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Risk (1959)

Average Rating: 5.62/10
Board Game Rank: 6439
War Game Rank: 1828
Family Game Rank: 822
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Designer
Artist
Publisher
Year Published
1959
# of Players
2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players
(113 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
(54 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(48 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
(120 voters) [vote]
Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Risk
Alternate Names
Ataque
La Conquista del mundo
Risc Commander
Risco
Risiko
Risiko Deluxe
Risiko!
Risk and Castle Risk
Risk de luxe
Risk wereldveroverend
Risk Η κατάκτηση του κόσμου
Risk!
Risk. Spillet der du erobrer verden
Risk. Игра в завоевание мира
Rizikó
Ryzyko
War
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Widely accepted as the first mainstream wargame. Players are given tons of little army units to place onto the map of the world. When it's your turn, you use your units to attack other players' positions, hopefully with superior numbers. Combat is a simple dice rolling affair that stresses attrition, and reinforcements are given to players who collect sets of cards.

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Contents (1998 Version):

  • 1 Gameboard
  • 5 Dice:
    • 2 White
    • 3 Red
  • Deck of 56 Risk Cards:
    • 42 Territory Cards
    • 2 Wild Cards
    • 12 Secret Mission Cards
  • 6 Sets of Armies
  • Instructions


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Parker Brothers Vintage Collection wooden box edition
Publisher: Parker Brothers
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Year: 2009
Product Code: 01334 C-190A
Size: 10.50 x 7.80 x 2.75 inches
3.91 pounds
English
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Risk
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Winning Moves First Reproduction edition
Publisher: Winning Moves
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Year: 2009
Product Code: 1121
Size: Long Rectangle (e.g. Power Grid)
English
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Risk
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Parker Brother Bookshelf edition 2008
Publisher: Parker Brothers
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Year: 2008
Size: 12.00 x 9.00 x 2.50 inches
3.50 pounds
English
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Winning Moves 1959 Reproduction Edition
Publisher: Winning Moves
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Year: 2008
Size: 23.00 x 11.00 x 0.00 inches
4.00 pounds
English
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Hasbro German Edition 2008
Publisher: Hasbro
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Year: 2008
Size: Long Rectangle (e.g. Power Grid)
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1 Risk Official and Unofficial Variants/ Variantes y complementos para Risk
Traducidas de www.riskvariants.com
2012-04-24
6 Meaker VI's redraw of Sklar's giant risk board cut down into 48 sheets
An easily printable PDF to be printed as 48 A4 pages. They combine to produce a map roughly 6 foot by 3 foot, containing 232 countries. Meaker VI redrawn map used with permission. I advise laminating the sheets to protect them. The game works great with plastic army men spray painted six different colours. I applied stickers to their bases to represent their values. 1 for rifleman, 5 for machine gunner, 10 for bazooka.
2012-02-10
2 Cards Parker Brothers Nostalgia Edition
This is the front of all and the back of one card from the Parker Brother Nostalgia Series (2003 - English)
2012-01-13
2 Resource & Political Risk - 1975 Basic Risk Variant V12-2011
Simple version of the basic 1975 Risk game including resources (oil, food, armies) and politics. Also includes partisans and, entering near the end of the game; nuclear weapons.
2011-12-11
1 Simple Weighted Risk Units: Variant Rules
Simple variant rules that finally make the infantry, cavalry, and artillery have different capabilities and strengths. To play this variant you will need 5 four sided dice and 1 eight sided die in addition to the 5 six sided dice provided in the base game.
2011-01-31
6 Official Classic Risk Strategy Tips
This is a compendium of strategy tips gleaned from the official Risk rule books, 1959 through 2003, and the current (2010) Hasbro Risk 2008 website.
2010-01-27
5 Nuclear Devastation Risk
This is a simple way to play Risk with nuclear weapons! I've compiled this variant from these sources: [url=http://devastationrisk.tripod.com/our_variant.htm]"Devastation Risk"[/url] and [url=http://www.members.tripod.com/~mal1/var3.html]"Nuclear Risk"[/url]. There is no working contact link to either site that I could find, so I'm assuming they won't hate me too much for using their content. I've enjoyed it and wanted to make it available to everyone here at the Geek, too. :)
2010-01-26
1 Risk: Added Depth
Risk with added strategic depth for use with 1993 edition rules and game board. Includes rules for resource coins, cities, capitols, fortresses, and naval fleets. Pictures of added components and descriptions of where they were obtained are included. Naval rules borrow heavily from Risk Edition Napoleon, but are not identical.
2010-01-18
0 Risk Cards Storage Box
Bit map image of a template to make a storage box for your Risk Cards. Scale in MS Word or any photo editor program and print on heavy card stock. Cut out, gently fold sides to form rough box shape, glue along the seam (area marked "glue") and press together. Allow glue to dry, place cards inside, and fold openings on both ends closed. Press along outside edges of the box to improve and sharpen the crease.
2009-11-27
1 Russian translation of Mission Cards
Russian translation of Mission Cards for Deutsch version of Risiko.
2009-10-11
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 6439
War Game Rank: 1828
Family Game Rank: 822
Num Ratings: 12761
Average Rating: 5.62
Standard Deviation: 1.64
Num Views: 714910
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.1
Fans: 209
Personal Comments: 4006
Users Owning: 15359
Users Wanting: 13
Users Trading: 567 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 41
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Total Plays: 16311
Plays This Month: 112
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