2001 vs 2005

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2001 vs 2005

Post by Bonn-o-Tron » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:41 pm

I'm looking to get my friends into the veritable barrel of lunacy that is Brikwars, and I'm not sure if I should baptize them through the 2001 or 2005 rules.
Currently, I'm leaning towards 2001, as we've played a variety of tabletop games (model-based warfare, board, and otherwise) including Warhammer 40k, which my friends had a particular penchant for. I have no lack of faith in their prowess for making sense of convoluted rules, stats, variables and all other manners of mind-numbing nonsense that come with table-based fun.

The further I explain, the more obvious it seems that the answer to my inquiry is 2001, however I'm unfamiliar with the 2001 rules, so I don't know how they compare, especially for the uninitiated.
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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Gungnir » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:59 pm

Go for 2005 and make up everything you don't see in there on the spot.
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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Tzan » Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:42 pm

Bonn-o-Tron wrote: however I'm unfamiliar with the 2001 rules,
Well you had me right up until that ^

You should start with the rules you are most familiar with.

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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by IVhorseman » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:06 am

Or learn 2010

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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by tymon555 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:13 am

Are there complete 2010 rules?
http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2010/
But it isn't complete.
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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by IVhorseman » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:15 am

Fill the gaps with 2005 rules and it's playable!

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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Ben-Jammin » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:26 am

I like 2005 most, but use some of the weapons stats from 2010 and a lot of supplements from 2001.

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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Zahru II » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:43 am

2005 is the best.
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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Legofighter » Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:41 pm

Zahru II wrote:2001 is the true brikwars rules.
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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Silverdream » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:17 pm

Zahru II wrote:Tzan is the best.
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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Keldoclock » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:42 am

Silverdream wrote:
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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by sjosten » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:09 am

Speaking from personal experience, 7-12 year olds can understand 2005 rules fairly quicky allowing us to get to the battle faster. Your friends have played wargames before, so I would think 2005 would seem even simpler and easier to use quickly for them.
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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Blitzen » Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:50 pm

I really hope Bonn-o-Tron's friends are not 7-12 years old.

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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Whiteagle » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:58 pm

Blitzen wrote:I really hope Bonn-o-Tron's friends are not 7-12 years old.
Hey, my Nephew is around that age and I tried to get him into Brikwars...

...To bad he's not a very good reader yet...

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Re: 2001 vs 2005

Post by Tzan » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:49 pm

Its all true, I am the best.

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