It's nice to be able to zip through a game in 10-20 minutes instead of 2-3 hours. Without that information, planning your strategy is a lot more difficult.Įven so, I had a blast playing Risk on my iPhone (and my iPad, where it looks reasonably nice for a non-optimized game). I did discover a couple quirks, a big one being that there's no way (that I can find) to see what or how many cards you've accumulated. The gameplay mechanics are a breeze to learn, and the app includes a tutorial for newcomers. This map is divided into 48 territories grouped into ning regions. This makes the game go considerably faster, though it does leave you without a retreat option (which is available if you skirmish). Carefully craft your strategy - youll face your opponents in. See the classic game come to life with more ways to play, advanced map options, superior graphics. Rally your armies to march across continents. Organize your forces in a ruthless campaign to crush your enemies and take their territories in this fast paced game of strategy, negotiation, and luck. Play the Game Note: The Fixed EXE only defeats the SafeDisc Protection, the Backup CD is still required to play the game Risk 2 v1.0 GERMAN No-CD/Fixed EXE. Replace the original RISKII.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
There's also a "total war" option that essentially plays the entire attack until there's a victor, no rolls required. The world is at war, and you are in command of an army fighting for global domination. Play Instructions: Install the game - Full Installation. If you want to get more cards, attack territories with just 1, 2. When the time comes to attack, you tap an icon for an individual roll (or "skirmish"). If youre an avid board game player like I am, chances are that you have spent many. Second, there are no physical dice to roll. First, you can distribute your armies manually or save time by letting the app do it for you (it's reasonably proficient at strategic placement).
This Risk plays just like the board version, but with a few obvious changes. Obviously, an online option would be great, but given the time involved to complete a game, I can understand why EA elected to omit it.
On the multiplayer side, Risk lets you "pass and play" with up to six human players (adding computer players into the mix as desired), or go the multiplayer route-but only locally via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. You can declare war on two-five AI opponents and choose between three difficulty levels.
Risk: The Official Game for iPhone, iPod, and iPad offers a wholly different experience-and that's not at all a bad thing.įor one thing, it gives you the opportunity to play solo, something you can't do with the board game. Everyone knows the classic game, Risk and now with Risk II you can play the game virtually with a whole bunch of new scenarios. When I think of Risk, the board game, I think of sitting around a table with a bunch of buddies, arguing loudly, cursing dice-rolls, and just generally being aggravated for several hours. The game of global domination finally gets its iPhone due.