Risk: Factions comes to PC

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  Fuck yes. I bought this on Xbox Live, but really wanted it on Steam. Thanks guys, love your work. : amrbean
  • But I will be waiting for the inevitable Steam sale. : amrbean
• Too bad they took a while to port this, I already picked it up on XBOX. : zebosausamite
• Summary: Risk: Factions has come to the PC, and is now available on Steam for $9.99. Humans, Cats, Zombie... : SporkyReeve
• not worth more than 5 bucks, MAX. : Vogerl
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  Why does the name Risk still attract consumers when there are boardgames that are so much better? It's ju... : Skrynkelberg
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    Because most people don't play board games often enough to recognize anything other than the big names. : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • This would be the correct answer. I can name you like 15 board games, and like 12 of them are made for 8... : daroach1414
  • I don't care about the original at all, but Risk:Factions entertained me. And Monopoly never has. : seawolfnfhq
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    Risk is popular because it is very easy to learn (basic rules) with a quick setup and it has a degree of ... : amrbean
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      Stop playing Ameritrash! : Haxim
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        I play Dominion, Ticket to Ride, Settlers, and others. Why am I not allowed to enjoy the games I like to... : amrbean
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          Because if you really liked to play them you wouldn't balk at the 20 minute setup and you'd bother learni... : Haxim
          • You should work on your reading comprehension because I clearly stated that it was my friends who I attem... : amrbean
        • risk is awful armbean. Surely you realize this. : JohnnyRey
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          Risk is a terrible fucking game. It has pretty much all of the qualities that should be avoided in board ... : OverloadUT
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            the chance is the killer. there's just way too much luck for something that purports to be a strategy gam... : dirge23
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              If it is purely a chance game, why do, on average, the same people win over and over again? Look at the ... : amrbean
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                you can play the odds, of course. poker is obviously a game with a huge chance element but there are good... : dirge23
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                  So, you basically get down to the you don't like the game because it isn't your style. Because when you ... : amrbean
                  • it's just my opinion, of course. i mean there's nothing wrong with dice games per se. craps, yahtzee, wha... : dirge23
            • I can't tell you how many times my vastly superior numbers have been crushed by the luck of the dice in t... : Topsiderover
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        I just really hate that this snobbish attitude exists for something as basic as fucking board games. : amrbean
        • fuckin hipsters : daroach1414
        • ameritrash isn't as pejorative as it sounds, there are plenty of good "ameritrash" games. however risk do... : dirge23
        • If you can name a product, you can find people who are snobby about it. : ColoradoCNC
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    Because Risk is one of the best board games to ever grace mankind. Nothing satisfies your desire for worl... : leuthil
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      you haven't played many boardgames, have you? : JohnnyRey
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        I'm sure he has, but he's right - Risk really is one of the best board games ever. : Durajim
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          Risk has a great theme but the gameplay stinks. : dirge23
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            ^^^^^^There are so many other global domination games I would rather play then risk. : JohnnyRey
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              I don't doubt that you prefer other games (which?), but Risk is still a great game. : amrbean
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                No. It's not a great game. There is nothing about it that qualifies it as a great game. It's a popular ga... : OverloadUT
                • I can't hear you over all the people cheering for Risk over other crappy board games. : leuthil
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    Monopoly is actually a decent game when played by the rules. But I've never seen a group of players play ... : OverloadUT
    • even if you play by the rules monopoly has serious problems. it tends to drag on way too long after the g... : dirge23
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  I liked the Risk II game that came out on PC about '99 or '00. The one that had Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture in it. Hopefully we'll see it on GOG someday.

  Mar 09, 2011 7:36am PST
  I liked the Risk II game that came out on PC about '99 or '00. The one that had Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overt... : Ocelot
• Ugh, RISK. How pedestrian. I'll be over here practicing my elitist sneer and polishing my monocle. : Haxim
• Hooray!! : ajvitaly
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  Do a Small World version with online multiplayer, please. Now thats a game worth playing. : herradura99
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    Does the iPad version do online, or is it just hotseat? : Haxim
    • Only 2 player hotseat for now. They're too busy with Memoir '44 online. Hopefully they can implement as... : herradura99
• What is the best iPad Risk game? I heard Dominion was good. : amrbean
• I wish they'd port this version of Risk to iPhone/iPad, it's a really great version of the game. : armybob