Board Game

[iamkoolerthanu]

I was just wondering... Who has played the board game risk, and who has never played it before?
I have played risk, risk on the classic set, risk 2210, and risk middle earth(I think that's the name, i don't remember though )

[Army of GOD]

Played it many times on the Classic board (several version of it) and I remember playing 2210 once. Wasn't the same as regular Risk though.

[tdans]

i played many times on risk and some on castle risk.,.. risk is better than castle risk

[iamkoolerthanu]

i played many times on risk and some on castle risk.,.. risk is better than castle risk

Castle risk.. I don't think I've ever heard of it lol

[natty dread]

I played the original risk something like 12-13 years ago...

[dwilhelmi]

I have played classic Risk quite a bit. We often throw in custom rules involving the capitals and such, but it was always on the classic board. A little on the LotR Risk board, but that didn't last long.

I recently even went out and hunted down a classic copy of the game that had the old army pieces (cannon, horse, trooper), instead of the goofy arrows it comes with now.

[Sir. Ricco]

I own both the Classic risk and the Middle Earth Risk.

[jaimito101]

we have an old school one, that together with Settlers of Catan, and carcassonne are some of the best board games out there.

only shame about risk, is that it can take ages to finish... shame, means we only actually play in during the holydays

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[Robinette]

oh yeah...

I've got a few RISK games... in approximate order of acquiring them...

RISK 1968 version - i learned on this one when i was just a young kid... i loved stacking the wooden cubes, lol
RISK 1975 version - parents bought it for us, but we always preferred playing with the old one with the wood cubes, lol
RISK 1959 & 1963 versions - cute box this one is... i have 2 actually, 1 from a garage sale, the other from ebay
CASTLE RISK - friends got it for me when it came out in 1986, but i've never played it... everybody wanted to play Classic, lol
RISK 2210 - this is one fun game... if you have it, add this to your write in cards "Play a 6th Turn"... it's a great twist
RISK Vintage Bookcase Edition - this also has wooden cubes, a modern but retro version... i think this was only available thru Target - i have 2, one to play, 1 still sealed.
RISK Onyx Edition - a gift from my kids last Christmas but Hasbro goofed and omitted the connection from Greenland to Iceland, lol. This is the ultimate board game. see photo below:




Someday... i will find the original game... La Conquête du Monde



and then my collection will be complete

[jobypollard]

Hi every one,
i played many times on risk and some on castle risk games but i think risk is better than castle risk .i played the original risk but i loved castle.and what about you???

[jleonnn]

I've only played the original version... the board game

[squishyg]

i've only played the original board game. i didn't play it much as a kid, but i was at a party a couple of years ago and someone dug out the board and started a game at 11 pm. by 2 am i was hooked on Risk. my search for an online version started the next afternoon.

[Woodruff]

I was just wondering... Who has played the board game risk, and who has never played it before?
I have played risk, risk on the classic set, risk 2210, and risk middle earth(I think that's the name, i don't remember though )

Risk was our weekend entertainment when I was in Technical Training School for the Air Force (we weren't allowed to leave the base).

[pimpdave]

My circle of friends and I played it a lot in college. We played more games in one weekend than I managed to get my childhood friends to finish in the entire time up to that point.

[72o]

I recently even went out and hunted down a classic copy of the game that had the old army pieces (cannon, horse, trooper), instead of the goofy arrows it comes with now.

Noob. The artillery/cavalry/infantry pieces were the replacements of the REAL old school pieces that I grew up on, which were just plastic roman numerals.

[lord voldemort]

this should be in monkey business..it isnt about conquer club....

in other news...i played risk alot...against my pe teacher in senior year

[JoshyBoy]

I played Risk all the time when I was a kid.

[sherkaner]

I think I played it maybe 4 times when I was a kid, but it could really get on my nerves and I could get quite angry, so the board flipped a few times. Not even sure I ever finished a single board game .

[Master Fenrir]

I'm undefeated playing the classic board game. The last time I played my brother, he flipped the board on me, so it's been a while since I've played it.

I don't know why it is, but has anybody noticied that the escalating strategy doesn't seem to work as well on the board game?

[72o]

I'm undefeated playing the classic board game. The last time I played my brother, he flipped the board on me, so it's been a while since I've played it.

I don't know why it is, but has anybody noticied that the escalating strategy doesn't seem to work as well on the board game?

Yep. Mainly because all of your opponents don't understand the strategy of escalating, so they chase bonuses. Your 15 armies on Egypt will be eliminated with the cashes at 20, just so your idiot buddy can complete his +3 bonus. Try playing a 6-man classic game with some noob freemiums and use a good escalating strategy, and see what happens.

That, and the dice aren't rigged in real life.

[porkenbeans]

I started playing risk over 40 years ago. I am talking about the original board game, with the little wooden cubes. It was a very cool game, and I remember building walls around the territs with the cubes. I cursed the day they came out with the plastic stars. What a piece of crap. The whole game lost its feel, and I remember just going to the flea markets to find old games to use for parts.

And oh, I was nicknamed "Little Hittler".

[porkenbeans]

I recently even went out and hunted down a classic copy of the game that had the old army pieces (cannon, horse, trooper), instead of the goofy arrows it comes with now.

Noob. The artillery/cavalry/infantry pieces were the replacements of the REAL old school pieces that I grew up on, which were just plastic roman numerals.

Srry pal, this is NOT the old school game. The old school game had wooden pieces. It came out in 1953 or thereabouts. They came out with the plastic crap in the early 1970's.

This set was the replacement for the first plastic set that had stars.

[72o]

I recently even went out and hunted down a classic copy of the game that had the old army pieces (cannon, horse, trooper), instead of the goofy arrows it comes with now.

Noob. The artillery/cavalry/infantry pieces were the replacements of the REAL old school pieces that I grew up on, which were just plastic roman numerals.

Srry pal, this is NOT the old school game. The old school game had wooden pieces. It came out in 1953 or thereabouts. They came out with the plastic crap in the early 1970's.

This set was the replacement for the first plastic set that had stars.

Werd. The roman numerals were the only set I ever knew existed until the little molded figures came out. I didn't know Risk had been around that long. I'd like to see some of the wooden pieces, guess I'll google it up.

[dwilhelmi]

I recently even went out and hunted down a classic copy of the game that had the old army pieces (cannon, horse, trooper), instead of the goofy arrows it comes with now.

Noob. The artillery/cavalry/infantry pieces were the replacements of the REAL old school pieces that I grew up on, which were just plastic roman numerals.

Srry pal, this is NOT the old school game. The old school game had wooden pieces. It came out in 1953 or thereabouts. They came out with the plastic crap in the early 1970's.

This set was the replacement for the first plastic set that had stars.

Werd. The roman numerals were the only set I ever knew existed until the little molded figures came out. I didn't know Risk had been around that long. I'd like to see some of the wooden pieces, guess I'll google it up.

Target now sells a remake of the original Risk with the little wooden blocks. Not as cool as having an original, but useful if you are just interested in using the little wood blocks.

[porkenbeans]

Go check out ebay. You can see all of the different editions. Starting with the 1959 and 1965 (I think) that had the wooden game pieces. Followed by the 1975 that had plastic stars. And then the 1980 that had the plastic roman numerals.

You have NOT played Risk until you have played with the wooden cubes.