Mike - April 9, 2006 - Brick Links, Selling Out
Back in Black!
Why the forbidden love between wargamers and black t-shirts? The answer is simple: black t-shirts kick ass.

In a bout of shameless merchandizing, I tossed a bunch of products up on cafepress.com last year – mostly as a joke, since their clothing selection spans the narrow range from white to a couple of pastels, not exactly the preferred palette for wargamers. I was surprised to see people actually buying them – especially the BrikWars thong, which continues to be the best-selling of the clothing items.

But cafepress is finally trying out some new direct printing methods that allow printing on black cloth, so we can finally get a BrikWars shirt in wargaming colors. Take a peek at the BrikWars Pirate T-Shirt.

In other black news, Shaun Sullivan has pointed out that black versions of Little Armory’s medieval weapons have been spotted for sale on the Sith’s Toy Box BrickLink store.

Cafepress Shop: BrikWars Fund for Global Domination
The BrikWars Pirate T-Shirt
BrickLink shop: Sith’s Toy Box
Mike - December 17, 2005 - Battle Reports, BrikWars Community

Debunking any misconceptions about pens being mightier than swords
Finally breaking the curse of STUDS’ battle results, NELUG demonstrates the proper method of slaughtering the French.

Christmastime is the busiest time of the year for those of us with jobs in the toy industry, which maybe goes partway to explaining why I’m two months behind in answering e-mails – sorry everybody!

While I’m trying to work my way through the backlog, check out the latest entry in NELUG’s Year of BrikWars – a re-enactment of the Treaty of Versailles, except that this time it’s between the English and French and naturally everything goes horribly wrong.

Also, for everyone writing in about how hard it is to find other BrikWars players in the area, I’ve started up a BrikWars Frappr map. Add a map pin to your location and see who else is around!

Evil Wayne’s post about BrikWar: VersaillesPunk
Wayne’s VersaillesPunk BrickShelf gallery
Shaun’s VersaillesPunk BrickShelf gallery
BrikWars Frappr
Mike - October 31, 2005 - Battle Reports

Old man Pipton's about to get seriously Pipt Off
Strange lights and mutilated cattle draw a motley crowd of curious townspeople determined to get to the bottom of things. But are they prepared for what they’ll find there?

If previous BW:666 games are any indication, the answer will be a sanity-shattering “no.”

Halloween is always a special time of year for BrikWars. Besides being BrikWars’ birthday, it also means that it’s time for Shaun and Wayne to pull the big reveal on their annual BW:666 game. This year it’s the Pipton Farmstead Terrors, in which otherworldly creatures take a special opportunity to wipe out the last surviving participant from last year’s Brikington Manor Horrors.

Halloween 2005 marks BrikWars’ tenth birthday, so that’ll make our upcoming book a special Tenth Anniversary Edition. Keep your eyes peeled.

Shaun Sullivan’s “The Pipton Farmstead Horrors” gallery on BrickShelf
Back where it all began in 1995: BrikWars’ humble origins