Brick Gamers 20 - Gaming Marathon

We've hit Brick Gamers 20! Woo-Hoo! Finally there's 20 Lego-Gaming comics mag conversion up!

In BG20, out in print on the last page of GameAxis Unwired Malaysia April 2008, which came out early in the month, we took at look at those hardcore gamers who stick to their computers no matter what. You've probably heard before of news about gamers, either in cyber cafes or at home, who played games non-stop until they...died. Well, what happened, if what happens in games, happens for real, in our world?

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Brick Wars

In the days before computer games became entertainment, those of us fortunate enough to have Lego would spend countless hours doing mock warfare with them - in one instance they will be knights fighting with weapons and magic, in another they may be pirates looting an island, or even flying in space firing lasers at each other.

Using Legos in these context is known as Brick Wars, basing on the Wargaming game, made popular by Warhammer. Half from table games such as Dungeons and Dragons, half from Warhammer, Lego Brick Wars pits Minifigs (Lego mini figurines) as people in a make-believe world on a table. Apply the rules of D and D and Warhammer, and you've got yourself something beyond just Lego sets!

In the middle of the plastic maelstorm we have Mike Rayhawk to thank for his free materials, inspiring pictures, and illustrations, plus a great site to showcase it all! If you're interested to make use of your Lego Minifigs, or want to try your hand at Lego Wargaming, check out the Brick Wars site at www.brikwars.com

Covenant Grunt

Lego Master Builder LegoHaulic does it again - his art that is. This time, it's a Covenant Grunt.

The mass lackeys from the Halo series, these grunts shoot, panic, and run around making funny noises, but make up their lack of skills with numbers. Every time we see one of these we have the urge to go and gun-butt them!

Have a closer look at his grunt at Flickr or Brick Shelf, and check out his other works on Flicker and Brick Shelf as well.

Source : Brothers Brick

Cyber Cafe Predation

It's time for yet another of Brick Gamers' famous PSB filler comic! Don't ask us what's PSB - even we don't know! It's the middle of the month, and while you're waiting for the next BG comic conversion from the mag at the end of the month, it's time to whet your Lego-gaming comic needs for now - in Cyber Cafe Preys!

If you're a bunch of gamers getting tired of thrashing the AI, sooner or later you'll go to the next natural step - playing against human opponents. However, being blood-lusted and having steely eyes normally won't help you when you go asking for a "friendly match". People can see your leetness a mile away by the amount of scars you have on your face. So, send the most innocent looking of them all...

A Place to Meet the Local Fans

To all Malaysians who wish to say hi and share experiences with fellow local Lego fans, we recommend Brick Boy Toys forum. Brickboy Toys forum is operated by Alan from Brickboytoys, the first ever Lego specialist shop opened locally.

Currently Brickboytoys has 2 shops operating in Kuala Lumpur, one in Berjaya Times Square and the other at The Gardens, MidValley Mega Mall.

So come join the fun at the Brickboytoys forum (will open in a new window/tab).

Brick Gamers 19 - 2008 Elections

Spot on que, we're releasing Brick Gamers 19, which appeared in GameAxis Unwired Malaysia 2008 March magazine, which should be out by now. All BG mag-to-online conversions will appear AFTER the comics are out in print. However, BG exclusive online comics do not appear in GameAxis, so you can find them here.

Moving on, with the month of March focused on the 12th Malaysian Elections, and elections fever going on around the world, cyberspace was not spared of of reality hitting it. BG merged both worlds together and came up with the following scenes.

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Of course, we all know the outcome by now - but who would have guessed back when this comic was being made? Especially since it was designed to come out early in March in the mag - before any results could ever be known :)

18 Brick Gamers comics now online!

Yup, that's right! We've finally completely uploaded all of our BrickGamers comics from all the way back in September 2006 till today! Well, last month that is - this month's comic will be up next week! That's nearly 20 comics (19 with this month) from over a duration of 1 and a half years! We've uploaded BrickGamers 01 to 18, so if you want to check them all out, click the mag tag to read them all (or you can just click here!)

Remember, BrickGamers 19 will come on next week, so stay tuned! Happy Lego & Gaming!

One blade in each hand

Yeap it is the God of War, our dual blade wielding friend Kratos in his rightful glory, custom made by Minifig customizer Amanda. You can see more of her works at Brick Shelf

Source : Brothers Bricks