The Game of Risk
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by Vincent Truglia
Have you ever played Risk?
Are you good at the game? Do you know how to win? Usually its all about Australia. Usually its all about patience. Its about letting your opponent run rampant on the board. You let them do their thing.
You let them try and hold Asia.
You let them think there winning,
You sit there quietly with a sullen look on your face.
Cursing the dice as you roll, fortify and collect a card. You wait until you have 5 cards and they have 1. Then you come out of your hole. You leave Singapore with a few men to guard your fortress and you head out. You cash in your cards and get more men. You attack. You take South America First. Easy to hold. Then again you wait. You let them try and hold Asia.
No one ever holds Asia.
You wait and hold South America and Australia. By this time theres only 3 people left. You wait, you wait, you wait. Damn. Patience. Relax. Now your opponent is getting ancy. He wants to end this. He goes crazy. He attacks and attacks and attacks. He's finally conquered Asia. He has North America. He has half of Europe. You have tons of troops with no land. He has LOTS of land with no troops.
Now the time has come.
You cash in your cards and attack. You knock over his one manned territories like bowling balls. Quickly ripping through Asia and leaving a strong fortification on all of your fronts. You have him right where you want him and the whole time he thought he was winning.
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.... Not really a good strategy. I usually start in Australia, and spread outwards, slowly, one territory at a time guaranteeing me 1 card every single turn, it's better this way, instead of just sitting there.
Regardless, when you are pushed into a corner, and the density of your troops gets far greater.
hahaha, you got the idea though, I didnt actually mean just sit there. it was a metaphor for patience, sorta...
that was a great article. That works in a game that can end. How would you relate it to a world that doesnt end?
I like that strategy...
i'm gonna go play risk now 😃
or you conquer and get more troops and just sit in northamerica lol
That's my exact strategy that I use every time....
Now im having risk at my house tommorow, thanks a ton! lol.
I think the only way to win this war is to attack Russia and Indonesia directly, make them change the pace of war. Whoever sets the pace will easily win the war. Make them fight where we want to fight so we know we can win.
Risk is a much simpler game.
A big difference is the war marshall's communication with the troops is 100% and instantaneous. In this game, we have no idea what the president and DoD's strategy is and communication lags badly with reality as the sun moves around the clock.
PEACE has been using our sleep time to great advantage -- changing tactics as eAmerican players go to sleep and kicking our asses during the night.
Every morning (EDT) I wake up and find another big loss while we slept.
You can't play that game in risk ...
Just take the god damned metaphor please. obviously there are many differences. and fair lady I do the same thing take 1 territory every turn, this just sounded better.