
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Car Wars Expansion Set #6, The AADA Vehicle Guide Counters
2–8 players90 min1984

Rules assistance for The AADA Vehicle Guide
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with saved question history.

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The AADA Vehicle Guide is an expansion for Car Wars released in 1984 ages 10 and up. It was designed by Scott Haring and Jim Gould and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
The AADA Vehicle Guide, "2034 edition", contains 129 pre-made Car Wars vehicles in various classes. In addition, there are 133 optional configurations giving a total of 262 possible vehicles. The Guide also includes an index to Car Wars weapons and gadgets, hints on customizing vehicles, new rules for off-road combat, and new rules for three-wheeler vehicles. Part of the Car Wars Series. Expands: Car Wars
The catalogue lists The AADA Vehicle Guide for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The AADA Vehicle Guide has a complexity rating of 2.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The AADA Vehicle Guide belongs to these categories: Fighting, Racing, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The AADA Vehicle Guide are: Scott Haring and Jim Gould. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The AADA Vehicle Guide as an expansion for Car Wars. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Car Wars to use it. Check that your edition of Car Wars is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.