Others say...

"little dissapointed"
if you're a risk fan you'll like this game, but i'm not sure how much better it is than the many free versions of the game available around the net. some cool features, but no online play, which is ridiculous with a game like this.

"Acceptable game for the price of a penny (plus shipping)"
I got this game with a bundle of others at a used book store. I have spent several hours playing it at a time, and it is addictive if you enjoy strategy games. The simultaneous turn feature makes games more interesting. It is based on the classic Risk board, but you can play with optional new provinces and land connections. Hawaii connects Japan and the Western US. New Zealand connects South America and Eastern Australia. The Falkland Islands connect Argentina to Africa. There are increased values for holding an entire continent.
Asia=8
North America=6
Europe=6
Africa=5
South America=4
Australasia=4
A new system of dice uses different colors based on the size of the army. The way it works is each color has an increasing number of sixes the larger your army is. A 40 man army will roll a black die that has a high percentage of sixes on its sides, while a 5 man army rolls a white die that has only one six on its sides. There is an ability to make one SURGE attack per turn, which allows you to attack a province two spaces away- the first province in the ordinary attacks, and the second province in the surge attack. This allows you to tighten your border provinces or complete the ownership of a country you otherwise wouldn't be able to, and thus get the army bonus for the next turn. Armies are given based both on the total number of provinces held, as well as a primary focus on the number of CONNECTED provinces within an empire- before considering bonuses for continents or cards. Unlike original Risk, there are a limit of armies you can place in a single province each turn. You can place one army for the province itself, and an additional army for each adjacent province you own. This way it is harder to make huge armies directly on your borders, but it also makes your interior defences stronger. There are a few options for how beginning territories are determined. There is a random deal, a territory grab-like original Risk, or an election system. Each player gets a the same number of points to bid on every province, and they appear to be bid on in random order. Some provinces go for up to 250 points, depending on if their location is strategic, such as the Middle East. Other provinces can go for as low as 10 points, so it is possible for one player to have 20 provinces at the start while others only have 4 or 5. I do enjoy the election system, but it is very time consuming.

This is a good game for a penny. My main complaint is the tournament mode. There are about a dozen pre-set game scenarios that increase in difficulty, and you have to play them all in order. It is very frustrating because you cannot save a game BEFORE a new scenario starts, you can only save it in the middle and resume it there. So if I get to a particularly hard level 6 scenarios in, I can't just start over at scenario 6 if I fail to beat it. I have to start all over at the first one- and that is the feature that really made me stop playing the game. Otherwise it is enjoyable.



"Risk II"
I've played Risk before and that is why I ordered it. A great game!


"Sail On Software - Dishonest Company"
We ordered a DVD through Amazon via Sail On. They sent us a used DVD (no packaging), which did not work. After stringing us along, we returned the DVD and were promised a replacement or refund. Needless to say, they have avoided our e-mails since. I would recommend NOT dealing with Sail On Software.

"Worth trying Same-time Risk"
Risk 2 offers a tournament play with increasing difficult predefined maps and objectives, classic and same-time risk with about a dozen different computer opponents.

The innovation in this game is the same-time. This is an extremely fun option, and greatly speeds the gameplay with friends, since everyone does their turn at the same time, and then sit back and watch the action.

The only technical problem with this game is it requires a minimum of three players, and computer opponents are not offered for networked games. Computer opponents are available for "hot-seat" games where players share one computer. Otherwise a solid title.