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Designer’s Notes: Speed Freeks Rules

November 2018·p. 10

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James Gallagher explains a simple vehicle game with difficult choices about allocating dice between initiative, movement and shooting. Different rukks and campaign formats support repeat play, while optional clan abilities and Kustom Jobz give racing mobs character without changing the core rhythm.

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