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Today we Review:

Risk - An opensource Java version

This is java version of the excellent RISK game, including, network play, 1 player, hotseat, 5 interfaces and many other features, and it also works on all OSs that run java 1.4 or higher.

The Risk board game is an awesome strategy game that will have you entertained for hours. Have you ever wanted to play risk online or multiplayer with your mates? Now you can with this free risk game download.

Risk is a game of world domination, where the object is to conquer the entire map To win, you must attack as well as defend you realms. Attacking is to get territory, and defending is to keep it from your fellow conquerers.

The game board features a map of 6 zones divided into forty two areas. It's a game of strategy as you battle to win by making attacks, defending your zones and moving across areas. Three different versions are available. This game will challenge n entertain your for a very long time. Multiplayer incuded.

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What does wikipedia say about the game?

Each Risk game comes with six sets of armies, each of a different colour. Individual sets of armies consist of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. If a player runs out of armies during the game, another colour may be used to substitute, or slips of paper to help keep track of his or her armies. Standard equipment also comprises five dice; two for the defender, and three for the attacker, both sets being colour coded as well.

Also included is a total of fifty-six Risk cards. Forty-two of these depict countries, in addition to a symbol of an infantry, cavalry, or artillery piece. One of these cards is awarded to a player at the end of his or her turn, if he or she successfully conquers at least one territory during that turn. No more than one card may be awarded per turn. If a player collects three cards with the same diagram or one of each, he or she may trade them in, at the beginning of his or her turn, for reinforcements. These cards can also be used for game set-up (see below for details). Also included are two wild cards that depict an infantry, cavalry, and artillery piece, as opposed to one of the three and a territory. Because these cards have all three symbols, they are mainly used to complete a Risk card set, in order to receive reinforcements. Twelve Mission cards also come with the game, but are used only in Secret Mission Risk.

Originally, the playing pieces were wooden cubes representing one army each and a few rounded triangular prisms representing ten armies each but in later versions of the game these pieces were molded of plastic in order to reduce costs. In the 1980s, these were changed to pieces shaped like the Roman numerals for I, III, V, and X. The 1993 edition introduced infantry, cavalry, and artillery pieces, which were made of plastic. The 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition contained the same troop pieces, but made of metal rather than plastic. Additionally, the movement route between the territories of East Africa and Middle East was removed; this was later confirmed as a manufacturing error. Subsequent editions reverted to plastic pieces, and replaced the missing route. While the European versions of Risk had included the variation "Secret Mission Risk" for some time, the U.S. version did not have this added until 1993.

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