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The Origins of Risk...

Postby Black Jack on Tue May 02, 2006 12:58 pm

I ran across a dated, but still good, article on the history of Risk.

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An interesting partial list of games that Risk has inspired... is also included.
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Postby onbekende on Tue May 02, 2006 2:26 pm

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Postby Patroclus on Thu May 04, 2006 7:10 am

I've got my old board with the wooden pieces tucked away in a safe place.

Many sleepless nights hovering over that board while in college. A beer in one hand, a , well let's forget what else I had...... :mrgreen:
The ground was rushing up at me. It had been one heck of a ride. And suddenly I wondered………

Who packed my parachute?
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Postby ZawBanjito on Thu May 04, 2006 8:11 am

A slide rule? A bowler hat? An opium pipe? What are you on about, gramps, playing these guessing games!
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Postby olsond on Sun May 07, 2006 5:13 pm

i remember playing risk at my uncles house a while ago... he had the roman numerals version of it. FREAKIN SWEET!
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Postby Scorba on Sun May 07, 2006 7:48 pm

Patroclus wrote:I've got my old board with the wooden pieces tucked away in a safe place.

Many sleepless nights hovering over that board while in college. A beer in one hand, a , well let's forget what else I had...... :mrgreen:


You clearly like Risk more than anyone else, Patroclus. I mean, most people use pornography. Didn't your opponents complain?
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Postby kingwaffles on Sun May 07, 2006 7:52 pm

:shock: :shock:
Oh my!
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Postby HighBorn on Sun May 07, 2006 7:54 pm

ummmm... :shock:
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Postby jay_a2j on Mon May 08, 2006 10:51 am

i remember playing risk at my uncles house a while ago... he had the roman numerals version of it. FREAKIN SWEET!


Wow..... I remenber that version....my first risk game....memories....
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Postby howie on Mon May 08, 2006 11:30 am

This game brings back so many memories of defeat :(
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Postby Patroclus on Mon May 08, 2006 3:20 pm

Scorba: I'm gonna have to find you in a game and annihiliate you. :mrgreen:

Zamboni: You're on the list, too! 8)
The ground was rushing up at me. It had been one heck of a ride. And suddenly I wondered………

Who packed my parachute?
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Postby fluffybunnykins on Mon May 08, 2006 3:43 pm

i've got the wooden pieces
'inherited' it from my dad & my uncle. they used to spend weeks over their games when they were whippersnappers. they even had to introduce different coloured washers to indicate 50 & 100 armies. This was mostly down to an early misreading of the rules; they were dividing armies by 3 instead of territories. Oh, how we laughed at them! :lol: :roll:
I think I started playing Risk with them not that long after my first words...
Ah, such sweet memories
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