This is a list of licensed Risk game boards.

English releases

Risk

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Copyright dates: 1959,[1] 1963,[2] 1975,[3] 1980,[4] 1990,[5] 1993,[6] 1999,[7] 2003[8]


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release		 Game description The traditional version of Risk.
Number of players 2 – 6
Army units Currently army units consist of infantry, cavalry, and cannon; worth 1, 5, and 10 "armies" respectively. In past editions there have been other variations. In 1959, wooden cubes were worth 1 "army", while oblong wooden pieces were worth 10 "armies". This was replaced in the 1963 and 1975 editions for plastic triangle pieces worth 1 "army" and plastic stars worth 10 "armies". In 1980, plastic Roman numerals I, III, V, and X were used as literal numerical representations of army units. This change was reverted in the 1990 version, in favor of the plastic triangles and stars of previous editions. In 1993, the infantry, cavalry, and cannon pieces were introduced and have been used ever since; though in varying designs.
Other features Secret Mission Risk cards, enabling Secret Mission Risk, included since 1993.

Castle Risk

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Copyright date: 1986


Released by: Parker Brothers


Issued through: General release		 Game description A version focusing on Europe in which each player's goal is to protect their castle from attack. It is often considered to be a poor game, but many concepts were used again in later variations.
Number of players 2 – 6
Army units Army units consist of plastic triangles, which represent 1 "army", and plastic stars, which represent 10 "armies".
Other features

Risk 40th Anniversary Edition

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Copyright date: 1999


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release		 Game description Features a color-enhanced board and metal pieces.
Number of players 2 – 6
Army units For the special collectors' edition, army units are made of metal. Infantry pieces worth 1 "army"; cavalry, 5 "armies"; cannon, 10 "armies".
Other features The movement route between the territories of East Africa and Middle East was removed; this may or may not be a manufacturing error.

Risk: 2210 A.D.

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Copyright dates: 2001


Released by: Avalon Hill/Hasbro


Issued through: General release		 Game description An award winning futuristic version of Risk. The game features Moon Territories, ocean territories and Commanders.
Number of players 2 – 5
Army units In addition to normal plastic army figurines, each army also has commanders which can affect battles where they are present.
Other features Randomly placed disaster zones, in/through which no unit may move, make each game slightly different.

Risk: The Lord of the Rings

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Copyright date: 2002


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release		 Game description Players attempt to conquer Middle-earth from The Lord of the Rings.
Number of players 2 – 4
Army units Army units include 'light' armies or 'dark' armies. The 'light' armies consist of Elven Archers, Riders of Rohan and eagles. The 'dark' armies consist of orcs, Dark Riders and cavetrolls.
Other features A ring moves across the gameboard throughout after turns. Once it reaches Mordor, the game ends. Also included leaders and strongholds.

Risk: The Lord of the Rings: Gondor & Mordor Expansion Set

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Copyright date: 2003


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release		 Game description Players attempt to conquer Middle-earth from The Lord of the Rings. This is an extension to Risk: the Lord of the Rings, also includes a 2-player Siege of Minas Tirith mini-game.
Number of players 2 – 4
Army units Army units include 'light' armies or 'dark' armies. The 'light' armies consist of Elven Archers, Riders of Rohan and eagles. The 'dark' armies consist of orcs, dark riders and cavetrolls (molds). In the European version: the 'light' armies consist of humans, horseman (Rohirrim) and Ents. The 'dark' armies consist of Warg Riders, Morgul Army and the Haradrim (molds).
Other features A ring moves across the gameboard throughout after turns. Once it reaches Mordor, the game ends. Also included leaders and strongholds.

Risk: Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition

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Copyright date: 2003


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release		 Game description Combines the first two Lord of the Rings versions, but does not include the Siege of Minas Tirith mini-game.
Number of players 2 – 4
Army units Army units include 'light' armies or 'dark' armies. The 'light' armies consist of Elven Archers, Riders of Rohan and eagles. The 'dark' armies consist of orcs, Dark Riders and cavetrolls.
Other features A ring moves through the gameboard as the players take turns. Once it reaches Mordor, the game ends. Also included leaders and strongholds.

Risk Godstorm

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Copyright dates: 2004


Released by: Avalon Hill/Hasbro


Issued through: General release		 Game description A version based on the mythological pantheons of various ancient civilizations. The map is a stylized continent flanked by the island of Atlantis. Dead units battle in the underworld for the chance for resurrection.
Number of players 2 – 5
Army units In addition to normal plastic army figurines, each army also has gods which can affect battles where they are present.
Other features Randomly placed plague zones; "Faith tokens" which act as currency to buy Gods and cards, each of which have different characteristics.

Risk: Star Wars: Clone Wars Edition

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Copyright date: 2005


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release		 Game description Set in the Star Wars universe during the Clone Wars. The player can fight on the side of the Separatists or the Republic, using either the classic Risk rules or the Clone Wars variations.
Number of players 2 – 4
Army units
Other features Included "Order 66" which allows for shorter game play.

Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition

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Copyright date: 2006


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release		 Game description Set in the Star Wars universe, players play as the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance, or the Hutts. This version is unique in that each of the factions has a different set of goals and victory conditions.
Number of players 2 – 5
Army units
Other features

Risk: The Transformers Edition

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Copyright date: 2007


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release		 Game description Based on the Transformers film, players can either play on the side of the Autobots or the Decepticons on a Cybertron stylized map.
Number of players 2 – 4
Army units Single units are depicted as robots, and three army units are futuristic tanks
Other features Leaders and location that can "transform" and have special powers based on form.

Also some boards can be changed by spinning or sliding them.

Risk Junior: Narnia

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Copyright dates: 2006


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release, exclusive to United Kingdom		 Game description Based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, players can play as either the forces of Aslan or as the forces of the White Witch. It is the first Risk game made for young children.
Number of players 2 – 4
Army units
Other features

Risk: Halo Wars

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Copyright dates: 2009


Released by: Parker Brothers (Hasbro)


Issued through: General release.		 Game description Based on Halo Wars, played just like Risk Revised.
Number of players 3 – 5
Army units Army units are 1 and 3.
Other features There are three different races as noticed in the Halo storyline. There are the UNSC, the Covenant, and the Flood. In the 5-player mode the UNSC has two allied forces and they fight against the Covenant, as both sides also try to extinguish the powerful flood diseased creatures. There are heroes which give combat bonuses.

Risk Legacy

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Copyright dates: 2011


Released by: Hasbro (Heidelberger Spieleverlag)


Issued through: General release.		 Game description A game set in the future on an "earth clone" that has permanent changes to the game board and cards each time you play.
Number of players 3 – 5
Other features There are five factions, each with different pieces and rules. As the originator of the term Legacy game,[9] rules/mechanics are added and changed, previous games permanently affect all future games, and cards are permanently modified or destroyed.

Risk: Metal Gear Solid

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Risk: Metal Gear Solid is a board game, released in 2011 by USAopoly, based upon the game Risk, with the setting of Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots video game. Gameplay is similar to the standard edition of Risk, but it includes heroes that upgrade one attacking or defending die to an eight sided die if they're attacking a territory or in an attacked territory. The game also includes 'Drebin Cards', which can be purchased by players and provide a range of effects on the game, and Outer Haven, a group of territories that can travel to several places on the board.

Risk: Starcraft

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Copyright dates: 2012


Released by: Hasbro (Heidelberger Spieleverlag)


Issued through: General release.		 Game description StarCraft players who will once again find the StarCraft universe in jeopardy. Players will choose from the Terran, Protoss or Zerg factions and six unique heroes to ultimately bring order to the galaxy. The struggles portrayed in this real time strategy game series adapt perfectly to classic tabletop RISK gameplay, and the winner will be determined by astute deployment of military might and strategic field tactics.

RISK: StarCraft includes 4 play modes and sports over 290 custom playing pieces.

Number of players 3 – 5
Other features -Territory cards have the option to be used for unique attack or defense abilities instead of just cashing them in for more units like in standard Risk.

-There is a hero unit for each army so it adds +1 to your attack dice or defense roll.

-Includes 4 ways to play:

Basic Training - quick and easy

Command Room - fast-paced and strategic

Total Domination - updated versions of the classic game

Team Play - take on your opponents in 2 v 2 and 3 v 3 game-modes

Risk: Plants vs. Zombies (2013)

A mob of fun-dead zombies are invading the quaint town of Brainsborough, while the pea-packing plants branch out for a battle of suburban domination!

Risk: Plants vs. Zombies is a two-player-only version of the decades-old Risk game, with one player controlling the plants of the wildly successful Plants vs. Zombies digital game and the other controlling the zombies. The game features a double-sided game board and three play modes: mission objectives, tower defense, and total domination.

Risk Europe

Risk Europe differs markedly from the original game, in that each territory generates a specific income for the player, and the player can purchase new units based on the amount of revenue received. Also, each unit succeeds in its attack if the player hits a specific number or lower during the attack. Another change is a new type of unit known as siege weapons is provided to players. Also players have different types of units, each with their own types of tactics and attacks.[10][11][12]

French releases

La Conquête du monde†

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Copyright date: 1957


Released by: Miro


Issued through:		 Game description
Number of players
Army units Armies made out of rectangular wooden cubes. Pieces representing ten armies are made of triangular pieces of wood.
Other features

† Although not technically a licensed Risk variation, La Conquête du monde is included in this list as it is the precursor to the popular English version of Risk. 4. Le jeu mondial de stategie 1970-1976 Marque et module deposes. Tous droits reserves. plastic armies, wooden dice

Risk: Édition Napoléon

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Copyright date: 1999


Released by: Tilsit, Hasbro


Issued through:		 Game description
Number of players 2 – 5
Army units
Other features Adds generals, fortresses, and naval units.

Risk: Édition Napoléon: Extension Empire Ottoman

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Copyright date: 2000


Released by: Tilsit, Hasbro


Issued through:		 Game description Adds a sixth player to Risk: Édition Napoléon.
Number of players 2 – 6
Army units
Other features

Brazilian releases

WAR

Released by Grow in 1972. A few other Brazilian modified versions were released:

  • WAR•II (1981), featuring air strikes and new rules for trading cards and armies.
  • WAR: Star Wars Episode I (1999), which uses the original rules in the Star Wars universe.
  • WAR Júnior (2000), with simplified rules, no territory cards and an alternative attack system by missiles.
  • WAR: Império Romano (Roman Empire, 2007), which uses the original rules in a map of the Roman Empire around year 140 CE. Suited for 4 players only.
  • WAR: Batalhas Mitológicas (Mythological Battles, 2012), featuring a map of Ancient Greece and an alternative rule set (in addition to the original), which includes mythological beings, 8-sided dice, temples which grant devotion tokens used to evoke the powers of the gods (Ares, Athena, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus) and different rules for trading cards and armies. Suited for 4 players. This is the only version with army pieces in different shapes for different players: centaurs (white), cyclopes (yellow), harpies (green) and minotaurs (black).
  • WAR: Vikings (2017), featuring a map of Northern Europe (Scandinavia, Germany, Iceland and British Isles) and advanced rules (in addition to the classic rule), including new commander and Viking ship miniatures, command cards that change every battle involving the commanders, harbors and new rules for blocking sea routes and sea combat. The main addition is a Valhalla side board, where defeated armies go to, and a 'burnout' system that eliminates these armies for the rest of play in order to evoke the powers of Norse gods (Thor, Loki, Freya, Odin and Hel), which change in every combat. Suited for 4 players. This is the first version whose board map has less territories: 36 instead of the usual 42. This fact, allied to the "burnout" system, allows 2-player matches without the use of any "neutral army" rules, besides reducing play time as a whole.

References

  1. ↑ "Risk! Rules of Play" (PDF). Parker Brothers. 1959. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Risk! Rules of Play" (PDF). Parker Brothers. 1963. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  3. ↑ "Risk! Rules of Play" (PDF). Parker Brothers. 1975. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  4. ↑ "Risk! Rules of Play" (PDF). Parker Brothers. 1980. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  5. ↑ "Risk! Rules of Play" (PDF). Parker Brothers. 1990. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  6. ↑ "Risk! Rules of Play" (PDF). Parker Brothers. 1993. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Risk! Rules of Play" (PDF). Parker Brothers. 1999. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Risk! Rules of Play" (PDF). Parker Brothers. 2003. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  9. ↑ Hall, Charlie (August 24, 2016). "SeaFall, the spiritual successor to Pandemic Legacy, is a handful". Polygon. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Risk Europe Game Rules". Ultra BoardGames. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Family Game Review: Risk Europe". BSGames. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "27 Best Risk Board Game Versions Based On Real Player Reviews". Brilliant Maps. 28 August 2016.
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