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BrikWars has evolved steadily since its first edition in [[1995]]. Here, in reverse chronological order, are the most significant incarnations of BrikWars to date.

== BrikWars 2010 ==
[[File:Bw2010-1.jpg|left|Heroes of Zulu Dawn]]

Continuing in BrikWars editions' tradition of naming themselves after years already past, BrikWars [[2010]] is the [[work]]ing title for the current playtest [[rule]]s under development.

{{Centerbox|content=[http://brikwars.com/rules/2010/cover.htm BrikWars 2010]}}

== BrikWars 2005 ==
[[File:2x2_thumb.jpg|left|The Dread Pirate Two-By-Two]]

BrikWars [[2005]] is BrikWars' current "official" ruleset until the completion of BrikWars 2010.

After inflicting the unstoppable power of BrikWars [[2001]] on everyone for a couple of years, BrikWars 2005 is the more streamlined and elegant edition for faster and easier play.

BrikWars 2005 is available online in HTML, and thanks to a surprise effort from Kolja (“[[User:Flashhawk]]”), the HTML files have been ripped and cropped into an easy-printing PDF format. Thanks Kolja!

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2005/cover.htm BrikWars 2005: Core Rules]

[http://www.brikwars.com/downloads/BW2005.pdf BrikWars 2005: Core Rules (PDF)]}}

== QuikWars (2004) ==
[[File:qw-2004.jpg|left|The Nega-Bloktrix]]

Like the [[Nega Blok]] of wargames, QuikWars is BrikWars’ quicker, simpler alternative, for people who want to spend less time thinking and more time playing. The whole rulebook fits quite nicely onto two pieces of paper, perfect for convention games and first-time players.

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2004/q.htm QuikWars]}}

== BrikWars 2001 ==
[[File:bw2001-1.jpg|left|The Deadly Spaceman, circa 2001]]

This version of BrikWars was completed in September [[2001]], but its release was delayed until the following year, to the frustration of [[player]]s across the globe. What was the reason? Did the author simply wish to torture his fans? The surprising answer is yes – for [[User:Sullis|one fan in particular]], who very nearly had a [[brain]] meltdown during the process of [[failing]] to obtain the [[rule]]s.

Once he finally received the rules as promised (although too late to salvage what scraps remained of his [[sanity]]), publication was stalled for a few more weeks to let him savor his victory and to give him time to launch his [http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9911 retaliatory strike].

Thanks to [[User:Evil Wayne|Wayne McCaul]] for creating updated versions of the 2001 book in print-friendly PDF format.

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2001/2001-brikwars.pdf BrikWars 2001 (PDF)]

[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2001/2001-superpowers.pdf Supplement SP: Supernatural Powers (PDF)]}}

== BrikWars 2000 (Summer) ==
[[File:bw2000a-1.jpg|left|The Buttercup Medium BattleMek]]

Summer [[2000]] brought the HTML version of the text of Spring 2000. Along with the new format came an additional series of revisions and improvements, making the Spring release obsolete after only a few months.

The Summer revision became well-known for being perpetually incomplete and in fact any hopes of finishing the thing were dashed when all [[work]]ers were pulled off the 2000 project in order to develop the [[2001]] update. Chapters Eight through Ten, as well as the SP Supplement, didn't survive the transition from the Spring text files.

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2000/contents.htm BrikWars 2000 (online)]}}

== BrikWars 2000 (Spring) ==
[[File:bw2000-1.jpg|left|The Deadly Spaceman, circa 2000]]

Following an upsurge in BrikWars interest following the [[NELUG]] games in February, this update introduced a wealth of new material, including the now-infamous Death Sling and the tragically flawed [[SuperNatural Powers]] supplement.

Wayne McCaul was almost suspiciously generous in donating his time and expertise in designing, formatting, and producing the first-ever PDF version of BrikWars.

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2000/BW_Spring2000.pdf BrikWars 2000 (PDF)]}}

== BrikWars 1998 ==
[[File:m-pirat.gif|left|Pirates!]]

On Halloween 1998, we released the first HTML version of BrikWars, hand-illustrated in 16-color pixelated glory.

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/1998/title.htm BrikWars 1998]}}

== BrikWars I (1995-1996) ==
The very first edition of what would eventually become BrikWars was written in the waning months of [[1995]]. This text spent a shadowy existence, passing from person to person by photocopies and e-mail for nearly a year, mutating and changing along the way. Eventually the game found its first stable Internet home on the web page of an Oregon State University student by the name of Chad Bagaasoc, requiring the assembly of a 'definitive' text from the many variations in use at the time. This was accomplished in early [[1997]], and that text remained in authority for over a year and a half.

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/1995/bw1995.txt BrikWars v1.0: Main Rules Tome (TXT)]

[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/1995/trooper95.txt BrikWars v1.0: Trooper’s Handbook (TXT)]

[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/1995/tables95.txt BrikWars v1.0: The Tables (TXT)]}}

== Lego Wars and Lego Wars II ==
[[File:lw-spaceman.gif|left|The Original Deadly SpaceMan]]

Lego Wars (1991) and Lego Wars II (1995), written by two geniuses by the names of Eric O’Dell and R. Todd Ogrin, are not BrikWars editions. The LEGO Group did not give permission to use their registered and trademarked word "LEGO®" in the title (see our [[Legal Disclaimer]]). Misters O’Dell and Ogrin did not give any kind of permission to post their work here. So what possible reason could we have to do so?

BrikWars, in its earliest beginnings, drew heavily from these sources. For the first few years of its existence BrikWars was not intended as a separate entity but rather a quick-fix edit. In those days the LEGO legal department was particularly rabid and swore grim oaths to destroy any product that used the word "LEGO®" without their permission. In order to keep hope alive, a plan was conceived in which the rulebook would continue under a different name ("[[LEGO|Butthead-Toy-Company]] Wars" was suggested at one point).

The original authors were prevented from carrying out their plan, and so [[Rayhawk]] took it upon himself, replacing each instance of the offending L-word with the more innocuous "Brik." As time progressed (and new cool pieces and themes were released by the Butthead Toy Company), additions and modifications turned BrikWars into a separate entity in its own right, but the Lego Wars games were an important part of its genealogy.

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/l-wars/legowars.txt Lego Wars (TXT)]

[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/l-wars/medix.txt Lego Wars Supplement: Medix (TXT)]}}

{{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/l-wars/mainrule.txt Lego Wars II: Main Rules Tome (TXT)]

[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/l-wars/troophbk.txt Lego Wars II: Trooper’s Handbook (TXT)]

[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/l-wars/tables.txt Lego Wars II: The Tables (TXT)]

[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/l-wars/lw2.gif The Trooper’s Guide to Guns and Stuff (GIF)]}}

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 From [[2010]] to 2020 the [[online community]] started to take off, and BrikWars took the opportunity to inflict hundreds of rolling draft updates on the playerbase. There were no patch notes. Nobody knew what would change from one day to the next. It was a glorious time to be [[alive]].
-{{Centerbox|content=[http://brikwars.com/rules/draft/cover.htm BrikWars working draft]
+{{Centerbox|content=[http://brikwars.com/rules/2019/cover.htm BrikWars 2019]
 [http://brikwars.com/rules/2018/cover.htm BrikWars 2018]
 [http://brikwars.com/rules/2010/cover.htm BrikWars 2010]}}
 == BrikWars 2005 ==

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 [[File:lw-spaceman.gif|left|The Original SpaceMan]]
-Lego Wars (1991) and Lego Wars II (1995), written by two pre-Internet geniuses by the names of Eric O’Dell and R. Todd Ogrin, are not BrikWars editions. The LEGO Group did not give permission to use their registered and trademarked word "LEGO®" in the title (see our [http://brikwars.com/rules/2010/legal.htm Legal Disclaimer]).  Misters O’Dell and Ogrin did not give any kind of permission to post their work here. So what possible reason could we have to do so?
+Lego Wars (1991) and Lego Wars II (1995), written by two pre-Internet geniuses by the names of Eric O’Dell and R. Todd Ogrin, are not BrikWars editions. The LEGO Group did not give permission to use their registered and trademarked word "LEGO®" in the title (see our [http://brikwars.com/rules/2010/legal.htm Legal Disclaimer]).
 BrikWars, in its earliest beginnings, was heavily inspired by these sources, and by their cruel suppression by LEGO. In those days the LEGO legal department was particularly rabid and swore grim oaths to destroy any product that used the word "LEGO®" without their permission. In order to keep hope alive, a plan was conceived in which the rulebook would continue under a different name ("[http://www.lego.com/en-us/| Butthead-Toy-Company] Wars" was suggested).
 The original authors were prevented from carrying out their plan, and so [[Rayhawk]] took it upon himself, intending to replace each instance of the offending L-word with the less legally-contentious "Brik." As the project progressed (and new cool pieces and themes were released by the Butthead Toy Company), additions and modifications turned BrikWars into a separate entity in its own right by the tail end of 1995, now a universal battle engine rather than solely focused on the adventures of the Lego Wars SpaceMan. But the Lego Wars games were an important part of BrikWars' early genealogy.

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 [[File:lw-spaceman.gif|left|The Original SpaceMan]]
-Lego Wars (1991) and Lego Wars II (1995), written by two pre-Internet geniuses by the names of Eric O’Dell and R. Todd Ogrin, are not BrikWars editions. The LEGO Group did not give permission to use their registered and trademarked word "LEGO®" in the title (see our [[Legal Disclaimer]]).  Misters O’Dell and Ogrin did not give any kind of permission to post their work here. So what possible reason could we have to do so?
+Lego Wars (1991) and Lego Wars II (1995), written by two pre-Internet geniuses by the names of Eric O’Dell and R. Todd Ogrin, are not BrikWars editions. The LEGO Group did not give permission to use their registered and trademarked word "LEGO®" in the title (see our [http://brikwars.com/rules/2010/legal.htm Legal Disclaimer]).  Misters O’Dell and Ogrin did not give any kind of permission to post their work here. So what possible reason could we have to do so?
 BrikWars, in its earliest beginnings, was heavily inspired by these sources, and by their cruel suppression by LEGO. In those days the LEGO legal department was particularly rabid and swore grim oaths to destroy any product that used the word "LEGO®" without their permission. In order to keep hope alive, a plan was conceived in which the rulebook would continue under a different name ("[http://www.lego.com/en-us/| Butthead-Toy-Company] Wars" was suggested).

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 == Lego Wars and Lego Wars II ==
-[[File:lw-spaceman.gif|left|The Original Deadly SpaceMan]]
+[[File:lw-spaceman.gif|left|The Original SpaceMan]]
-Lego Wars (1991) and Lego Wars II (1995), written by two geniuses by the names of Eric O’Dell and R. Todd Ogrin, are not BrikWars editions. The LEGO Group did not give permission to use their registered and trademarked word "LEGO®" in the title (see our [[Legal Disclaimer]]).  Misters O’Dell and Ogrin did not give any kind of permission to post their work here. So what possible reason could we have to do so?
+Lego Wars (1991) and Lego Wars II (1995), written by two pre-Internet geniuses by the names of Eric O’Dell and R. Todd Ogrin, are not BrikWars editions. The LEGO Group did not give permission to use their registered and trademarked word "LEGO®" in the title (see our [[Legal Disclaimer]]).  Misters O’Dell and Ogrin did not give any kind of permission to post their work here. So what possible reason could we have to do so?
-BrikWars, in its earliest beginnings, drew heavily from these sources. For the first few years of its existence BrikWars was not intended as a separate entity but rather a quick-fix edit. In those days the LEGO legal department was particularly rabid and swore grim oaths to destroy any product that used the word "LEGO®" without their permission. In order to keep hope alive, a plan was conceived in which the rulebook would continue under a different name ("[http://www.lego.com/en-us/| Butthead-Toy-Company] Wars" was suggested at one point).
+BrikWars, in its earliest beginnings, was heavily inspired by these sources, and by their cruel suppression by LEGO. In those days the LEGO legal department was particularly rabid and swore grim oaths to destroy any product that used the word "LEGO®" without their permission. In order to keep hope alive, a plan was conceived in which the rulebook would continue under a different name ("[http://www.lego.com/en-us/| Butthead-Toy-Company] Wars" was suggested).
-The original authors were prevented from carrying out their plan, and so [[Rayhawk]] took it upon himself, replacing each instance of the offending L-word with the more innocuous "Brik." As time progressed (and new cool pieces and themes were released by the Butthead Toy Company), additions and modifications turned BrikWars into a separate entity in its own right, but the Lego Wars games were an important part of its genealogy.
+The original authors were prevented from carrying out their plan, and so [[Rayhawk]] took it upon himself, intending to replace each instance of the offending L-word with the less legally-contentious "Brik." As the project progressed (and new cool pieces and themes were released by the Butthead Toy Company), additions and modifications turned BrikWars into a separate entity in its own right by the tail end of 1995, now a universal battle engine rather than solely focused on the adventures of the Lego Wars SpaceMan. But the Lego Wars games were an important part of BrikWars' early genealogy.
 {{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/l-wars/legowars.txt Lego Wars (TXT)]

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 {{Centerbox|content=[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2001/2001-brikwars.pdf BrikWars 2001 (PDF)]
-[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2001/2001-superpowers.pdf Supplement SP: Supernatural Powers (PDF)]
+[http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2001/2001-superpowers.pdf Supplement SP: Supernatural Powers (PDF)]}}
 == BrikWars 2000 (Summer) ==

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 BrikWars has evolved steadily since its first edition in [[1995]]. Here, in reverse chronological order, are the most significant incarnations of BrikWars to date.
 == BrikWars 2010 ==
 [[File:Bw2010-1.jpg|left|Heroes of Zulu Dawn]]
-Continuing in BrikWars editions' tradition of naming themselves after years already past, BrikWars [[2010]] is the [[work]]ing title for the current playtest [[rule]]s under development.
+From [[2010]] to 2020 the [[online community]] started to take off, and BrikWars took the opportunity to inflict hundreds of rolling draft updates on the playerbase. There were no patch notes. Nobody knew what would change from one day to the next. It was a glorious time to be [[alive]].
-{{Centerbox|content=[http://brikwars.com/rules/2010/cover.htm BrikWars 2010]}}
+[http://brikwars.com/rules/2010/cover.htm BrikWars 2010]}}
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 [[File:2x2_thumb.jpg|left|The Dread Pirate Two-By-Two]]
-BrikWars [[2005]] is BrikWars' current "official" ruleset until the completion of BrikWars 2010.
+BrikWars [[2005]] is the last printable ruleset until the completion of BrikWars 2020.
 After inflicting the unstoppable power of BrikWars [[2001]] on everyone for a couple of years, BrikWars 2005 is the more streamlined and elegant edition for faster and easier play.

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 [[File:bw2001-1.jpg|left|The Deadly Spaceman, circa 2001]]
-This version of BrikWars was completed in September [[2001]], but its release was delayed until the following year, to the frustration of [[player]]s across the globe. What was the reason? Did the author simply wish to torture his fans? The surprising answer is yes – for [[User:Sullis|one fan in particular]], who very nearly had a [[brain]] meltdown during the process of [[failing]] to obtain the [[rule]]s.
+This version of BrikWars was completed in September [[2001]], but its release was delayed until the following year, to the frustration of [[player]]s across the globe. What was the reason? Did the author simply wish to torture his fans? The surprising answer is yes – for [[User:Sullis|one fan in particular]], who very nearly had a brain meltdown during the process of failing to obtain the [[rule]]s.
 Once he finally received the rules as promised (although too late to salvage what scraps remained of his [[sanity]]), publication was stalled for a few more weeks to let him savor his victory and to give him time to launch his [http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9911 retaliatory strike].