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I know there were several releases of road sections but UI find it hard to believe there are not more custom made versions of these. I coudl make these crudely...
Scott McGinnis
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Sep 12, 2007
7:40 pm
1556
... For whatever help it might be, I use google earth and the local property appraiser's website to just print sections of real roads....
atpollard
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Sep 13, 2007
11:15 pm
1557
I don't know of any existing PDFs, but if you have a scanner and a few of the original sheets you could produce your own PDFs. If not let me know and I may be...
Jay Goodyear
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Sep 17, 2007
11:01 pm
1558
Well.. I used to play Car Wars a very long time ago, using the original box set, then upgraded to the deluxe edition. Had a blue box. Then all my friends...
linehancomputerservices
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Sep 17, 2007
11:02 pm
1559
Local game stores may have a copy of the CWC, but if they don't, check boardgamegeek (www.boardgamegeek.com). There are people there selling the compendium for...
Jarett Weintraub
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Sep 18, 2007
10:12 pm
1560
I'd suggest that you keep lurking on ebay. Eventually a cheap one will show up. That's how I got mine. I'm curious to know if you find a group. I'm in ...
Daniel Quaroni
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Sep 18, 2007
10:13 pm
1561
Okay I broke down and spent more than I wanted, and now I am just paranoid that maybe I got the wrong book. How many versions of the CWC are there?? According...
linehancomputerservices
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Sep 19, 2007
10:17 am
1562
I just sent away for a CWC and going by the picture it is a black cover with green writing. If I am really lucky this might be 2.5 even! :) Yes avoid 5th...
linehancomputerservices
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Sep 19, 2007
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1563
I just bought the Deluxe Boxed Set on half.com for $25. Boy, was I happy! I looked ALL OVER the Internet and couldn't find it. Use the ISBN number for...
suaveitalian818
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Sep 19, 2007
1:50 pm
1564
I'm curious to know about groups too! Is Waltham the one in UK? If so at least we are in the same continent, I am in Bolton, Lancs! Haven't seen or heard of...
Ian Winterbottom
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Sep 20, 2007
1:35 pm
1565
Mark: I was in the same boat. I got rid of all may Caw Wars stuff in 2000 when I got married. But in the last two weeks - no lie - I completely rebuilt it...
Scott McGinnis
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Sep 21, 2007
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I woul dbe interested in hearing - step by step - how you mock up a Google Earth map form Car Wars. Do you use a graph paper type layout?...
Scott McGinnis
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Sep 21, 2007
2:33 am
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Sorry Ian, I'm a bit closer to the person who started this thread - I live in Waltham, Massachusetts. Good luck with your search. ...
Daniel Quaroni
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Sep 21, 2007
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... I'd be interested in that too, please?? Also, sorry to hear I am yet again the only Gamer in the village, darn it, there are so many towns over the other...
Ian Winterbottom
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Sep 21, 2007
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1569
... I cheat by using professional CAD equipment. I prefer my local property appraiser's aerials since they have a higher base resolution, but the procedure...
atpollard
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Sep 22, 2007
9:32 pm
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I think that you got the right one... If you got this one, <img src=http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic112853_t.jpg>, then nope, it's CWC2. You want...
Steve V
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Sep 24, 2007
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Most of the folks I knew, in our later years of playing CW, abandoned the quarter inch grids entirely. I have been known to draw entire maps at size A1 using...
Richard
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Sep 27, 2007
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1572
... Has anyone tried to build some terrain to use with Car Wars? I've been thinking about taking a piece of hardboard and paint it dark grey (for asphalt) and...
Peter Welzien
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Sep 28, 2007
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1573
I've also done it both ways, with and without grids, particularly when using "Hot Wheels" cars in a Club game; the "Arena" was a table- tennis table, quite...
Ian Winterbottom
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Sep 28, 2007
11:34 am
1574
I have use terrain but found it to be a pain when using a turning key. However if the terrain is movable and can be put back exactly where it was then it does...
Andrew Kolb
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Sep 28, 2007
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1575
... too many tight bends, and then they lose control and roll... I would consider that a selling point!!!!...
kjamma4
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Oct 3, 2007
1:54 pm
1576
If the conventional 9-sided turning key gets in the way, consider making a set of smaller keys, one for each manoeuvre. If there's room for the car to make the...
Richard
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Oct 6, 2007
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1577
There are some card stock buildings that I used for battle tech that worked rather well. www.//sarna.net/files/media/cardstock/ I believe that you can size...
Phillip Wright
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Oct 6, 2007
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1578
I've used matchbox scale for so long that I can't remember what the rules actually say. (My books are packed away at home.) What is the official scale for car...
atpollard
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Oct 6, 2007
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1579
... The official scale that all the original counters and maps used was 1/180. That is, 1 inch in game scale would be 15 feet in real life. When playing at...
Adam Wells
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Oct 6, 2007
11:47 pm
1580
... Plastruct have vehicles in the scales of 1:100 and 1:200 (and a couple of others as well). They have a couple of different cars and buses, lorries and...
Peter Welzien
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Oct 7, 2007
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1581
Hello all..... first off....I'm back into Car Wars after a 20 year stoppage. I just found a club here in Tokyo that does board games and I figured I'd show...
mvelentgas01
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Oct 7, 2007
6:39 pm
1582
... Anything that is within that side's arc may be targeted, assuming the weapon is being aimed. You may also set a weapon on autofire, in which case, it...
warbanner
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Oct 8, 2007
9:46 pm
1583
Thanks. I was also wondering how the 5 stage movement is different from the 10 stage movement. I will have the deluxe version in my hands soon but if I...
mvelentgas01
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Oct 9, 2007
10:20 pm
1584
... No, deluxe is 5 phases per turn, so you're fine. ... Each maneuver can only take one phase, though you can (for example) do a D1 bend every phase for 5...
warbanner
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