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Old 02-25-2019, 04:32 PM   #11
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WWI was basically Car Wars where vehicles were concerned.

Re-imagine WWI. Governments break down, the war become localized as old European city-states re-emerge. Local gangsters extract heavy tolls from local communities, leading to armed militias...

https://www.militaryfactory.com/armo...mored-cars.asp
Car Wars would work well without alternate history to represent armored car raids on supply trains and artillery parks. In fact, it'd work SO well that I think I'll write it up.
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Old 02-25-2019, 07:16 PM   #12
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WWI was basically Car Wars where vehicles were concerned.

Re-imagine WWI. Governments break down, the war become localized as old European city-states re-emerge. Local gangsters extract heavy tolls from local communities, leading to armed militias...

https://www.militaryfactory.com/armo...mored-cars.asp
Yes! Sounds plausible.

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Car Wars would work well without alternate history to represent armored car raids on supply trains and artillery parks. In fact, it'd work SO well that I think I'll write it up.
This would be good too.


I really want to see these in Car Wars:

http://www.skoda-oldtimerclub.de/kat...zelva_foto.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...tz19340725.jpg

http://ost-front.ru/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/000.jpg
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Old 02-26-2019, 02:46 AM   #13
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Do you know what issue this article was in?

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Issue 72 - Christmas 1985 if memory serves.
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Old 02-26-2019, 05:56 PM   #14
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Issue 72 - Christmas 1985 if memory serves.
Boardgamegeek concurs:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16751/sleigh-wars
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Old 03-05-2019, 03:27 PM   #15
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Looking back on old group notes & emails , a couple of different genera jumped out :

Drive By Wars - Set in 1990's , groups of 'gangstas' shoot up each others posses/vehicles/residences from back of Convertibles . Uses updated Crossbows & Chassis Rules - sides of vehicles all count as base 1pt of Metal Armour , but many 'modern' upgrades are available . HD Shocks ( for bouncing up & down) , bigger engines with upgrades , Flack Jackets , Assault Rifles , Pintle Mounted & Tripod HMGs , Riot Shields , Tear Gas & Stun Grenades , Tasers and the mandatory Sound System (or Systems) etc . Huge fun could be had & premise was hilarious as T-Rex & his brother Augustus came up with it - two guys from a more British upper class military family background you could not find !

Car Wars 40K - various Warhammer 40K Vehicles converted to Car Wars Rules , with additional bits added from the net . Laser Cannons from NOVA pages , Autocannons used as Heavy Bolters , hand RR as Bolters and new stuff invented as needed - 180mm low velocity Cannon for Battle Cannon for example . T-Rex , Lightbulb , Mr Chimpy , SwordBoy and his Sons all had great fun with this over a couple of Summers . Orks used advanced C&C rules with rules for turning Jeeps into 10,000lb monstrosities , painted Red to go faster & greater chance of blowing up every time the Nitro was triggered or a Heavy Plasma Cannon was fired ...
To say 'extremely amusing' at times is an understatement ... ;-)
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