and what it is
Except for a very few small differences going to take to get there. The generally poor
that no Car Wars player should have difficul- handling characteristics of the hovercraft
ty grasping, the construction of hovercraft is make this kind of thought necessary, and the
very much like building any other vehicle. difference between a successful hovercraft
Which brings me to the real difference with pilot and a dead one will be the amount of
the hovercraft: movement and acceleration. thought that the pilot gives to his position and
Movement and acceleration for hovercraft maneuvers.
is radically different from the movement for Hovercraft are fun to play, and I enjoyed
other Car Wars vehicles. The rules for this being able to write the rules for them. The
take 14 pages of the Boat Wars rulebook, so I construction rules are very familiar to all Car
can't give a concise synopsis of them here. I Wars players and any player should be able to
believe the rules given in the book are under- build effective hovers as soon as he opens the
standable and that a careful reading of them,
with references to the abundant diagrams
rules. I also tried (I think I was successful) to
make hovers competitive with cars of the
Boat Record Sheet
given, should make make the process clear. same division, if the arena is not too close to
These rules were the subject of extensive allow for the hover's poorer maneuverability.
playtest and once the playtesters gained a little I believe the hovercraft to be a superior
experience with them, they found them to be vehicle for cross country travel because it is
fairly easy, and a good simulation of the way not, except in extreme cases, concerned with
that hovers move. The first draft of the rules the terrain over which it travels. The
had a much simpler version of the maneuver hovercraft can also be a successful duelling
rules that closely resembled the standard machine if thought is given to its limitations.
movement system. This version, while So go buy the supplement, and have as much
simple, was found to be unacceptable. After fun flying hovercraft as I and my playtesters
much work and discussion trying to visualize have. Keep the shiny side up, the windy side
what was happening and how to best express down, and leave all those poor suckers with
the concepts involved on paper, the present wheels eating your dust.
rules emerged.
One thing that is not explicitly stated in the Editor's Note: On the following pages are
rules, but which should be obvious is that the the Boat and Hovercraft record sheets — we
Vector marker (the arrow which shows which didn 't have room in the Boat Wars box for
way the hover is moving) is not really there. It them. To use them, simply photocopy the
has no effect of play, cannot collide with any- diagram over the speed and handling tracks of
thing, will pass with equal ease through walls, a Car or Trailer Record Sheet as appropriate.
Construction
Autogyro Body Cost Weight Spaces Armor Rotor/Propeller DP
4
422 Autoduel Quarterly Winter 2038 43
a 300 ci engine, and would like a top speed of
2039 Schedule regional champions and will receive the prize
and travel reimbursement as well. 120 mph. Unfortunately, he doesn't know
This year's championship season will be what kind of vehicle he should choose to put
pretty much like last year's season. There will
be four rounds: Club, Regional, Semi-Final
World Championships this new engine in. PF=4,000, TS = 120, so
Max. wt. = (240 x 4.000) - (120 X 4.000)
and World. All AADA members will be This year's World Championships will be 120
eligible to compete, one way or another. held by SJ Games at Origins '89 in Los An- =960.000-480.000 = 480.000 = 4,000
Eligible chapters may hold Club Cham- geles, California on June 29th through July
120 120
pionships any time before Regionals. Club 2nd, 1989. The event will consist of four
Therefore, John has 4,000 lbs to work
presidents are responsible for providing us rounds. The qualifying round is open to all
with, and his best choice would be a compact.
with the name and address of the winner and a AADA members regardless of participation in
previous events. To enter, you will need to —Micheal Heacock
copy of the winning vehicle design; they are
encouraged to provide as much additional show proof of membership, preferably the Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
description of the event as they wish. Steve mailer cover from ADQ 7/1 or 7/2. The num-
Jackson Games will mail a $15 gift certificate ber of duellists who advance will depend on Dear Sirs,
I am 13 years old, and I love your game — First off, thanks for publishing my arena
to each reported club champion. Club cham- how many participants show up for the Deluxe Car Wars. I play it all the time. What
pions qualify for the final round of their eliminations, but will probably be around 18. designs in ADQ 6/3.1 take it that the last sen-
I wrote this letter about is kind of dumb to be tence in the Editor's note was a hint that you
Regional Championship; they will receive a All club champions are eligible for the sending all the way to Texas for, but I have a
bye into the second round of the World Cham- eliminations, as are all participants in last guys need my Social Security number before
problem. The game has something not printed you can pay me . . .
pionships if they are unable to attend year's World Championship Final. About in the rulebook about Ds.
Regionals. eight winners will advance into the Semi- With regards to the AADA championships,
Example: A hazard for hitting a curb or if you guys are going to do the same format
Regional Championships will take place Final s.
pedestrian is a D3. That D is bothering me a next year, your Division 20 duel in the Double
between March and July at major gaming con- All Regional champions, previous World lot, because I have no idea what it stands for. Drum needs to be changed a bit. I was in the
ventions. There should be ten Regional loca- Champions, overseas club champions and the Another Example: A road conditions Southern California regional, and when the
tions: California North, California South, eight eliminations winners, will be eligible for hazard for running into heavy snow is another combat began, only about half of the cars went
Northwest, North, Northeast, Southeast, the Semi-Finals. Seven Semi-Finalists will D3. That big D is what this whole letter is forward — the rest stayed still, or moved in
Texas, Midwest, Mountain West and Central. move on to the World Championships. The about. I would appreciate it a lot if you could reverse, and then picked off those cars that
Each tournament should be hosted by an defending World Champion, Jeff Boe, will send me a letter telling me what it means. went forward. While this is a perfectly legal
AADA chapter at a convention; interested also be eligible to compete in the World Thanks. tactic (my only sorrow was that I was one of
clubs should contact us as soon as possible. SJ Championship Final round. Further details Sincerely, those that moved forward), I have the feeling
Games will provide the arena rules and setup. will be published in ADQ 7/1. —Jesse Daniels that you intended this to be more of a race. I
The host chapters are responsible for the same Mountain View, CA suggest that next time, a vehicle cannot fire
information required from the club presidents, Official Rules until after it has first passed the 'center line' of
i.e., winner's name and address and a copy of Oh, that's easy. D stands for Difficulty (p. the arena.
the winning vehicle. We will give an official All official rules from the second editions 9 in DCW), or how hard it is for the driver to
list of the Regional locations in issue 7/1. maintain control of his vehicle after a Once again, thanks for publishing me, and
of Deluxe Car Wars and Dueltrack will be
maneuver or hazard. The higher the D value, I will continue to drive offensively!
All AADA members are eligible to play in used. The Variant Fire Rules and Variant
the more difficult it is to keep control. It's kind —Douglas Kelley,
any Regional, regardless of whether they Movement Rules (from ADQ 6/2) will be in
of refreshing to get a simple question once in a Chatsworth, CA
compete in other Regionals; however, no per- effect, though all other optional rules and
son may win more than one Regional. The variants will not. In addition, all rules will be while. . .
event will consist of two rounds, six winners —CAO Just a few suggestions:
subject to clarifications made in Autoduel
from the first round advancing to the second. 1. Why can't a vehicle within a trike's front
Quarterly and other Car Wars supplements,
Club champions are automatically eligible for Page 43 of ADQ 5/3 in backfire lists a for- arc of fire target the trike's side? A car's side
provided such supplements were released one
the second round. The division classifications mula for determining maximum weight of a can be targeted from the front — and its sides
month prior to the event. Can-am, Indy,
and arena will be the same for all regions and vehicle for a desired top speed. That formula are at a steeper angle. Surely the ruling should
Sprint and Dragster bodies will not be avail- be reversed — it should not be possible to hit a
will be published in ADQ 7/1 to give everyone able, nor will mini-safes, pending a decision is no longer valid with the advent of the new
equal information before the event. Regional gas rules in issue 6/2. By using simple al- trike's side from behind because you can't get
from the AADA Safety and Fairness Commit- line of sight on its sloped sides; the reverse
champions are automatically eligible to play in tee. gebraic theory, I have rearranged the new gas
the Semi-Final round of the World Champion- rule formula as follows: being applicable for reversed trikes.
Get those tournament proposals in soon. If
ships and will receive a prize to be announced. 2. Dragsters should not be +1 to hit from
no club volunteers to hold a Regional for their Max. wgt. = (240 X PF) - TS (PF)
To help defray travel costs, Steve Jackson the side, seeing as they are much lower than
region, there won't be one, and you'll have to TS
Games will give a $50 reimbursement upon other cars. The narrow frame presents a
try your luck in the Qualifiers at Origins '89.
arrival to all regional champions attending the where TS = Desired top speed, and PF = smaller target (in height) than a normal car's
More details, including the locations,
World Championships. Club champions of Power Factors of desired engine. body. With dragsters being longer and lower
divisions and arena for the Regional Cham- they should be no penalty to hit from the side.
overseas chapters are considered to be pionships, will appear in issue 7/1. Example: John has come into possession of