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 Conquer the game board! February 19, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
For decades, Risk has been one of the best games around, and certainly in my top 3. The goal is simple: get your troops set up, go out and conquer the game board! To beat your opponent(s), you must roll dice. If your number (or numbers) is/are higher, you win. Will the dice be favorable? Or will the defender ward off your attacks, leaving your troops in the dust? Risk is certainly one of the most exciting games out there. And it's lots of fun.
The board is made up of the world (kids, don't use this as a geographical model) divided into about 42 different territories. Lines link some territories from one continent to another, or from one island to the mainland. Thus, different territories are more valuable than others.
The game-play is simple: as long as you have two or more troops stationed in a territory, you can attack a territory next to it. The more troops, the more complicated the game gets. You roll up to three die, depending on how many troops you have stationed in one area. Be careful (and lucky!), because if you lose a skirmish, one or more of your troops will die.
Strategy takes the upper hand here, but luck is very important when rolling the dice (great combination: luck and strategy). Where will you put your armies? Will you fortify numerous territories, or will you group them up in one area, hoping to exterminate your opponents' weaker territories that are surrounding you? Which territories are more valuable for your campaign? These questions are just some of the problems Risk-takers will face.
And now for the game contents. The Library Edition does justice to this classic. The board looks just as it might have when the game came out. The cards are nicely made, the pieces are nice (hey, they're only wooden blocks), and you get 6 dice, three white dice and three red dice. Beautiful edition fitted into one fairly small package. Definitely worth your money.
 It fits on my shelf and doesn't embarass me December 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
So, I have a lot of games. As these games age, and other games are placed on top of them they crush the boxes of the games below them. Corners crack, tape is added, tape dries out and the boxes become disgusting to look at and drag out.
This series of attractive wooden boxes is different. Like a nice leather bound collector's edition it fits on the shelf, holds all of the pieces and goes back in place compact and safe. I have to think a carpenter was the first to come up with the idea for these relatively speaking classics.
While the board's fold up is the biggest issue I have with it, this is Risk and no childhood should be without it.
 Do not buy this Classic Risk, buy a different Risk. June 21, 2007
10 out of 20 found this review helpful
Apart from the plastic small boxes that contains the pieces of wood and the book shape case. This game is not as well design as the other Risk. The infantry, cavalry and artillery are only shapeless small pieces of color wood. The game board is small and the cards are poorly printed.
Great Idea - Nice Game Set March 7, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are tired of stacking cardboard games on shelves this set is the solution. It comes in a small wooden case made to appear like a book, is pleasing to the eyes and well built. I put it on the shelves with the rest of the books and it blends in nicely.
Awesome game January 18, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a fun game that will keep you entertained for hours, so be sure to have enough time to play it! This library edition of the game looks great, but cost a lot less than another version we were looking at. I highly reccommend it.
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