BrikWars
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BrikWars is a free miniatures wargaming system by Mike Rayhawk, created for use with plastic building blocks and figurines. It is designed to be simple and flexible, allowing for its players' full range of creativity in creating armies, creatures, vehicles, and worlds out of construction toys.[1][2]
Years active | 1995–present |
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Players | 2+ |
Setup time | 5–30+ minutes |
Playing time | 1–6+ hours |
Chance | High (dice rolling) |
Skills | Strategic thinking, Improvisation, Miniature building and customization |
Website | brikwars |
Although targeted primarily at adults, BrikWars is known for its straight-faced acceptance of the kinds of ridiculous scenarios and multi-genre mashups that arise naturally when children dump out their unsorted toybins on the floor. Much of its humor comes from satirizing "serious" wargames and their players, while flouting or deliberately misinterpreting conventions of the genre.[1][2]
The purpose of BrikWars is to provide a safe and comfortable setting in which groups of cute and friendly minifigs can mutilate and slaughter one another. The battle can be large or small, balanced or skewed, ordered or chaotic; what’s important is that the level of mindless violence is kept at an entertaining high.[1][3]: 13
A physical release of the game published by Modiphius Entertainment was announced in 2023.[4]