Today I decided to tell you about an interesting board game called Risk. She is a veteran among nastolok, since it was invented and released in the 50-ies of XX century. And its author, oddly enough, is a French filmmaker Albert Lamorossi. We, in turn, can only be glad that he is some time away from their main profession and created a great game for us.
All the action takes place on the political map of the world, affecting 6 parts of the world: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Your main task - to capture all the land on the map.
With regard to the rules of the game, it can participate from 2 to 6 people. Players must walk at a time, arrange the soldiers to attack and try to win all the continents.
In the iOS-version of the game there are several options:
- with a computer
- with real opponents on one device
- with real opponents on multiple devices
Play all together on one plate is very convenient because you do not need to hide from your opponents cards or resources, such as in
Ticket to Ride. In addition, you do not waste time on the transfer device from hand to hand.Unlike many other nastolokIn Risk I played exclusively on the tablet. But as far as I know, in the desktop version of a large amount of time is spent on finding enough who are what the area will initially belong. The whole procedure is done by a long throwing dice (or bones, as you prefer to call them). In the iOS-version of all this is done automatically, you need only to start the game (manual placement option is also present, but in my opinion, it's just a waste of time).
At the beginning of the game you choose the color, and if your opponent is a computer, the level of difficulty: easy, medium, expert. Each of your subsequent course will consist of 5 steps:
- getting soldiers and their placement
- exchange cards
- battle
- strengthening the territories
- card receipt
In the left corner there are soldiers who do I need to place at the beginning of your turn.
At the beginning of each turn, you have on hand a certain number of soldiers there, their number depends on several factors:
- the occupied territories
- employed continents
- card sharing
The assignment of the soldiers, again, automatically. One has only to note that when you are in a completely any continent, their number increases according to the following scheme:
- 7 for Asia
- +5 for North America
- +5 for Europe
- +3 for Africa
- 2 for Australia
- Two for South America
Accordingly, the more difficult to keep the continent, the more troops you have at the beginning of the next turn. But if before someone from the rivals to win a part of your continent, additional soldiers for the whole continent will not be credited.
The resulting forces you have to place on their territories. You can either drag and drop the soldiers one by one from bottom left, or click on the area and specify the number of troops you want to place here using the slider.
In addition to soldiers, during the game you are awarded cards, of which there are three types: infantry, armored forces, air forces. You can get them, if of course have won at least one or all of the territory of defeated opponents. The resulting cards can be exchanged for more troops, but only if you have on hand, there are three identical (for example, three aircraft) or three different (infantry, tank, airplane) card. With each exchange of the number of soldiers, received for the card increases.
In this case, in my hands were three identical cards and I exchanged them for an additional 20 soldiers.
When you arrange the troops can begin to fight. You can attack your opponent with the territory in which there is a minimum of two of your soldiers. Targeted only acts verging on your connected by sea or enemy territory. After selecting it, click on the yellow button in the bottom left corner.
Risk - this is a game in which, as in Monopoly, a high proportion of cases. Much here depends on the fallen bricks. three cubes are next to the yellow button, this is the number of troops that will attack you. Even if in enemy territory 10 soldiers will defend only three, just an attack will take place in several waves, which will not be displayed. Without going into details, just say that during the fight compared greatest number drawn, who has more - and he won. But if they are equal, the defender wins.
If you conquer territory opponent, it is automatically transferred to a part of your soldiers. With the help of the slider, you can specify a number of them leave on the same territory. There must remain at least one soldier, otherwise, who will protect her? When, during his attack you destroy one of your opponents - you pass all his cards. If at this moment you have on hand is 5 or more cards, they are automatically exchanged for additional soldiers, and you can once again strengthen its territory.
After you have carried out all the possible attacks, press and to strengthen its occupied territories. At this point you can move your troops with only one territory to another.
The last step - it's a card, but it happens, if for your turn, you have won at least one area. After that, you need only press a button, and the course will go to your opponent.
I'm just one step away from victory.
This will continue as long as you do not grab all the territory on the planet. I can assure you that starting to play Risk, especially in the first few days, you will be hard to stop at one or two batches. So, go ahead, try to conquer the planet!