RISK Game Review

RISK

The famous game of world domination. I should think most gamers have played this at some time or other, but for those of you unfamiliar with this game, it's all about world conquest. As you conquer territories, you obtain Risk cards, which depict a soldier, horseman or cannon. Get a set of three, or one of each, and you can add to the armies you get each turn. The game consists of sweeping your armies across the map, defeating opposing armies as you go by rolling the dice.

As the attacker, you get to roll 1,2 or 3 dice depending on the size of your army.
The defender rolls either 1 or 2 dice, depending on the size of his army. You then compare dice rolls. The highest die each of you rolls is compared. If attackers is higher, defender loses one, and vice versa. You then compare your next two highest. Ties are won by the defender.

Once you claim a territory, you then roll on to the next territory and keep going until you either run out of units or decide to stop.

This is a game of elimination, a type of game I'm not keen on, but nevertheless, this is a classic game of its genre and very enjoyable to play. Megolamaniacs will love it!

SUMMARY:
A game of luck and skill, that's been around almost as long as Monopoly and deservedly so.

Review by Brian

Additional: Since the original Risk, over the years many versions have become available, and in recent years, it has even been rethemed for Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Transformers, and taken into the future with Risk 2010.

Personally, I am happy with the version I have, with no plans to add more to my collection.