There are several web sites out there which try to list all of the various sets and supplements for a particular game line, but I couldn't find one for Car Wars from Steve Jackson Games, so I made my own. This is only intended to cover the classic Car Wars products, not the 5th Edition products from 2002 onward.

The listing is ordered by release/copyright date. Some of the items have a links to small images of their covers. I will also have a more concise list available which is sorted by product number. Keep checking back! All items that I owned as of Apr 15 2008 have a small mark () next to them.

I had to make guesses at the details of some of the items, and I don't even have product numbers or copyright dates for some of them. If you have any information which could help make this a more complete database for everyone to enjoy, please contact me.

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1981

7100 Car Wars (1981, Steve Jackson Games)
4" x 7" (?) ziplock bag. The original (first edition) Car Wars rules.
Help: What product number does this really have? What size ziplock bag does this have?

1982

7100 Car Wars (1982, Steve Jackson Games) Back of Pocket Box
The first Pocket Box version of the Car Wars rules. It contained the second edition of the rulebook. The Pocket Box front is identical to the 1983 version.
Help: What product number did this really have? Perhaps 1104 like the 1983 release? I've been told that there is not even a product number inside the rulebook for the 1982 version.

7101 Sunday Drivers (1982, Steve Jackson Games) Front of Pocket Box, Back of Pocket Box
Pocket Box supplement for Car Wars detailing the Fortress Town of Midville, Ohio. Includes pedestrian rules and several scenarios. Multiple editions. My second edition mentions the Truck Stop supplement. This is an expanded version of Sunday Drivers scenario from Space Gamer #51.

1983

1104 Car Wars (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front of Pocket Box, Back of Pocket Box
Another Pocket Box version of the Car Wars rules, with a third edition rulebook. The differences between the second and third editions are discussed in ADQ 1/2.

7101 Crash City (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front of Pocket Box
Pocket Box. This was a renamed Sunday Drivers supplement. Only the name of the front of the box changed; a small slip of paper was included which said, "...This supplement was originally released under another name." Sources tell me the name was changed because an Austin religious group protested the original name.

7102 Expansion Set #1: Extra Road Sections (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
4" x 7" ziplock bag containing three mapsheets with cut-out road sections and a 4" x 7" counter sheet.
Help: Was this released in 1982 or 1983?

7103 Truck Stop (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front of Pocket Box, Back of Pocket Box
Pocket Box expansion which details the design, movement, and combat of big trucks.

7106 Expansion Set #2: Duplicate Counters (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
4" x 7" ziplock bag with duplicate counters from Car Wars, Crash City, and Truck Stop, as well as a turning key.

7107 Autoduel Champions (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book which crossed the Champions and Car Wars systems. Had rules for autoduelling in Champions as well as super powers in Car Wars. Helicopter construction and combat rules were first introduced here.

7108 Car Wars Reference Screen (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
25.5" x 11" folded carstock screen with all of the important tables.

7109 Car Wars Map Sheets (1983, Steve Jackson Games)
4" x 7" ziplock bag (?) with 5 double-sided 21" x 32" blank map sheets for custom duelling surfaces.
Help: I'd like a cover scan.

7110 Expansion Set #3: East Midville (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
4" x 7" ziplock bag with maps and scenarios which continue the carnage in Midville, Ohio. In order to make sense out of this, you needed either Sunday Drivers/Crash City or Deluxe Car Wars, since they have the core info about Midville, the MONDOs, etc. Some printings (probably later printings) included the wreck counters for the original 16 car counters.

7111 Expansion Set #4: Armadillo Autoduel Arena (1983, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
4" x 7" ziplock bag with two mapsheets of the Armadillo Autoduel Arena. Several scenarios and a counter sheet are included.

8701-8724 Autoduel Quarterly issues 1/1 through 6/4 (1983-1988, Steve Jackson Games)
Digest size books with background info, scenarios, news, letters, editorials, etc.

6201 Autoduel! Vans (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Back of pack (with warning sticker), Miniatures
Lead miniatures of 4 vans.

6202 Autoduel! Pickups (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Back of pack (w/o warning sticker), Miniatures
Lead miniatures of 4 pickups.

6203 Autoduel! Luxury Cars (1983, Grenadier Models)
Lead miniatures of 4 luxury cars.
Help: I'd like some packaging scans or shots of the miniatures.

6204 Autoduel! Mid-Sized Cars (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Miniatures
Lead miniatures of 4 mid-sized cars.

6205 Autoduel! Compacts & Subcompacts (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Miniatures
Lead miniatures of 7 compacts or subcompacts.

6206 Autoduel! Station Wagons (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Miniatures
Lead miniatures of 4 station wagons.

6207 Autoduel! Cycles (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Miniatures
Lead miniatures of a bunch of cycles.

6208 Autoduel! Assorted Wrecks (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Miniatures
Lead miniatures of 4 wrecked vehicles.

6209 Autoduel! Sidecars & Turrets (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Miniatures
Lead miniatures of a bunch of vehicle accessories.

6210 Autoduel! Armor Truck and Tanker Truck (1983, Grenadier Models) Front of pack, Miniatures
Lead miniatures of two big rigs.

1984

7112 Expansion Set #5: Double Arena (1984, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
4" x 7" ziplock bag with two double-sided mapsheets which combine to form two different arenas. Scenario notes and a counter sheet are included.

7113 The AADA Vehicle Guide (1984, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book with 129 stock vehicle designs, trike construction rules, and off-road combat rules.

7114 Expansion Set #6: The AADA Vehicle Guide Counters (1984, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
4" x 7" ziplock bag with four black-and-white counter sheets for every main design in The AADA Vehicle Guide.

7401 Convoy (1984, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book with a refereed or single player trucking scenario. It is an expanded version of the Convoy article from ADQ 1/1. Also includes simplified truck and mechanic rules for those who don't have other supplements.

AV-1001 TurboFire (1984, Associated Clearing Services) Front
8.5" x 11" book was first of Aaron Allston's AutoVentures supplements for Car Wars, Highway 2000 (Threshold Games) and BattleCars (Games Workshop). Each one featured a 32-page booklet, a 24" x 11" outer cover (with map on back) and full counter counters.

AV-1002 Hell on Wheels (1984, Associated Clearing Services) Front
8.5" x 11" book was the second AutoVentures supplement by Aaron Allston.

AV-1003 UltraForce (1984, Associated Clearing Services) Front
8.5" x 11" book was the third AutoVentures supplement by Aaron Allston.

1985

1301 Car Wars Deluxe Edition (1985, Steve Jackson Games) Front of box, Back of box, Back of box (later printing)
9" x 12" boxed set with the Deluxe Car Wars rulebook. This book contains revised and reorganized info from Car Wars, Crash City, Truck Stop, Autoduel Champions (helicopter rules), and The AADA Vehicle Guide (trike rules). In 1989, a 10+ page insert was included which described the rule changes made in the Compendium.

7116 Uncle Albert's 2035 Catalog (1985, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book with all of the standard weapons and accessories, as well as all of the goodies from ADQ up to that point.

7117 Deluxe Road Sections Set 1: Starter Set (1985, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
9" x 12" ziplock bag with 5 large counters sheets full of roads, wrecks, and red dropped weapon counters.

7118 Deluxe Road Sections Set 2: Intersections (1985, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
9" x 12" ziplock bag with 5 sheets of crossroads, offramps, short straights, large debris, toll booths, and blue dropped weapon counters.

7119 Deluxe Road Sections Set 3: Straights (1985, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
9" x 12" ziplock bag with 5 sheets of straights and assorted tree and green smoke/paint counters.

7120 Expansion Set #7: Off-Road Duelling! (1985, Steve Jackson Games)
9" x 12" ziplock bag with maps, scenarios, and counters for off-road duelling.
Help: I need a cover sheet scan.

7121 Expansion Set #8: Chopper Challenge (1985, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
9" x 12" ziplock bag with maps, scenarios, and counters for helicopter and off-road combat.

AV-1004 Auto-Duel Accessory: The Road (1985, Task Force Games)
8.5" x 11" shrinkwrapped (?) package was another generic vehicular combat playing accessory by Aaron Allston. Much like City Blocks, this provided fifteen 8" x 8" geomorphic road sections and a number of 2" x 8" sections for customization. In 1985, Automated Clearing Services went out of business and Task Force Games took over publishing this line of supplements.
Help: What size was this package? I need a picture! I'm not positive about the release date.

AV-1005 Street Fighter (1985, Task Force Games) Front Cover
8.5" x 11" book was the fifth AutoVentures supplement by Aaron Allston. In 1985, Task Force Games took over publishing this line of supplements.

AV-1006 The Gauntlet (1985, Task Force Games) Front Cover
8.5" x 11" book was the sixth AutoVentures supplement by Aaron Allston.

1986

1302 Dueltrack (1986, Steve Jackson Games) Front of box, Counter Sheet Scan
9" x 12" boxed set detailing gas engines, racing bodies, metal armor, and low-tech autoduelling (Chassis & Crossbow).

1302 Dueltrack (1986, Steve Jackson Games) Front of box, Counter Sheet Scan
9" x 12" boxed set with the second edition of the Dueltrack rulebook. This has a copyright date of 1986, but may have come out in 1987. Most of the changes were minor. ADQ 4/3 mentions some of the differences in the Oops section.
Help: Did this edition come out in 86 or 87? Was there a third edition? ADQ 6/1 has Dueltrack Errata which may have been incorporated into a third edition...

7122 The Best of Autoduel Quarterly Volume 1 (1986, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book with selected revised articles from the first volume of ADQ.

7123 Expansion Set #9: Muskogee Fairgrounds & Family Emporium (1986, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
4" x 7" ziplock bag with four mapsheets and scenarios (no counters?) for this huge arena complex.

7124 Uncle Albert's 2036 Catalog Update (1986, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book which presents all of the new gadgets introduced since Uncle Albert's 2035 Catalog.

7125 Expansion Set #10: More Duplicate Counters (1986, Steve Jackson Games)
9" x 12" ziplock bag (?) with a Deluxe Wheelie and duplicate counters from Dueltrack and Expansion Sets 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
Help: Was this from 86 or 87?

8014 Battle Road (1986, TSR) Front cover
A paperback book with a solo adventure loosely based on the Car Wars rules. Written by Steve Jackson. This was the first of a number of Car Wars Adventure Gamebooks released jointly by SJG and TSR.
Help: Is this the right product number?

8015 Fuel's Gold (1986, TSR) Front cover
Paperback book was the second Car Wars Adventure Gamebooks. By Steve Jackson, Creede and Sharleen Lambard.
Help: Is this the right product number?

1987

1118 Mini Car Wars (1987, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
A large folded sheet with just the very basic Car Wars rules; no vehicle design, very little maneuvering, few weapons, etc. Way less content than the pocket box version.

6301 The AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 1 - East Coast (1987, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with background for the Eastern US. Contains several scenarios for both Car Wars and GURPS.

6302 The AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 2 - West Coast (1987, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with background for the Western US. Contains several scenarios for both Car Wars and GURPS.

6303 The AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 3 - South (1987, Steve Jackson Games)
8.5" x 11" book with background for the Southern US. Contains several scenarios for both Car Wars and GURPS.

6304 The AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 4 - Australia (1987, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with background for Australia. Contains several scenarios for both Car Wars and GURPS.

7126 Combat Showcase (1987, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book with new stock vehicle designs and several new weapons and gadgets. Also included designs for some of the vehicles used in the 2036 World Championship.

7127 Car Wars Kill Stickers (1987, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover, Sticker Sample
Stickers portraying people, cars, trucks, cycles, and other targets.

7128 The AADA Vehicle Guide Volume 2 (1987, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book with even more stock vehicle designs, as well as rules for Sedans and Campers.

9001 Uncle Albert's 2038 Calendar (1987, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book/calendar accurate for 1988. Every month has different gadgets from Uncle Al.

8016 Dueltrack (1987, TSR) Front cover
Paperback book was the third Car Wars Adventure Gamebook. By Scott Haring.
Help: Is this the right product number?

8017 Badlands Run (1987, TSR) Front Cover
Paperback book was the fourth Car Wars Adventure Gamebook. By Creede and Sharleen Lambard.

8018 Green Circle Blues (1987, TSR) Front Cover
Paperback book was the fifth Car Wars Adventure Gamebook. By Scott Haring.

8019 Mean Streets (1987, TSR) Front cover
Paperback book was the sixth Car Wars Adventure Gamebook. By W.G. Armintrout. This was the predecessor to the later Mean Streets solo Car Wars supplement.

1988

6305 The AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 5 - Midwest (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with background for the Midwestern US. Contains several scenarios for both Car Wars and GURPS.

6306 The AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 6 - Free Oil States (1988, Steve Jackson Games)
8.5" x 11" book with background for the Southern Central US. Contains several scenarios for both Car Wars and GURPS.

7130 Uncle Albert's 2038 Catalog Update (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book with all of the new weapons and accessories introduced since the 2036 Catalog.

7131 Arena Book (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with descriptions and scenarios for over a dozen arenas, as well as two mapsheets depicting three of the arenas.

7132 Car Wars Deluxe Reference Screen (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front
25.5" x 11" folded carstock screen with all of the important tables. A new version with a new red cover with charts and tables to match Deluxe Car Wars. This effectively replaces item number 7108.

7133 The AADA Vehicle Guide Counters Volume 2 (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
4" x 7" ziplock bag with four counter sheets depicting the vehicles from The AADA Vehicle Guide Volume 2.

7134 Boat Wars (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front of Pocket Box, Both Counter Sheets
Pocket Box with boat and hovercraft design & movement rules, counters, and maps.

7135 Uncle Al's Grab Bag (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front of sheet
9" x 12" ziplock bag full of assorted counters, maps, books, etc. I've bought two different packages over the years; it looks like there was quite a bit of variety in the contents. One copy included a 2038 Calendar, some ads, ADQ 5/4, lots of counters, some kill stickers, several mapsheets, the Truck Stop rules, etc.

7136 City Blocks (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" bundle of counter-sheet-thickness pages which can be cut into 8" square block sections and assorted other counters. The block sections can be rearranged into a variety of city layouts.

7137 City Blocks 2 (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Like the first City Blocks supplement, but this one forms a destroyed city.

7138 The AADA Duel Circuit: L'Outrance (1988, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with background, arena descriptions, map sheets, and scenarios for a professional duelling campaign.

1989

6307 The AADA Road Atlas and Survival Guide Volume 7 - Mountain West (1989, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with background for the Rockies area of the US. Contains several scenarios for both Car Wars and GURPS.

7139 City Blocks 3 (1989, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Like the first City Blocks supplement, but this one can be rearranged into a variety of arena designs.

7140 Uncle Albert's 2039 Catalog Update (1989, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
Digest size book with all of the weapons and accessories since the 2038 Catalog. Lots of Boat Wars related items.

7141 City Blocks 4: 3-D Arena (1989, Steve Jackson Games)
Like the first City Blocks supplement, but some (all?) of the sheets can be cut apart and folded into ramps, jumps, etc.

7142 Car Wars Compendium (1989, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with consolidated design, combat, weapon, and accessory rules up to that point. Rule changes were kept to a minimum.

7143 Autoduel America Map (1989, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover, Map Legend
8.5" x 11" shrinkwrapped package with a pair of 23" x 35" maps showing the America of 2039.

7144 Midville (1989, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with revised and expanded info from Expansion Set #3: East Midville, as well as new background information, scenarios, and counters. This effectively replaces Expansion Set #3.

7145 Muskogee Mayhem (1989, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with revised and expanded info from Expansion Set #10: Muskogee Fairgrounds & Family Emporium. This probably has some new scenarios and counters. This effectively replaces Expansion Set #10.

7146 Vehicle Design Sheets (1989, Steve Jackson Games) Front Cover
8.5" x 11" pad of tear-off design sheets, I believe.

8725-8740 Autoduel Quarterly issues 7/1 through 10/4 (1989-1992, Steve Jackson Games)
8.5" x 11" size books with background info, scenarios, news, letters, editorials, etc.

1990

1301 Car Wars Deluxe Edition (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front of box, Back of box, Zoomed front box corner
9" x 12" box set with a different box design from the 1985 release. It came with a copy of the Car Wars Compendium Second Edition instead of the Deluxe Car Wars rulebook. A four page jump-start insert contained rules for quick play, while a four page scenario insert gave information for the included Midville maps. One source has told me that early releases of this boxed set did NOT include the scenario sheet. Lastly, it included a "Bonus Supplement (Minimum $10.00 Value)."

1306 Car Wars Tanks (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front of box, Back of box
9" x 12" boxed set with rules for military vehicles and weaponry.

1307 Boat Wars (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front of box
9" x 12" boxed set with expanded rules from the Boat Wars pocket box version, including rules & counters for aquabikes and marine life. It effectively replaced the pocket box version.

1310 Aeroduel (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front of box, Back of box
9" x 12" boxed set with rules for airplanes, airships, and microplanes.

1400 Car Wars Classic (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front of box
5.75" x 9" boxed set which with just the basic Car Wars rules, a double sided map, and some counters. Very similar in content to the Car Wars pocket box versions.

7142 Car Wars Compendium Second Edition (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 12" book. This followup to the Car Wars Compendium introduced many rule changes. It also included a bunch of loose reference sheets.

7147 Car Wars Reference Screen (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front Cover
A folded cardboard reference screen, and possibly some paper reference sheets as well, with charts and tables from the Car Wars Compendium Second Edition. This effectively replaces item number 7132.
Help: Was this from 1989 or 1990?

7148 The AADA Vehicle Guide Volume 3 (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover, Color Counter Sheet Scan, Black & White Counter Sheet Scan
8.5" x 11" book with more stock vehicle designs. This time, color and black-and-white counters were included, but the designs themselves were often flawed or illegal.

7402 Mean Streets (1990, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with a refereed or single player scenario which takes place in Houston, Texas. I believe the storyline is taken from the Mean Streets novel which was published earlier.

1992

7150 Uncle Albert's Catalog from Hell (1992, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book with all of the weapon, accessory, and design rules up to that point, including stuff from Car Wars Tanks and Aeroduel. This did not include rules for movement and combat, so it must be used in tandem with the Second Edition Compendium.

7151 Military Vehicle Guide (1992, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book. A supplement for Car Wars Tanks which includes military vehicle descriptions, full-color counters, and a scenario.

7154 Car Wars Blank Map Sheets (1992, Steve Jackson Games) Front of package, Front package blurb (zoomed)
8.5" x 11" shrink-wrapped package containing five 21"x32" blank map sheets. This effectively replaces item number 7109. Copyright date of 1983 is on the map sheets themselves, but this came out much later; probably between 1992 and 1996.
Help: What year was this released?

1996

1301 Car Wars Deluxe Edition (1996, Steve Jackson Games) Front of Box, Back of Box
9" x 12" box set with yet another box design. This includes the fifth printing of the Car Wars Compendium Second Edition. It also includes a single Jump Start insert (which provides the description and scenarios for the Crash City maps) and a map of the Double Drum arena (originally from the Arena Book). Still in print. A second printing was released in 1998.

7142 Car Wars Compendium Second Edition (1996, Steve Jackson Games) Front cover
8.5" x 11" book. The fifth printing of this had a new cover and internal layout. It also fixed several typos, but few (if any) of the serious rules flaws.

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Credits

I had quite a bit of help compiling this. Thanks to everyone who helped me track down product numbers, copyright dates, proper names, content info, counter descriptions, scans, etc. Kudos to you all!

Disclaimer

This is a fan-created site; it is in no way associated with Steve Jackson Games. Many of the terms on this page are trademarks of SJG: "Car Wars, AADA, Pyramid, Autoduel, Uncle Albert's and the all-seeing pyramid are registered trademarks, and the AADA logo, Boat Wars and the names of all other products produced by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated are trademarks, of Steve Jackson Games Incorporated" -- first page of the Compendium. SJG is generous enough to have a very lenient Online Policy, so please don't do anything foolish which could jeopardize the existance of the info on this page. I wish all game companies could be as open minded and internet savvy as SJG.