Vehicle Racing and Urban Adventure Rules for Miniatures

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Images above clearly show the difference between the bogus bases supplied with miniatures and simple acetate stands.

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Rules for Cityscape and Arena Autodueling Adventures

These rules were developed with JADA cars,  BattleMachines and 28mm Figures, and where usable -Hot Wheels, Matchbox and HO scale terrain. 

The image below shows the Hot Wheels model called "Tri and Stop Me" from Hot Wheels with 28mm Gang rider attached, and vehicle flipped backwards to become an actual trike instead of a reverse trike.  Obviously, Hot Wheels and Matchbox are all over the map on scales; all their die cast vehicles that are actually 1/87 are labeled 1/64.  This is as close to 1/64 that I have ever seen them produce.

Above: Ambulance and School bus from Woodman's Grocery Store (Illinois) with "decorations" added:

As we mount our test pedestrians and police, some  visual analysis for 28mm adventure figure bases: Left: Clear round 1/8" thick from Litko Aerosystems.   2nd from Left: bogus slotted bases that come with figures.
2nd from Right: Clear round 1/8" from Litko Aerosystems. Right: Simple acetate cut with a scissors into an oval shape:
The clear round bases from Litko are clearly  superior

City streets are tough and weaponry is common, but that doesn't mean police and normal citizenry are just going to stand around letting gangs rip up their town. Volunteer defense militia, vigilantism, hero wanna-be's and Autoduelists fight to keep their town safe.  Your character(s) are part of the "solution" or part of the problem, and your vehicles get you from Point A to the Breaking Point. Adventure, misadventure, hospitalization or just shopping (for ammo).. you decide.

Combat Die Rolling
The die used is called the "Code'n Color" die, developed in the Hex Command system.  The CnC die is simply a cube painted 3 sides red and 3 blue (though as yet the Blue feature is not used).  On a red face put a star or whatever you choose to be a Code symbol.  On a blue face put the same symbol.  When looking for Color, roll Red.  Looking for Code, roll a symbol, looking for Code and Color, look for the red symbol to score a hit.  That's how calculation is done. All modifiers are either plus or minus one to a range band requirement e.g., a range is 2 meaning Color but a gunner skill is +1, so the band is pulled in to automatic; a penalty of one would push the band to the next higher level so it would be Code to score a hit, etc.

See the Update Page for rules changes, options etc.

City Rules 
-Booklet and letter size PDF.  The winner of the game is whomever accomplishes their objectives by the end of the game time.  

Arena Rules, Vehicles, Weapons and Using the Cards  

Cards
For visual samples before you download, see the Cards page here.

A series of game card templates are available for you to print onto business card stock from your local office supply store. The Word docs in the zip file are made using the perforated card template stock for Avery 8136 Business Cards, or an office supply stores generic equivalent.

Cards are used in the basic game for (4x6 inch) Vehicle ID, (business card size) Character Driver's License and Episode cards (these are also random events and action cards players can play on each other or themselves as needed).

Other cards involve Accessories/Weapons cards which players can use to build their own vehicles using clear plastic Business Card Holders from office supply stores.

Vehicle ID card explained below.

Street signs and white-on-black turn arrows

Example of a Time Driver Player Driver's License (apologies to Charlie Sheen).  Images for these play testing cards from Portrait Illustration Maker

Note: The cards are PDF docs and Word docs; this image was not able to be used for unknown graphic error reasons; the layout is the same but the background art was changed.

Note: When writing on the card, dry and wet erase markers don't cooperate due to skin moisture and rubbing; so use Grease Pencils which are harder to erase; this of course is only for noting with the manual cards not the preprinted cards.

PDF explaining the Vehicle ID Card

Should you put street lamps into your layout?  While we like to see these the fact is our arms and hands always knock them over.

"S" is for Start.  Top row for 10's, bottom row for ones.  Use tick marks under each player number to track earned points.  We put this on a white board and laminated it, then used a dry erase marker or grease pencil.  The four segments across are simply to keep it organized or for other purposes.