Armageddon Arena
Denver, Colorado
by Mike Garrity and Norman McMullen

When the AADA eliminated the unlimited class dueling division a few years ago there were disappointed duelists and fans. In 2038 a consortium of independent businessmen and arena owners financed the construction of what is now known as the Armageddon Arena. Only ground vehicles costing over $100,000 are allowed to participate.
    The Armageddon is not officially sanctioned by the AADA due to the price requirement. However, the owners have started to allow limited duels under $100,000. A $2,000 fee per vehicle is charged by the arena management. In addition, on mondays and tuesdays, the arena is used by the military for classified vehicle testing.
    In 2048 the Armageddon started AADA divisional (5 - 100) dueling on friday nights and applied to become an AADA arena. It was scheduled to become an official AADA arena in 2051, but the AADA was shut down before it could happen. Due to its location, the arena would've been part of Flashfire Circuit.

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Arena Notes:
The arena is fully enclosed. The outer walls are 60 feet high and have 200 DP. Inner walls are 30 feet high and have 100 DP. Each pillar stand 30 feet in height and have 100 DP. The inner walls and pillars can be raised or lowered 3.75 feet (1/4" game scale) per turn. Grandstands along the arena perimeter can hold 12,000 fans. Each gate is 15 feet high and has 20 DP and will open when rammed.

Defenses:
All participating vehicles entering the arena have IFF systems. Any unauthorized vehicle that enters, or when a duelist has his IFF system deactivated for gross misconduct, is targeted by the arena defenses. In each corner there is a 120 mm tank gun (for a total of eight guns).
    Due to the high level of firepower involved in the unlimited duels, the arena officials control the fate of missed shots by implanting all weapons doing more than two dice of damage with disarming chips. Any shot that misses its target is automatically disarmed before it hits the an arena wall, the resulting inert shell/rocket/missile doing only one hit of damage per die. However, all small bore weapons can't be modified.


Schedule:
Monday and Tuesday - Military only.
Wednesday - Challenge Night.
Thursday - Team Night.
Friday - AADA Divisionals.
Saturday - Special Events.
Sunday - Closed.

Special Events:
Team Combat: 2 - 5 vehicles (any type) per side. Prestige is doubled.

Main Event: Tank(s) vs. Tank(s). Prestige is tripled.

Swarm: 4 cars vs. 1 tank or truck or bus. Prestige is tripled.

Clash of the Titans: Truck vs. truck, bus vs. truck, or bus vs. bus. Prestige is doubled.

Divide & Conquer: The arena's four sections are sealed off by 100 DP gates. Each subsection holds an equal number of duelists, usually four but sometimes up to eight. Only when there's one duelist left in each subsection are the gates opened and the remaining duelists fight to the finish. Prestige is quadrupled.

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