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[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

I like playing just to see how other people strategize
It's pretty boring if you play to play.
I usualy just sit and watch the war over Asia then sweep in and take out the straglers

[Arcvasti]

Risk annoys me. There are many far better balanced board games. There are many BETTER board games, period. Only reason that it has anything going for it was because it was on of the really early board games. Same with Monopoly, really. Although Risk Legacy is supposed to be cool if you can play it with a group several times in a row because of how it handles the game world, so there's that.

Also, no, I did not, in fact, risk anyone. Only person I risk is me. Jeez.

[Dutchling]

War over Asia? What kind of horrible players do you play with that someone can actually control that continent?
I've never seen someone not win after controlling Australia though.

To be honest, the default map is horribly imbalanced. I just use custom maps, usually something WWII related.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

Usually Ausi players try to take everything and don't stay out or the other guy sits and doesn't do a thing and gets devoured by biger nation
I usually sit down with Africa and wait till Europe or SA is open

Ya we have wars over Asia because everyone wants the +7
I wait till everyone throws their border defenses into it then take Europe and Asia in one big swoop.

[Neonivek]

Why (@neonivak)? It's just a DnD thread with random discussions about other games.

I, for one, think Risk is a terrible game to physically play but I play a PC version every now and then with my brother and a bunch of bots. It's somewhat entertaining.

It is too stuffed and someone's honest question is going to be completely overlooked because people didn't want to discuss well... tabletop games and actively tried to push it off.

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?532586-D-amp-D-Far-Realm-Campaigns

My best attempt knowing next to nothing

[timferius]

Normally, I'm not a huge risk fan these days, just so many way better area control games (small worlds anyone?). However! I would love to get a steady group to play through an entire Risk Legacy campaign. I'm looking forward to the Legacy version of Pandemic!

[penguinofhonor]

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[Bohandas]

Risk annoys me. There are many far better balanced board games. There are many BETTER board games, period. Only reason that it has anything going for it was because it was on of the really early board games. Same with Monopoly, really.

You left out chess and checkers.

[Dutchling]

Eh, chess is pretty dank.

Checkers is... I don't know why people play checkers.

[Tack]

So, getting off the topic of 'Game that shall not be named'.
By 'tabletop games'... Does this include

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

If it doesn't, let's talk Settlers of C'tan
(Or, The thing that is to Monopoly as Banished is to Sim City)

[penguinofhonor]

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[Tack]

If need be, I could put them on a table.

I currently (but sadly not for much longer) live in a place big enough to have a hobby room (and extremely less than exorbitant rent), so we often get friends and friends around to play on the sweet custom tables the resident 'poor financial choices' guy got commissioned.

Yes, I realize I'm one step away from holding backroom Warhordes games.
I see no problem with this.

[Dutchling]

This reminds me of a kid's movie I loved about a closet with fighting toys.

I swear there was a little Indian guy involved somewhere too.

[scrdest]

So, getting off the topic of 'Game that shall not be named'.
By 'tabletop games'... Does this include

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

If it doesn't, let's talk Settlers of C'tan
(Or, The thing that is to Monopoly as Banished is to Sim City)

Heh, SoC with expansions is beyond spending time, it's being a time serial killer. One game can last like five hours sometimes.

I gotta play it again sometime, it used to be a staple of some vacation trips, until my mom and stepdad were introduced to a more lightweight game in a similar vein.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

This reminds me of a kid's movie I loved about a closet with fighting toys.

I swear there was a little Indian guy involved somewhere too.

Are you talking about the one with the evil GI joe knock offs trying to take over the world and the kid's other toys trying to protect him?
I forget the name of it but it was a great movie