History TabletopGame / Brikwars

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Minifig Konstruction Kombat]]]]

* MagicTool: The [[TheEngineer Mechanik's]] tools.
* [[MeatgrinderSurgery Plasticgrinder Surgery]]: Mediks don't heal wounded friendly units. They just brutally revive fallen ones, trying not to amputate too many limbs in the process.

* OneHitPolykill: Overkill damage.
* PretextForWar: Don't even need one.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: ''Everybody.''
* PuttingOnTheReich: Most of the Germanic faction.

* VideoGameWeaponStats
* WarForFunAndProfit: Well for fun, anyway.

A strategy game designed to be played with LEGO mini figures (though it can support any type of minifig), it acts as a way to try and play a wargame with minifigures while using something resembling rules.

* AllSwordsAreTheSame: In the spirit of keeping the game going smoothly and not getting bogged down in keeping track of numbers, all minifig weapons of a given size category have the same basic stats. Got a [[{{BFS}} golden greatsword]], a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]], a [[LaserBlade Beam Sword]] or a [[AnAxeToGrind battle-axe]]? Great, those are all Heavy melee weapons, and their traits are identical.

* BitzBox: {{Justified}} since the game's entire premise is "Warhammer meets LEGO". Yes, the game provides premade kits but it also supports (even encourages) the use of any toys and spare parts the player might have laying around. It's also quite fit for MiniaturesConversions; whatever the player's imagination comes up with.

->''"A [construction brick] gaming system for individual level combat originated by [[AwesomeMcCoolname Mike Rayhawk]]. It's similar in intent to other individual level miniatures games, but with an emphasis on mayhem and humor. A wide selection of '[=TekLevels=]' allows players to simulate combat in any combination of time periods and genres."''

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Mike Rayhawk, author of the game.

* RuleOfFun: Rule Zero.
* RuleOfFunny

* ShoutOut: All over the place.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: most swords, the [[LegendaryWeapon Orange Transparent Chainsaw]] takes this UpToEleven.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: the game [[UpToEleven really]] [[CrossingTheLineTwice goes out of its way]] to encourage [[BloodyHilarious ridiculously over-the-top mayhem]] that even Creator/MichaelBay might find to be a bit [[StuffBlowingUp too much]].

* BitzBox: For your spare LEGO.

* ChainsawGood: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/orange-transparent-chainsaw/photos Orange Transparent Chainsaw]], ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

* FeedItABomb: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the 2019 rulebook's section on armor.
-->A minifig wearing Light Armor gets +2 to Armor against all incoming Damage (but not for internal Damage, like the effects of having been Poisoned or of swallowing a grenade)

* MyNaymeIs: If something can be spelled with a K (i.e. Brick becomes Brik),it should.

You know how when you were a little kid, you would make all your action figures fight each other in hilarious, violent combat? Have you ever tried to play TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} with [=LEGO=]? ''[[http://www.brikwars.com/ Brikwars]]'' recognizes both of these matters, and is one of many proposed solutions.

-->[=BrikWars=]
-->"A [construction brick] gaming system for individual level combat originated by [[AwesomeMcCoolname Mike Rayhawk]]. It's similar in intent to other individual level miniatures games, but with an emphasis on mayhem and humor. A wide selection of '[=TekLevels=]' allows players to simulate combat in any combination of time periods and genres.

-->Like many games offered free of charge on the internet, [=BrikWars=] is appealing in concept, but in practice nearly impossible to play. Rules that appear straightforward at first become perniciously more complex with each passing chapter, almost as if the author were using the rulebook as the medium for some long-running and obscure practical joke. It's a testament to the obstinate nature of [=AFOLs=] that they've managed to play as many battles as they have, despite the author's every attempt to thwart them."

--> Entry from the [=BrikWiki=] online encyclopedia as of September 2, 2005, [[LampshadeHanging which opens the foreword for the 2005 core rules]]

You know how when you were a little kid, you would make all your action figures fight each other in hilarious, violent combat? Have you ever tried to play Warhammer with [=LEGO=]? [[http://www.brikwars.com/ Brikwars]] recognizes both of these matters, and is one of many proposed solutions.

Even though Brikwars can be played with any combatants with any background, the author and fans have created a setting for the game, mostly known as the Brikwars Universe. The background of this universe is found at the [[http://brikwars.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Brikwiki]].

Note: Brikwars is '''not''' officially affiliated with The Lego Group.

* BadBoss: As mentioned above, Officers are annoying, Commanders are clueless, and Great Leaders regularly cause purposeful [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal mistreatment-induced betrayals]] to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem]]. The humans themselves are seen by minifigs as strange, infinitely powerful gods who watch them wage war for their amusement.

** unless it's more funny to have them die horribly of course.
* SplashDamageAbuse: Since the attack difficulty on launchers (catapults, artillery, , missile-launcher, railguns, etc) scales with size like any other weapon, you're not likely to accurately hit your target with a siege-level one. Fortunately for you, the damage and blast radius of any explosive a launcher of that size allows you to lob at the other end of the battlefield making aiming a superfluous formality.

Note: Brikwars is '''not''' officially affiliated with The Creator/{{Lego}} Group.

Note: Brikwars is '''not''' officially affiliated with The {{Lego}} Group.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Heroes have the "Heroic Feat" ability, which lets them have a rule-flaunting Crowning Moment Of Awesome if the player wins a dice roll against the opponent. [[invoked]]

* HeroUnit: They get a CrowningMomentOfAwesome each turn.

Even though Brikwars can be played with any combatants with any background, the author and fans have created a setting for the game, mostly known as the Brikwars Universe. The background of this universe is found at the [[http://brikwars.wikispaces.com/ Brikwiki]].

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The author characterizes minifigs along the lines of the fallen heroes of [[NorseMythology Valhalla]]- violent BloodKnight-like creatures, who are [[SeenItAll bored]] unless having a good brawl. It's less disturbing than it could be, considering they're [[GoodThingYouCanHeal LEGO]] [[note]]And the fact that a lot of [=LEGO=] men are smiling in the middle of all this carnage would be {{Squick}}y otherwise[[/note]]. [[invoked]]