Does Risk suck?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yf4A0dGyAE

Where can I get my hands on a copy of Napoleon Risk?

@Imperious:

A real fun game thats actually allmost as good as AA is a game called Shiroco by TSR hobbies it came out in like 1986. It used a card system for moving the pieces. It was a game of battle in the african campaign ww2. look it up. i own 5 copies and we play mega games with it.

Man where do you store all of your games? Do you have a shed out back or a wine cellar retrofitted to hold boardgames?  :-D

Funny video, that show used to come on PBS, but does it come on BBC America anymore? Oh and I love Top Gear, Clarkson and his witty shenanigans along with Captain slow and that short guy who looks like Ryan Seacrest with a British Accent. Awesome show.

I am not a big risk fan too much luck involved for one thing and there is not as much strategy.  Risk was not the game that introduced me to strategy games. I was playing chess long before any other game.

I initially learned chess before anything else, but I consider that something else entirely. Chess is on it’s on pantheon. I started with Risk as the first battle and global war game. Then i moved onto A&A because of the simplicity of Risk, it is just too easy, no real thinking needs to be involved. A&A on the other hand I feel strikes a good balance because you have to think but the games move fast enough that it doesn’t become boring.

@maverick_76:

I initially learned chess before anything else, but I consider that something else entirely. Chess is on it’s on pantheon. I started with Risk as the first battle and global war game. Then i moved onto A&A because of the simplicity of Risk, it is just too easy, no real thinking needs to be involved. A&A on the other hand I feel strikes a good balance because you have to think but the games move fast enough that it doesn’t become boring.

Yeah I agree Chess and Risk are not on the same page. I love both but they are very different games. Risk was the direct predecessor to A&A like a father-son relationship. Chess is some long lost distant relative where you have to do some geneology search to find out how far back it is that you are related.

but both are an excellent start. Theres almost no strategy in risk. just a ton of luck and a dice system as efficient as a bag of rocks….but its a gateway to better games. Chess will make you think. Its not a must for A&A, but its definatley recommended.

Risk is a great game to introduce kids to the wonderful world of strategy games without overwhelming them too much.

@Brain:

Risk is a great game to introduce kids to the wonderful world of strategy games without overwhelming them too much.

This^

I like it, like they make many versions which is cool. At first it’s strategic, but if you ever play Axis and Allies risk will be never be strategic again as strategic again.

RISK definitely does not suck. Try this site out. It has the original version of RISK. Along with many other playing options that bring the basic RISK strategy to a new level. With almost 20000 active members, a scoreboard that plots your ranking compared with everyone, tournaments, forums, along with playing options like doubles, fog of war, freestyle, assassin, and more… this is the greatest strategy site ever made.

http://www.conquerclub.com/index.php?ref=301009

Try it out! And post your thoughts in the forum for others to see.

btw, I’m still The Fire Knight on that site… and I’m open to challengers (I’m almost ranked a major, so good luck!)

Sounds cool, I’ll check it out when I can.

My favorite Risk is the the LOTR version.

@ABWorsham:

My favorite Risk is the the LOTR version.

Which version is this? B/c more likely than not, the site above has it.

@The:

@ABWorsham:

My favorite Risk is the the LOTR version.

Which version is this? B/c more likely than not, the site above has it.

Does it have the Napoleon version?

@Brain:

@The:

@ABWorsham:

My favorite Risk is the the LOTR version.

Which version is this? B/c more likely than not, the site above has it.

Does it have the Napoleon version?

I don’t know quite what you’re talking about. But if it’s a different map version of RISK, it doesn’t have all of the actual boards that are sold. It does have the original map, but the others are all community made (with all members able to give input) over like a year process. Currently there are 156, so you shouldn’t be too concerned about not having one to your fancy  :wink:. But if you’re interested in Napoleon, there is a map in the making right now of Europe during the Napoleonic era. It should be out relatively soon I would think for Beta testing the last stage of the map making process.
EDIT

Does the napoleon edition have naval pieces?

Has anyone played the Risk 2210 AD