“Magic in Car Wars” – Denis Loubet’s header for Steve Jackson’s ar

“Magic in Car Wars” – Denis Loubet’s header for Steve Jackson’s article introducing some unexpected new rules for autodueling in The Space Gamer 51, May 1982:

These rules came from a single vivid mental picture – you can see Denis Loubet’s version of it above.  Way back when we were first playtesting Car Wars, I got an image of an old fellow with a long white beard, driving his convertible down the freeway, his hair whipping in the wind … and when some smart-aleck took a pot shop at him, he’d turn around and ZAP … a lightning bolt.  Magic in Car Wars.  Right.