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Today I got to play Total CARnage with my daughter. It is a dexterity based car combat game. The key feature is WYSIWYG resolution. If terrain falls or is knocked over, it stays that way. If a car gets spun out or knocked off its wheels, it stays that way. Instead of using rulers and dice all resolution is completed using a “flick” mechanic. It is designed to be quick, dirty, and decisive. We played about 8 games with the whole family, but I only recorded two with my daughter.

The Forces

Purple People Eaters
They are a fierce cannibal warband driving purple cars.

Standard Vehicle (Flames)
Machine Gun
Hits: 5
45 Points

Standard Vehicle (Classic Car)
Cannon
Hits: 5
35 Points

Total= 80 Points

Truk Police
A band of wasteland do-gooders in trucks

Standard Vehicle (Green)
Cannon
Hits: 5
35 Points

Heavy Vehicle (Black)
Cannon
Hits: 6
45 Points

Mission 1: Convoy Attack
The attackers sets-up terrain. The defender is set-up with one vehicle touching the board edge. All other vehicles are in a line facing the opposite board edge. 1 of the defender’s vehicles is the “objective” vehicles as chosen by the defender. This time it is the Black Truck of the Truck police. The attackers are placed touching any board edge. If the objective vehicle escapes the board the defender wins, if not the attacker wins.

The Green truck is in front of the Black truck facing the long way down a 6ft by 2 ft table. The terrain is wasteland terrain with some rocks and dunes. There is no clear way down the entire board without hitting terrain. The Purple People Eaters have the flames car on the opposite short edge, while the Old Car is coming in on the left board edge behind a rock about half way up the board.

Mission 2: Race to the Finish
The defender places terrain and attacker chooses a short board edge. Defender deploys anywhere on the edge, and the attacker is then placed anywhere on the same board edge. The first gang to exit a vehicle on the opposite board edge wins. Purple People Eaters are the attacker.

In this one, we said that the two sides are racing to a settlement. If the Cannibal Purple People Eaters get there first, it is time for a banquet. If the Truck Police get there first the townsfolk are saved!



Read all about the results at my blog below:

https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2017/09/total-carnage-battle-report-convoy.html