Questionnaire for Car Wars referees (Version 4.6)

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I have high lighted certian statments noting my view of what rules are used in NADA games. You may see certian things a bright red color or yellow and how NADA looks at that particular rule. Regards. ShotGun Jolly

The point of this questionnaire is to alert Car Wars referees of Car Wars rule conflicts, ambiguities, and variants and to allow them to think out answers to difficult situations before they occur. Referees can then print or post this questionnaire, so that duelists in their games will know how certain situations will be handled. This document is also for duelists, so that they are aware of questions they should ask their referees. I apologize in advance for the length of this document, but many of the questions asked here have popped up in duels in which I have played. In addition, I've collected other less prominent question into a document called "Other Dueling Questions." The most current document can be found at the Madhat website at http://cwhnj.com/madhat/gaming/carwars/misc/odq.htm or at the SWAT website at http://www.serv.net/~owenmp/swathome.html. (And hopefully soon at http://www.sjgames.com/car-wars/odq.html.)

What follows is the questionnaire, with my answers to the questions. In many cases, these rulings come straight from Uncle Albert's Catalog from Hell (UACFH), the Car Wars Compendium-2nd Edition (CWC2), or an Autoduel Quarterly (ADQ). Such rulings are quoted in parenthesis with a reference to where it can be found. In ambiguous situations, where it is not conclusive what ruling is more current or correct, I chose the one that works best for me. In most cases, players won't care what your answers to the questions will be, provided they know BEFOREHAND how the rulings will go. This questionnaire was inspired by the FAQ created for the 2048 Car Wars Dueling World Championship by Rob Deis and the Car Wars Rule Committee and much of this comes directly from that. Many thanks to him for helping hammer this out. Much of the document was also inspired by (or taken directly from) the IADA's rule clarification sheet. In addition, this document was helped by the efforts of Michael Owen who typed up a collection of ADQ&As. Many thanks to him for that monumental effort. All of these questions and many others can be discussed on the Car Wars Dueling Debate board located at http://www.delphi.com/carwars. I check that board quite frequently. You can find the most recent version of this document at the Madhat website athttp://cwhnj.com/madhat/gaming/carwars/misc/cwrq.htm and at the SWAT webpage at http://www.serv.net/~owenmp/swathome.html. (Currently, an older version is on the Steve Jackson Games Web site at http://www.sjgames.com/car-wars/cwrq.html.) You can also get the most current version of the document from me (in Word format) at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

There are two types of questions in this document.
1) Questions that are related to the personal preferences of the referee. i.e. When will the duel end? Are passengers allowed? etc.
2) Questions that derive from ambiguities in the rules themselves

For questions of the first type, there really cannot be an “official” answer, as the answer to these questions depend on the personal preferences of the referee. For these questions I just present how I answer these questions for duels that I run. These are the rulings you can expect to be used in the World Dueling Championships (WDC). These questions are put at the front of each section.

Questions of the second type are broken down into various subsections and the answers here represent the official answer from Steve Jackson games. As with anything, I’m sure there will be disagreements with some of my rulings. I encourage you to use whatever house rules you like, as the game is about FUN for you and your fellow players, just make sure new players know what “house rules” you will be using. Let me know how these “house rules” effect/enhance your game play.

Drive offensively,

Eric Freeman
AADA Head Referee