Marko Naumanen
Finland
Oulu
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I've read that the mission cards appeared in US editions in 1993 (12 of them), but 14 mission cards had been part of the European editions for a long time. What exactly was the first European edition to have mission cards?
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Moshe Callen
Israel
Jerusalem
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As far as I can tell, the Mission cards were introduced formally in 1993 but the missions seem to be a variant players made in the 1970's in Europe to shorten the game. That is the way a few sites I found discuss it but nothing seeming to be an authoritative source claims that or anything less specific.
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Marko Naumanen
Finland
Oulu
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The earliest version I know for sure with mission cards is the Finnish 1985 edition.
Edit 2: Greek edition 1985 seems to have mission cards too.
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Lars Wagner Hansen
Denmark
Sorø
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I played my first Risk game in 1985, with a worn Danish edition, and it contained the mission cards.
As far as I know, the Danish editions have always contained the mission cards.
My own Danish copy of Risk, with mission cards, has copyright years 1974, 1980 and 1982 printed on the box and the rules.
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Anthony Simons
United Kingdom
Royal Wootton Bassett
Wiltshire
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They appeared around the late 1970s, early 1980s. Probably 1980, but without checking the box I couldn't tell you.
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Marko Naumanen
Finland
Oulu
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I've been leafing through Risk image gallery and the Italian Risiko! 1977 is the earliest with "14 carte degli objettivi" I've found so far.
http://boardgamegeek.com/image/1062533/risk?size=original
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Thels de Kwant
Netherlands
Haarlem
Noord-Holland
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The Dutch version always had the 14 mission cards.
However, the early manuals contained a variant play that removed the mission cards and brought some of the rules more akin to the US version (Such as incrementing set bonus, rather than Artillery=4, Infantry=6, Cavalry=8, Different=10).
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Christwart Conrad
Germany
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German versions:
no mission cards in the early editions (by Schmidt; wooden pieces);
always mission cards in the editions by Parker (they started 1975 I believe).
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