Alright, since I got myself some pod racers. I have peeked around the various locations to try and find something, but so far my luck has been limited to either too complex, requiring a grid, or bad movement systems. I want something that can work for Pod Racing, Wipeout, Extreme-G, F-Zero, etc.
So my criteria for the game are as follows:
Easy to play (learning curve should be 1 turn of the game, so no more than a couple minute explanation)
No Grid
Logical movement system that replicates fast paced racing
D6 only
Card-Based Specials (A Deck of 52 standard playing cards are the limit)
Customizable Racers
Therefore I turn to my favorite forum for ideas. I figure I'll just spitball some stuff out there and get some initial reactions. Overall Rush N' Crush is a lot like what I am looking for:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/7482But it needs a grid to play with, for me this is a problem as making a grid for the pod racers is too much work, it is very hard to make the grid line up properly and such. Therefore I have to do without a grid.
Well anyways, here are my initial thoughts
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddpz2fsb_56gnwpjxgp