The Dimmy's Guide to the Galaxy

Don't Panic

Welcome, new Brikwarrior, to the fabulous and convoluted world of Brikwars!

This page will help you dive into the game and the community kanon that has been built out of two decades of Brikwars.

How to play

Building an Army

• ranged and melee soldiers
• Heroes
• Basic constructions

Creating a Scenario

• Balance
• Special effects
• Photography and storytelling

Explaining it to Your Mom

• rules summary
• how to let the other player think they are doing well

Getting Ambitious

• faction theming
• specialists
• Supernatural Dice
• awesome constructions
• forum battles

Key Concepts

Philosophy

Misspelling

Perhaps the first thing you noticed about Brikwars is the missing "c" from the word "brick." One of the most common tropes in Brikwars is to purposely misspell words to highlight their badassery. Replace a syllable of a word with "Brik," as in "Brikpokalypse." Use letter substitutions such as "K" for boring old "C," as in "Magik" or "Artifax." Punny names and outright misspellings fall under this concept. A similar concept is that "all lists start with 6."

Kopyright

Many things in Brikwars, including the brands of konstruction toys that the game is played with, fall under kopyright. Kopyright is a set of laws to encourage creators to get extra sneaky when stealing ideas from other creators. Brikwarriors draw from a Brikwars Canon that includes European History, Star Wars, Warhammer, Evangelion, Gundam, and classic LEGO themes. However, due to Kopyright, the concepts borrowed from these foundational texts are usually renamed and/or remixed to avoid litigation. For example, there is no such thing as a lightsaber(c) - but there is a laser sword.

Rekonstruktion

Human years are referred to as Brik Rekonstruktions. For example, the year 1985 is known as B.R. 1,985. The time elapsed in a B.R. is not correlated to the time in a human year, nor do all minifigures experience the same amount of time during a single B.R. Events may not even happen in chronological order in a B.R! This makes it a fairly useless tool for talking about history in the Brikwars Kanon. Sorry.

Ossum

The most important element of a Brikwar is Ossum (a misspelling of "awesome"). When choosing between following the game rules and doing the most ossum thing, do the most ossum thing. Much of what follows is just the most ossum stories and battles people have written.

Fudge

The second most important element of a Brikwar is Fudge. Fudge is what allows you to choose the ossum things and not get too wrapped up in the details of a game. When stuck on how to do something in game, just make up something that allows you to do the most ossum thing. Fudge is also liberally applied in retelling the Brikwars Kanon. See also Retkon.

Weapons and Creations

Orange Transparent Chainsaw

The most powerful minifig weapon in Brikwars is the Orange Transparent Chainsaw. It can cut through all materials, cannot be parried, and is usually wielded by the most epik characters. Transitively, Orange Transparent is the most powerful material in Brikwars. Other transparent materials exist and have interesting powers, and are even preferred by other factions, but they are always inferior to Orange Transparent.

Nova Sword

The second most powerful minifig weapon in Brikwars is the Nova Sword. This is typically a lightsaber hilt with a stack of transparent studs on it. In universe, it is an energy sword powered by a small pulsar in the handle. It is good for bashing heads in.

SHIP

The third most powerful minifig weapon is the SHIP. A SHIP is a space warship that is at least 100 studs long. This makes it a mobile, practically indestructible, fortress bristling with guns and filled with troops.

Super Heavy Death Tank

The SHDT is the land equivalent of a SHIP. It is not necessarily 100 studs long, but it is massive and ossum.

Mecha

SHIPs and SHDTs are the weapons people use when they want to win. Mecha is what you use when you're ossum. Why else would you bring a building sized melee weapon to a gun fight?

Battlefield

The ultimate weapon is the battlefield. Battlefields are traps created by Humans to lure dozens of minifigures to their deaths. Battlefields have killed more minifigures than even OTCs.

Legendary Characters

Brikthulhu

Brikthulhu is an ancient one presiding over the Brikverse. His goal is to destroy minifigurekind by imposing total sanity upon them. All apokalyptic events are related to Brikthulhu.

Pacifass

Pacifass is the antithesis of all things Brikwars. He likes Peace, Love, and Vegetables.

Dimmies

Dimmies are lovable child-like minifigures that are useless at things. Regular minifigures despise dimmies.

Dungans

Dungans and Shitgoats are icky poop worshippers. Regular minifigures kill these from a distance.

History

Modern Era

Peach Conflicts

• Assyrian massacres, Death War
• 45th Union
• Austrian Experiments

Immortal War

• Prelude
• Battle on Fico
• Warhead Shards
• Immortal League vs. Anti-Immortal Alliance
• ZZD
• Stalemate

Medivo

• ??? stuff happens

AN-TA War

• Formation of TA
• Battle of New York
• Second Battle of New York
• M-Throne is around here?

Ragnablok

• Ninja_verse
• Fall of Trattoria
• Brootalz invasion

Side Plots

Gold Sector Conflict

• Many names for the same faction
• Mostly just Shulga grumping at people

Polish War of Independence

• USSSR
• Fighting
• Lietuva

Magikallenik War

• Praetoria and Omegalon
• Darkstorm
• Phoenicia

Quest of Piltogg

• See page