WADA Car Wars League
Rules and Regulations
A WADA Car Wars League is a
tournament where Car Wars players around the world
compete against each other for championship points for a calendar
year. At the end of the tournament, the participant with the most
points is declared the WADA World Champion Autoduelist of the year.
Timeline
A WADA Car Wars League will start on
January 1st and end on December 31st.
The last day to submit results for a WADA Car
Wars League is January 15th of the following calendar
year.
Groundhog Day, February 2nd, should be the date when the standings
of the tournament are final and a champion is declared.
Guidelines
All games submitted for a WADA Car Wars League tournament must have
a minimum of four players for any championship points to be awarded.
Play-by-Internet (play-by-e-mail, VASSAL, instant messaging, etc.)
games are permissible for the tournament.
More than four events in a month may be submitted for WADA
points, however only the four events in a single month that earn the
participant the most points will be counted.
A multi-round tournament is considered one event.
All Car Wars games at one convention are considered one event.
Results of events should be submitted using the WADA Car Wars League Event Report Form
within 30 days of events via e-mail to SWAT HQ.
Any type of Car Wars game can be played in the WADA Car Wars League,
however it is recommended most events should be duels or races.
Most events should have budgets that follow one of the AADA
Divisional classes listed below.
Division 5
|
$0 - $5,000
|
Division 55 |
$50,001 - $55,000 |
Division 10
|
$5,001 - $10,000
|
Division 60 |
$55,001 - $60,000 |
Division 15
|
$10,001 - $15,000
|
Division 65 |
$60,001 - $65,000 |
Division 20
|
$15,001 - $20,000
|
Division 70 |
$65,001 - $70,000 |
Division 25
|
$20,001 - $25,001
|
Division 75 |
$70,001 - $75,000 |
Division 30
|
$25,001 - $30,000
|
Division 80 |
$75,001 - $80,000 |
Division 35
|
$30,001 - $35,001
|
Division 85 |
$80,001 - $85,000 |
Division 40
|
$35,001 - $40,000
|
Division 90 |
$85,001 - $90,000
|
Division 45
|
$40,001 - $45,000
|
Division 95 |
$90,001 - $95,000 |
Division 50
|
$45,001 - $50,000
|
Division 100 |
$95,001 - $100,000 |
Additional Divisions decided upon by the players (Division 5 Pro
from Car Wars Fifth Edition, for example) are
acceptable for WADA Car Wars League events.
The rules used are up to the discretion of the event's referee and
players, but WADA recommends games be operated according to the
rules found in Car Wars Compendium Second Edition Fifth
Printing, Car Wars Classic, Uncle Albert's Catalog From Hell
and rules found on the Web page below.
SWAT HQ - Official Resources for Car Wars by Steve
Jackson Games
http://www.seanet.com/~owenmp/sjgames/car-wars.html
WADA Car Wars League events can also be operated according to Car
Wars Fifth Edition rules.
Variant or house rules are permitted in a WADA Car Wars League event
as long as all players in the game agree to those rules changes.
Scoring
Four duelists are the minimum number required for an event to
qualify for WADA points.
Every player, except the first-place finisher, in a WADA Car
Wars League event with four or more players will receive
championship points based on their finishing position and the total
number of players present, based on the following formula. These
"Participation Points" are awarded in addition to the bonus points
described below.
Entering Combat: [ (number of entrants + 1) -
place finished ] * round of the tournament
Bonus points are awarded to autoduelists who finish in first,
second, and third place.
First Place: 5 * number of players * round of tournament
Second Place: 2 * number of players * round of
tournament.
Third Place: 1 * number of players * round of tournament.
Awarded only if there are six or more players in the event.
Championship points for ties are awarded by adding together the
championship points for all of the positions in the tie then
dividing by the number of players in the tie. Bonus Points and
Participation Points are used in this formula.
Example: Players in a three-way tie for first place in a
12-person duel would normally receive 60, 35 (24 + 11), and 22 (12
+ 10) points for first, second, and third, respectively, if the
tie did not exist. Because of the tie, each of the three duelists
would receive 39 [ (60 + 35 + 20) / 3 ] points.
In a gaming group or demonstration session, the round of the
tournament shall be considered as 1.
In preliminary matches, the round of the tournament shall be
considered as 1, and each successive round will increase by 1.
Points Calculations Example: 12-Player Duel
|
Finish
|
Player Name
|
Bonus Points
|
Participation Points
|
Total Points
|
|
1.
|
Alpha
|
60 (5 * 12 players)
|
0
|
60
|
|
2.
|
Bravo
|
24 (2 * 12)
|
11
|
35
|
|
3.
|
Charlie
|
12 (1 * 12)
|
10
|
22
|
|
4.
|
Delta
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
5.
|
Echo
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
|
6.
|
Foxtrot
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
|
7.
|
Golf
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
8.
|
Hotel
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
|
9
|
India
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
10.
|
Juliet
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
11.
|
Kilo
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
12.
|
Lima
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Statistics
The statistics and information below should be recorded and
calculated for each autoduelist in the WADA Car Wars League
during the duration of the tournament.
- Rank (Each autoduelist is ranked
according to his or her championship points total.)
- Points Total
- Autoduelist's Name
- Affiliation (If the autoduelist
is not a member of a gaming group, the autoduelist is
considered an Independent Autoduelist of the state where
he or she resides.)
- Number of Opponents Faced
- Number of Events Entered
- Number of Wins (First-Place
Finishes)
- Number of Vehicular Kills
- Winning Percentage
- Average Opponents Per Event
(OPE)
- Average Vehicular Kills Per
Event (VKPE)
- Ace Status (Ace, Double Ace,
Triple Ace, Quadruple Ace, n-Times Ace, etc.)
Number of Opponents Faced = Number of
Players - Number of Events
Winning Percentage = Number of Events / Number of Event Wins
Average OPE (Opponents Per Event) = Number of Opponents /
Number of Events
Average VKPE (Vehicular Kills Per Event) = Number of Events /
Number of Vehicular Kills
Vehicular Kills
Vehicular kills will be recorded but they will not affect
championship points totals. When recording event results,
vehicular kills should be described as Firepower Kills (FK),
Mobility Kills (MK),
Feedback
Comments about the WADA Car Wars League tournament system should be
sent to Michael
P. Owen, the SWAT Webmaster.
Michael P. Owen
owenmp AT seanet DOT com
Posted March 11, 2013
Updated April 11, 2015
