Car Wars Internet Newsletter
Vol. 15, No. 2
February 01, 2012
Posted January 02, 2012
Updated February 01, 2012
The Gunnery Chair
This issue is an experiment. During the month of January hyperlinks
and articles will be published on this page as soon as they are
discovered. Check this page regularly for updates.
Drive Offensively,
Lab Rat
Special Features
Autoduel Radio
http://web.me.com/marc_buckingham/adr/Podcast/Podcast.html
http://web.me.com/marc_buckingham/adr/MP3.html
Marc Buckingham of Australia (e-mail: autoduelradio AT me DOT com)
is seeking Car Wars players to be interviewed for his Car Wars
podcast. Requirements to participate are high-speed Internet access
compatible with Skype and willingness to share your Car Wars history
with the global autoduelling community. Please contact Marc and keep
this podcast in operation. Thank you.
Articles
Tabletop Game: Car Wars
Television Tropes and Idioms
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/CarWars
Independent Autoduellists
Questing Rat's Roleplaying Page
http://www.reocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9951/roleplay.html
Games, Rulebooks and Supplements
AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 5: The Midwest
http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=sjg6305
Warehouse 23
January 08, 2012
Low Stock. Warning: These are warehouse refugees. They may have
scuffing, small nicks, and other minor damage. These books will be
sold "as is".
AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 7: The Mountain West
http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=sjg6307
Warehouse 23
January 08, 2012
Low Stock. Warning: These are warehouse refugees. They may have
scuffing, small nicks, and other minor damage. These books will be
sold "as is".
Outrider
DiceFestGames
http://dicefestgames.blogspot.com
http://dicefestgames.blogspot.com/p/outrider.html
* Outrider rules update, fixed some typos and made some
clarifications.
* Updated Vehicle Set 1 with new weapon arcs and clearer readouts.
* Vehicle Set 2 has been updated with new weapon arcs and new
readouts.
Red Asphalt
Dakka Dakka
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/373240.page
Blog Posts
Killer Kart Team Battle at Ardmore Arena
http://jeffro.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/killer-kart-team-battle-at-ardmore-arena
Jeffro's Car Wars Blog
January 02, 2012
Highway Slugfest
http://geekingmattv.blogspot.com/2011/05/highway-slugfest.html
MattV's Gaming Blog
May 13, 2011
Warlands Big Bash
http://spacegamer.us/?p=541
The Spacegamer
July 17, 2011
State of the Art, 2011 Edition - Part 1, introduction
http://styxmotors.blogspot.com/2011/10/state-of-art-2011-edition-part-1.html
Styx Motors
October 16, 2011
Pocket Box Games
http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/PocketBoxGames.shtml
The Games Journal
June 2005
Recommend Me A Board Game
http://www.bit-tech.net/blog/gaming/2009/11/27/recommend-me-a-board-game
bit-gamer.net
November 27, 2009
Breaking: New GURPS Post-Apocalyptic Series Coming
http://jeffro.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/breaking-new-gurps-post-apocalyptic-series-coming
Jeffro's Car Wars Blog
January 07, 2012
Ardmore Arena Designer’s Notes
http://jeffro.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/ardmore-arena-designers-notes-2
Jeffro's Car Wars Blog
January 09, 2012
CWQ&A: Why do You play CAR WARS on a grid?
http://jeffro.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/cwqa-why-do-you-play-car-wars-on-a-grid
Jeffro's Car Wars Blog
January 15, 2012
CAR WARS Rogue Arena at Origins 2011
http://jeffro.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/car-wars-rogue-arena-at-origins-2011
Jeffro's Car Wars Blog
January 16, 2012
Warlands Big Bash
http://spacegamer.us/?p=541
The Spacegamer
July 17, 2011
Hot Wheels Tron Bike Conversion for Warlands
http://spacegamer.us/?p=566
The Spacegamer
January 16, 2012
Buzzerk Completed
http://spacegamer.us/?p=599
The Spacegamer
January 17, 2012
Miscellaneous thought: A Car Wars oddity
http://www.gamesdiner.com/car-wars-vehicular-damage
T Bone's awesome Games Diner
January 12, 2012
CWQ&A: Where can I find scenarios for the CAR WARS Compendium?
http://jeffro.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/cwqa-where-can-i-find-scenarios-for-the-car-wars-compendium
Jeffro's Car Wars Blog
January 22, 2012
Forum Discussions
Outrider, the post apocolyptic Texas game of car fights
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/415946.page
Dakka Dakka
December 08, 2011
Game from tonight, Road kill
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/416305.page
Dakka Dakka
December 10, 2011
Dark Future style alternatives
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/396853.page
Dakka Dakka
September 12, 2011
Red Asphalt. Car combat
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/373240.page
Dakka Dakka
June 12, 2011
Dark Future (and Car Wars)
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?373782-Dark-Future-%28and-Car-Wars%29
RPGnet
January 13, 2008
Outrider and Mech Attack
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?608496-Outrider-and-Mech-Attack
RPGnet
January 02, 2012
Is Car Wars dead?
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/690390
BoardGameGeek
August 23, 2011
Car Wars Without Car Wars
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?391465-Car-Wars-Without-Car-Wars
RPGnet
April 24, 2008
Seeking Car Wars players for online or PBEM
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?211350-Seeking-Car-Wars-players-for-online-or-PBEM
RPGnet
August 14, 2005
Car Wars?
http://nerdnyc.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=322120
nerdnyc.com
April 10, 2006
Some notes on Savage Autoduel / Car Wars
http://www.peginc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30899
Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment
Group
February 22, 2011
[Board games] Automotive + combat + racing
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?447339-Board-games-Automotive-combat-racing
RPGnet
April 08, 2009
[Let's Play] Joe Dever's Freeway Warrior
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?524703-Let-s-Play-Joe-Dever-s-Freeway-Warrior
RPGnet
July 07, 2010
Freeway Warrior by Joe Dever
http://www.la-taverne-des-aventuriers.com/t2887-freeway-warrior-by-joe-dever
La Taverne Des Aventuriers
March 30, 2011
Car Wars - which rules edition to start with?
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=44661
Dragonsfoot Forums
August 17, 2010
Car Wars - anyone ever roleplay any with it?
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=29573
Dragonsfoot Forums
September 11, 2008
Car Wars: Mad Max Opening Chase; Things go a bit differently this
time!
http://s1.zetaboards.com/Post_Apoc_Wargames/topic/3486910/1
Post Apoc Wargames Forum
June 21, 2010
Car Wars
http://www.bartertown.com/trading/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=96063
Bartertown.com
September 28, 2009
Car Wars
http://forums.gamesquad.com/showthread.php?83613-Car-Wars
GameSquad
March 17, 2009
Modeling Tips and Photo Galleries
Car Wars Hot Wheels
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunny-highway/sets/72157624373415049
sunny-highway
Flickr
July 12, 2010
Car Wars Town Game
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunny-highway/sets/72157624373432385
sunny-highway
Flickr
July 12, 2010
*updated 11-01-11* Car Wars/ Apocalyptic WIPs
http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=31887.0
Lead Adventure Forum
November 01, 2011
Painted 1/43 Car Wars vehicles (12-4-2001 update) now with more
VROOM!
http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=34351.0
Lead Adventure Forum
October 23, 2011
Zetik_wtp
http://zetik_wtp.cghub.com
CGHUB
January 06, 2012
Vehicular Combat: LEGO creations by Amando Tanedo
http://www.mocpages.com/folder.php/15235
MOCpages
October 05, 2009
Blasts from the Past
Fantasies Can Run Wild in Variety of Role-Playing Games
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-11-23/entertainment/9004080107_1_mayfair-games-chill-game-system
By Michael C. Neubauer
Chicago Tribune
November 23, 1990|
Console and Computer Games
Wasteland Angel Official Site
Meridian4 and Octane Games, Ltd.
http://www.wastelandangel.com
Wasteland Angel
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasteland_Angel
Sledge Hammer for Xbox 360
GameSpot
http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/sledge-hammer/92949
Vehicle Machine Gun
GTA Wiki
http://gta.wikia.com/Main_Page
http://gta.wikia.com/Vehicle_Machine_Gun
Twisted Metal: Making Car Combat an Online e-Sport
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1214117p1.html
IGN
December 07, 2011
Car Wars . . . Auto Duel game Wish List
http://spacepiratesandzombies.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2108
Spacepiratesandzombies.com
September 12, 2011
AutoDuel / Car Wars type game being considered for production
http://www.truevision3d.com/forums/announcements/autoduel_car_wars_type_game_being_considered_for_production-t18886.0.html
Truevision3D
March 07, 2009
Q of the day - favorite video games
http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/01/25/q-of-the-day-favorite-video-games
Pandagon
January 25, 2008
Movies
Death Race
Internet Movie Firearms Database
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Death_Race
Death Race 2
Internet Movie Firearms Database
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Death_Race_2
Death Race: Cars, Props, Races, Actions
Emanuel Levy Cinema 24/7
http://www.emanuellevy.com/comment/death-race-cars-props-races-actions-9
Death Race Cars Information
Top Gear Rules
http://www.topgearrules.org/death-race-cars-information.html
Celebrity Drive: "Death Race" director Paul W.S. Anderson's urban
weapon is a Cadillac Escalade ESV
Truck Trend
http://www.trucktrend.com/features/consumer/163_0808_paul_ws_anderson_celebrity_drive/index.html
Three new Mad Max Movies?
http://www.madmaxmovies.com
http://afr.com/p/george_miller_new_script_q1wYu1EFjLM0cyZa4s97fI
Mad Max Movies
December 28, 2011
Mad Max Interceptor New Home
http://www.madmaxmovies.com
http://www.dezercollection.com/1974-ford-falcon-police-carmad-max-c-986.htm
Mad Max Movies
January 05, 2012
50 years of Bond - in 50 vehicles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16583551
BBC News
January 16, 2012
Online Videos
Warlands Gameplay Mechanics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6nuQxZMlp8
steampoweredtv
YouTube
September 22, 2011
Muscle Car Weapons Upgrade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPNRPzLmMo
madmickmad
YouTube
April 19, 2010
UnBoxing: Car Wars Card Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yDl7i0Xv9I
UnBoxingBoardGames
YouTube
August 09, 2010
Dead Links
Urban Future Miniatures Blog
http://urbanfuture.blog.co.uk
Rush N' Crush Unofficial Soundtrack: Listed on BoardGameGeek
Megaupload
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XTUGR99Y
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/46175/rush-n-crush-cd-art
Social Media
Outrider
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Outrider/128035577269044
Autoduelling Technology Today
Alpine Armoring - Ballistic Chart
http://www.alpineco.com/ballisticchart
Dillon Aero
http://www.dillonaero.com
Fighting Somali pirates with science
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/01/9834437-fighting-somali-pirates-with-science
By Neal Ungerleider
Fast Company and MSNBC
January 01, 2012
Exposed: The Military’s Freakiest ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon Ideas
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/non-lethal-weapons
By Katie Drummond
Wired.com
January 03, 2012
The Top 5 Kickass Car Weapons Conversions
http://thecarsumer.com/the-top-5-kickass-car-weapons-conversions
http://lukemckinney.blogspot.com/2010/08/top-5-kickass-car-weapons-conversions.html
By Luke McKinney
The Carsumer
August 18, 2010
New "scalable effects" warhead demonstrated in flight test
http://www.gizmag.com/scalable-effects-warhead/20983
By Frank Leonard
gizmag
January 02, 2012
GM to fortify electric Volts amid fire risk
http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/05/9976867-gm-to-fortify-electric-volts-amid-fire-risk
The Associated Press, Reuters and MSNBC
January 05, 2012
The Jeep Grand Cherokee goes all electric
http://www.gizmag.com/electric-jeep-grand-cherokee/20957
By Chris Weiss
gizmag
January 05, 2012
Battery cars face an uphill climb to acceptance
http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/06/10010063-battery-cars-face-an-uphill-climb-to-acceptance
By Paul A. Eisenstein
MSNBC
January 06, 2012
Oregon test plant tries turning wood into ethanol
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017179342_zeachem7.html
By Hal Bernton
Seattle Times staff reporter
January 06, 2012
Lit Motors' C-1 electric motorcycle will stand up for itself
http://www.gizmag.com/lit-motors-c1-self-balancing-motorcycle/21002
By Ben Coxworth
gizmag
January 04, 2012
1925 Rolls Royce Phantom 'Tiger Car' with machine gun on the back up
for auction . . . and it could sell for $1 MILLION
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2018688/1925-Rolls-Royce-Phantom-Tiger-Car-machine-gun-auction.html
By Daily Mail Reporter
July 26, 2011
Cadillac Builds a Near Theft-Proof Escalade
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/01/03/cadillac-builds-near-theft-proof-escalade
Fox News
January 03, 2012
Electric Car Subsidies Transferring Wealth From the Poor to the
Rich?
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/09/electric-car-subsidies-transferring-wealth-from-poor-to-rich
By William La Jeunesse
Fox News
January 09, 2012
Smart unveils pint-sized pickup
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Smart-unveils-pint-sized-pickup-2451226.php
Bree Fowler, Associated Press Auto Writer
seattlepi.com
January 09, 2012
New High-Density Reactive Material increases weapons explosive force
http://www.gizmag.com/new--material-increases-weapons-explosive-force/20996
By Frank Leonard
gizmag
January 03, 2012
Future Warrior Suit 2020
http://www.gizmag.com/go/3062
By Mike Hanlon
gizmag
January 05, 2012
Twenty top predictions for life 100 years from now
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16536598
BBC News
January 16, 2012
Monster Trucks on the Road, From Gangs in Mexico
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/world/americas/08mexico.html
By Damien Cave
The New York Times
June 07, 2011
The Cracked Windshield
Minigun
Very Demotivational
http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/2011/06/20/demotivational-posters-minigun
HOV driver ticketed for plastic skeleton in passenger seat
http://www.king5.com/news/cities/federal-way/Aggressive-HOV-driver-busted-with-skeleton-on-I-5-136758178.html
KING 5 TV
January 05, 2012
Starbucks Frappuccino bottles perfect for Molotov cocktails
http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2012/01/05/starbucks-frappuccino-bottles-perfect-for-molotov-cocktails
Posted by Amy Rolph
Seattle PI
January 05, 2012
World's most famous traffic outlaw giving away his 499-horsepower
turbo motorcycle
http://www.gizmag.com/ghost-rider-ghostrider-499-horsepower-turbo-hayabusa-busa-giveaway/21008
By Loz Blain
gizmag
January 04, 2012
Idaho spud truck rolls on side, mashing potatoes
http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/top-news/idaho-spud-truck-rolls-on-side-mashing-potatoes/nGD7q
Associated Press and KIRO TV 7
January 03, 2012