Car Wars

Designed by Chad Irby and Steve Jackson • Illustrated by Denis Loubet and David R. Deitrick

DRIVE OFFENSIVELY!

He triggered the rear guns once more. A direct hit! The blue car skidded as the driver lost control – then flipped and caught fire. That would teach HIM not to tailgate . . .

Car Wars is a game of the freeways of the future – where the right of way goes to the biggest guns. Players choose their vehicles – complete with weapons, armor, power plants, suspension, and even body style. Then they take them out on the road –  to come home “aces,” or to crash and burn. A highly realistic grid system controls movements. If a player’s character survives, his abilities improve, and he can accumulate money to buy bigger and better cars. Advanced rules let players design their own cars (and trucks and cycles.)

“One of 1982’s Ten Best Games” – Omni Magazine

“Best Science Fiction Game” – ORIGINS 1982

Chosen for the 1983 Games 100 in Games Magazine