#carwars — Public Fediverse posts
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More post-apocalyptic media. Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior. This move came out in 1981 and also, eventually played on regular old TV in the mid 80s.
If you were a kid in the early 80s, you probably did not have cable TV. You also did not get to go the movies. But this movie played on regular TV eventually and it would blow your mind.
The world is in tatters, but the remains still fight over oil. This movie continued a genre of post-apocalyptic wastelands dominated by roving gangs that used modified cars and motorcycles to enforce tenuous power.
The effects are still good because, back then, you had to do practical effects and live action stunts.
This movie is what powered our desire to play Car Wars. Who doesn't want a suped up muscle car, driving through the desert, defeating the bad guys and protecting what glimmer of civilization remains.
Just as aside, back the 80s, we had no idea that Mad Max 1 even existed, we thought the Road Warrior was the first movie.
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Speaking of post-apocalyptic games, a good friend of mine loved playing the point and click style adventure games that became popular in the late 80s and 90s. LucasArts made quite a few great games in that period.
One of them was Full Throttle. You play Ben, who has been framed for murder.
Unlike most point and click games, this one had some mini game animation motorcycle combat scenes.
I always thought it was set in some ruined midwest future, bleak and desolate.
It was popular enough that it was remastered in 2017 and is available on steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/228360/Full_Throttle_Remastered/
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My Updated #Introduction Post.
🎲Gamer of 40+ years, mostly as a #ttrpg GM. Favorite games include #TalesOfTheValiant #dnd #BattleTech #Alien #StarWars #CarWars #CallOfCthulhu #VampireTheMasquerade #ChangelingTheDreaming
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Seemed like, in the 80s, there was a profusion of games that consisted of having a detailed schematic of whatever you were fighting with (spaceship, car, robot) that had boxes for hit locations and damage and other effects.
A friend of mine back then was really into these games and I would play Car Wars, Battletech, Starfleet Battles with him infrequently. I would play D&D way way more than these war games.
For one, it took a long time to play out these battles, and if we did not finish it seems like we forgot what was going on and never got back to it.
I suspect all these games faded in popularity as computer games became more popular because the computer can handle all the meticulous calculations.
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@matiu_bidule un jour renversé par un débile alors que je roulais sur le piste cyclable, il s’arrête, et me balance une beigne en plus parce qu' j'ai "failli tuer son fils" assis en passager
j'étais pas mort, il pensais m'achever sans doute ...
une autre fois, je tapote la voiture qui me coince : elle s'écarte, la vitre passager s'abaisse et le conducteur me braque avec un gun : c'est un flic, il est fâché (la suite fut idiote et inutile : il aurait eut peur)
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Discovered foam core yesterday and starting making board game inserts for my copy of #CarWars6E #carwars.
Is this #CraftClub worthy, @ansate ?
Here's the YouTube video I watched for inspiration/direction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hfKaDX2P2k
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There’s a table at the friendly local game shop (Fever Dream in Fort Payne) big enough to support a 4 player game of #carwars6e. Now to find 3 other people to play with... 🤓
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Nerding it up again with some #carwars6e by myself. Hoping to get the rules down pat over another 27 matches with myself. 🤓#carwars #sjgames
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Practiced playing #carwars6e last night by myself, if only to start getting comfortable with the rules before (hopefully) playing with others. #CarWars
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Share your 5 favorite roleplaying game settings, regardless of system:
1. Forgotten Realms, 1987 Grey Box: Agree with @Tim_Eagon. Pre-Time of Troubles was the best FR. Not too fleshed out.
2. WEG #StarWars, up through the Thrawn Trilogy. Again, not fleshed out, but added some cool stuff.
3. Rokugan, up through Clan War & Return of Fu-Leng. Very cool RPG and CCG setting.
4. Alpha Complex, #Paranoia (WEG).
5. Tie between #CarWars (1980s) and #BattleTech (up through 3067).
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It's not completely done but I've been working on converting the rulebook for Death Roads: All Stars into a web site for easy reference on mobile devices: http://deathroads.spilth.org
#boardgames #deathroads #theknightsofunity #madmax #carwars #thunderroad #gaslands
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Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis - The Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals a... - https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-sues-alleged-driverless-car-attackers/ #business/transportation #business #carwars
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My Mishkin War Rig in progress...
Others shown for Scale.
Yes, that is a pair of Tesla coils on top.
#Gaslands #gaslandstv #hotwheels #matchbox #miniatures #craft #cars #carwars
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I didn't know of Sparkle Smash until last week. It started as a toy, then made real. I saw a clip of the real truck and knew I had to bring it to the table. I still want to mount a custom ram and harpoon to the front, and oil droppers for the sides.
(Forgot to take before pics, so this is a shot from Amazon)
#gaslands #carwars #hotwheels #matchcar #monstertruck #monsterjam #miniatues #painting
