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A classic war-game in which players try to conquer the world through military might. Players get reinforcement bonuses for conquering entire continents. Combat is ruled mostly by dice.

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Missions in Risk -- is Australia really an island?

For some reason, I agreed to play Risk with my wife and her friend the other night, and we decided to try the Mission cards in Risk because no one wanted to go for global domination. I would soon be reminded why I don't play this game. One of the…
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How would you "study" Risk?

This question is not about a particular situation in the game, but rather how to study the game in the sense of if I wanted to learn Scrabble, I would spend time focusing on how certain uncommon letters can be used in words of length X or the goals…
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Turning in cards when you have five or six cards

In regards to turning in Risk cards, the rule book says if you have five or six cards you must turn in at least one set. My question is why do they give you the option of five or six? If you have five cards you will have a set of three. You can…
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Ambiguous mission objectives and scenarios

In the newer form of Mission Risk (link), where each player has 4 mission cards of varying difficulty, there are a number of ambiguities that are not covered by the manual. After an exhausting (if not exhaustive) search of the intertubes for an…
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Question regarding exchanging territory cards in Risk

I am reading the rules of Risk, and at the top of the second column (in 3. Exchanging Territory Cards) it says that "if you hold 5 or more cards, you MUST exchange one or more sets on your turn". A "set" has been explained to be 3 cards with the…
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What happens if a player has 5 cards and forgets to exchange them in Risk?

We had a situation where a player had 5 cards but forgot to turn them in at the beginning of the turn. Other player noticed after first player had already attacked and conquered at least one territory. Is there an official rule for this? If not,…
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In Risk, what if territory cards earned by invading finish?

We are playing Risk and after getting 60 extra troops, there are no territory cards left, so no one able to create new sets to exchange. Should we re-flush the cards and continue building sets?
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In Secret Misson Risk which player is the winner when 2 missions are simultaneously achieved?

When playing the North American 1993 version of Secret Mission Risk, which player is the winner when 2 missions are simultaneously achieved? Example: If your mission is, “Conquer Asia & Africa” and you have just one more territory to conquer to…
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Good Risk strategy suggestion?

I'm looking for good Risk strategy suggestions. I tried a couple of things like conquering smaller and easier continents, going for territories which I have a card for but none of this yielded awesome results. Any help from a guru? Thanks
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Fortifying move to complete a Risk mission

When playing the North American 1993 version of secret mission Risk, can a mission be acomplished with a fortifying move? Example:If your mission is, “Conquer 18 TERRITORIES with at least 2 SOLDIERS on each”, can you end your turn already occupying…
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If I have so few armies I can't attack any more, do I lose the game?

When starting Risk you are spread out and a few bad turns of the dice can leave you so thin you have nothing to attack with. There is nothing in the rules about this. Am I to assume you have lost at that point?
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Mission Risk - ambiguous missions

I've had arguments on the interpretation of 2 different missions in the last week. To me the interpretation is pretty obvious but I do want to verify. I'm hoping you guys can help :) Mission: Conquer one territory on 5 different continents. Play at…
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In Risk when do I have to give up my turn?

In Risk when it's my turn and I attack. Do I give up my turn if I lose some troops while attacking or could I continue attacking until I want to give up my turn?
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How many copies did Risk's original 1959 version sell?

How many copies did the original version of 1959 of the board game Risk sell? I found this article stating that it sold more than 100,000 copies in its first year. However there are no sources given from where this information is from.
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Do you have to play the basic Risk Europe game with exactly four players?

My son got Risk Europe for Christmas. Neither of us are familiar with any version of Risk. The “Basic Game” section of the rule book says it’s for four players (implying exactly four, not two to four). There is a variation of the rules for two to…
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