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Spencer · 04-27-2022, 02:50 PM

I like running a game that has a world framing it. It makes campaigns easier to organize for me, which likewise makes finding the best scenarios for game sessions easier.
Car Wars wasn't exactly built for this, originally. During the Pocketbox Era, Car Wars was more of a tabletop board game that happened to have flexible tokens and a flexible board. A lot of supplemental material was crated and sold simply because some players wanted more than just a 6-way arena fight (not that there's anything wrong with a good, old-fashioned arena bash).
What kind of game do you like to play/run? Do you like campaigns and running characters, or do you prefer Bullet Bob versus Roy the Ram on a deserted stretch of highway, with nothing more complex than "the survivor gets the salvage, see you next week with your new vehicle designs"?

04-27-2022, 02:50 PM	#1
Spencer Join Date: Apr 2022	World-Building, Campaigns, and Scenarios I like running a game that has a world framing it. It makes campaigns easier to organize for me, which likewise makes finding the best scenarios for game sessions easier. Car Wars wasn't exactly built for this, originally. During the Pocketbox Era, Car Wars was more of a tabletop board game that happened to have flexible tokens and a flexible board. A lot of supplemental material was crated and sold simply because some players wanted more than just a 6-way arena fight (not that there's anything wrong with a good, old-fashioned arena bash). What kind of game do you like to play/run? Do you like campaigns and running characters, or do you prefer Bullet Bob versus Roy the Ram on a deserted stretch of highway, with nothing more complex than "the survivor gets the salvage, see you next week with your new vehicle designs"? __________________ "Bob knew that he was in trouble the instant that he lined up the sidecar rig in his sights and heard a 'click' when he pulled the trigger. Based on the sized of the dust cloud following that sidecar rig, it was big trouble, too."