Thread Truncated. Click to see all 45 replies.

• toggle

  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
• toggle

  Why does the name Risk still attract consumers when there are boardgames that are so much better? It's ju... : Skrynkelberg
  • toggle

    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
  • toggle

    Risk is popular because it is very easy to learn (basic rules) with a quick setup and it has a degree of ... : amrbean
    • toggle

      Stop playing Ameritrash! : Haxim
      • toggle

        I play Dominion, Ticket to Ride, Settlers, and others. Why am I not allowed to enjoy the games I like to... : amrbean
        • toggle

          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
        • toggle

          Risk is a terrible fucking game. It has pretty much all of the qualities that should be avoided in board ... : OverloadUT
          • toggle

            the chance is the killer. there's just way too much luck for something that purports to be a strategy gam... : dirge23
            • toggle

              If it is purely a chance game, why do, on average, the same people win over and over again? Look at the ... : amrbean
              • toggle

                you can play the odds, of course. poker is obviously a game with a huge chance element but there are good... : dirge23
                • toggle

                  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
      • toggle

        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
  • toggle

    Because Risk is one of the best board games to ever grace mankind. Nothing satisfies your desire for worl... : leuthil
    • toggle

      you haven't played many boardgames, have you? : JohnnyRey
      • toggle

        I'm sure he has, but he's right - Risk really is one of the best board games ever. : Durajim
        • toggle

          Risk has a great theme but the gameplay stinks. : dirge23
          • toggle

            ^^^^^^There are so many other global domination games I would rather play then risk. : JohnnyRey
            • toggle

              I don't doubt that you prefer other games (which?), but Risk is still a great game. : amrbean
              • toggle

                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
  • toggle

    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
• 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
• toggle

  Do a Small World version with online multiplayer, please. Now thats a game worth playing. : herradura99
  • toggle

    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