The AADA Vehicle Guide explained

The AADA Vehicle Guide is a 1984 supplement for Car Wars published by Steve Jackson Games.

Gameplay

The AADA Vehicle Guide is a supplement which includes 129 descriptions of different vehicles, with a brief analysis, game statistics, and variations for each vehicle.

Publication history

When the supplement was imported to England, it was impounded for several months after a spot check by customs at Dover, under the claim that the book was a mail order catalogue for terrorist weaponry.[1]

Reception

Craig Sheeley reviewed The AADA Vehicle Guide in Space Gamer No. 71.[2] Sheeley commented that "The AADA Vehicle Guide is a prize. Grab it while it lasts; I predict that the shelves will empty of this very quickly."[2]

GeekDad wrote that The AADA Vehicle Guide had "SJG created the AADA, the American Autoduel Association, a real organization for Car Wars fans to join. It was inevitable that the AADA would release a car buyer's guide, right?"[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crash Magazine 022 .
  2. Sheeley . Craig . Nov–Dec 1984 . Capsule Reviews. Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 71. 52.
  3. Web site: '80s Gaming Flashback - Car Wars . 21 March 2014 .