attribute, which it must roll against a set number determined by the difficulty of the act. When an attack successfully hits, the attacker rolls their weapon's Damage dice in the hopes of overcoming the target's Armor stat. Most infantry units are killed by having their Armor overcome once, while larger vehicles and structures are more resilient and may take multiple hits (with their abilities correspondingly degraded) before being destroyed. The rules also encourage players to disobey the rules as often as possible, as seen in the "Law of Fudge", and for special Hero units who can attempt to ignore the rules completely once per turn with a Heroic Feat. The rulebook repeatedly encourages fun over obsessive rules-lawyering, with an emphasis on making the game as enjoyable as possible for all parties involved. History Legowars, the predecessor of BrikWars, was invented in March 1991 by Eric O'Dell and R. Todd Ogrin. Legowars featured space-themed combat between Lego minifigures, and was distinguished from other miniature wargames of the time by a strong building-brick construction theme allowing the customization of playing pieces. It was followed in January 1995 by a sequel, Legowars II. In October 1995, the authors of Legowars received a cease and desist order from the Lego Group for their improper usage of the trademarked word "Lego". As Steve Jackson describes it: So Ogrin and O'Dell removed their content, but others archived it (adding legal disclaimers). Meanwhile, Mike Rayhawk started work on what would become BrikWars: In February 1997 Rayhawk formally announced BrikWars on rec.toys.lego. BrikWars has been in continual development ever since. Reception BrikWars is part of a wider movement of homebrew wargames based on Lego and other children's building block toys, including Evil Stevie's Pirate Game by Steve Jackson. According to The Escapist, BrikWars is a "standout LEGO tabletop effort" in this scene. Reviewing it on Boardgamegeek, Luke Mason emphasized the economy of "taking all those hundreds of unused LEGOs sitting around and adding stats and rules to them so you can have a real wargame with them."; as well as its "flexible and affordable (if rough in design)" design. He summarizes his views as: See also LUGNET References External links The BrikWars 2010 rulebook BrikWars PC Game homepage/download Miniature wargames Lego Wargames introduced in the 1990s