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Armchair Dragoons Fall Assembly 11-13 October

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Join the Dragoons for an event with "...multiple tables for wargaming events, plus a large table for all-day monster wargaming across extended sessions."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 9/3/2024

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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/29/2024

History of Wargaming

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One of our Grognard members kindly submitted a scan of a fascinating early article about wargaming. The article is The History of Wargaming, by Martin Campion and Steven Patrick, and was in Strategy & Tactics, 1972, issue 33 used with permission from Decision Games.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/4/2023

Campaigning and fast play WWII tactical rules

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"The rules provided by Matt are designed to allow the fast play needed to cover so much potential action, so that friends can complete their campaign in a day." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, checks out a fast play campaign system offered by Matt Irsik in Warning Order, which is a free, online wargames journal. Check out the action in Norm's test run through, and why he concludes that "…Matt has provided us with an engine that gets things moving and helps ensure that a campaign can be fought through relatively quickly to a conclusion."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 8/10/2022

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Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 6/26/2022

Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 6/22/2022

Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 5/26/2022

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Long overdue review of Victory Games' "Central America: America's Backyard War", written by Mark D.. In depth review covering rules, game features, and scenarios (one of the highlights of the game). Editor's note: I've been playing this game again after a long, long time, so I felt this article was worth re-publishing to maybe spark interest in the game...

Falling Sky - Perfect Opening Moves - Roman (updated)

Is there such a thing as a "Perfect Opening Move" in any of GMT's COIN Series games? Mark D. shares his idea of a "perfect" opening turn for the Romans in Falling Sky. Enjoy.

Editor's note added on 5/15/2021.

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Experimental scenario for Vietnam: 1965-1975 created and shared by Mark D'Agosta.

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Game: Risk


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 Publisher: Parker Brothers
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Albert Lamorisse, Michael I. Levin
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Abstract war game, 1959. First called La Conquête du Monde, 1957

Articles

Article ID
 Pub Date
 Article Description
 Source
544
 Date: 4/24/2022
Poster: Pat L.
 The Game of Risk (Web Page)

Randy Rasa has compiled a reference web site for boardgames called Board Game Central. This link is for his page devoted to Risk and includes games for purchase, Risk software, and links for Risk enthusiasts. 		Web Link
542
 Date: 8/8/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 Jean-René Vernes – Rome & Carthage

Bruno Faidutti shares this remembrance of Jean-Rene Vernes, designer of Rome et Carthage (later Mediterranean by Parker Brothers and Rome & Carthage by Grosso Modo Editions) and Risk (also published by Parker Brothers). Be sure to scroll down for the English translation. 		Web Link
541
 Date: 6/26/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 Total Diplomacy (Risk enthusiasts web page)

Ehsan Honary, noted Risk enthusiast, maintains this web page with all things related to winning Risk strategies. Included is a page of Risk scenarios along with Mr.Honary’s solutions. 		Web Link
539
 Date: 5/9/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 Risk FAQ

Have questions about the rules for Risk? Dr. Owen Lyne has accumulated a comprehensive set of rules and the interpretation of rules for the original game, some of the revisions, and quite a few non-standard variants! Also included are house rules used by some players. There are interesting differences between the US player and UK player standard rules especially the use of cards to gain additional armies. Something to consider adding for your next game? 		Web Link
538
 Date: 4/11/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 Risk: The Evolution of a Game

Dave Shapiro shares his remembrances as a wargamer with a fondness for the game of Risk. Dave takes us from all-weekend Risk marathons to the early days of GenCon in the early 1970’s. The post includes Dave’s take on some of the revisions published over the years including Castle Risk, Risk: Edition Napoleon, Risk 2210 A. D., and Risk: Lord of the Rings. He concludes with his views on the gaming hobby, and the importance of Risk as “…one of the foundations of modern gaming”. 		Web Link
537
 Date: 4/11/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 Risk WIKI

Here is a Risk WIKI presented by fandom.com. The site includes an overview, rules, and strategies plus detailed descriptions for 14 Revisions and Expansions of the original Risk game published in the US by Parker Brothers and now owned by Hasbro (as of 2021). 		Web Link
536
 Date: 4/4/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 The Origins and Evolution of the Strategy Board Game Risk

Keith Veronese presents a short history and some technical details for Risk, published in the US by Parker Brothers in 1959. 		Web Link
535
 Date: 4/4/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 27 Best Risk Board Game Versions Based On Real Player Reviews

Map enthusiasts flock to the Brilliant Maps web site to see maps for every subject and every occasion. This post took reviews from BoardGameGeek.com for various versions of the game, Risk, and displayed the maps used for each version of the game. What’s your favorite? 		Web Link
534
 Date: 3/28/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 The Risk Paid Off: Bringing War to Board Games

Tristan Donovan presents a short history for Risk published in the US by Parker Brothers in 1959. 		Web Link
520
 Date: 3/28/2021
Poster: Mark D.
 One World Dominion and Cold Cash Risk

Interformic Games offers original board and card games plus game variants for free download, print, and play. Two of their variants relate to Risk from Parker Brothers/Hasbro. One World Dominion adds 44 countries and several enhancements to the rules. Cold Cash Risk combines Risk and Avalon-Hill’s game Acquire to form a conflict between international corporations. Rules for both variants are available for download. 		Web Link
523
 Date: 3/27/2021
Poster: Mark D.
 Our Variant - Devastation Risk

A group of Risk wargamers known as the Atlanta Risk Community developed its own variant for the game. The variant includes additional rules for diplomacy and nuclear weapons plus there are scenarios available where players are given a set of countries based on World War II or Cold War situations. 		Web Link
533
 Date: 3/21/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 VASSAL Module for Risk (most versions)

Dean Eubanks has created a module at the VASSAL web site for Risk, an abstract war game with many editions and versions originally from 1959 from the Parker Brothers Company. VASSAL is an engine for building and playing Internet-capable versions of turn-based, human-vs-human games. Hundreds of games are available for internet play at the web site. 		Web Link
532
 Date: 3/14/2021
Poster: Pat L.
 Playing the Board Game Risk (most versions)

Before we had hex and counter games, Risk was the game to play for hours. Here are summary instructions and some strategy tips from the Board Games Pub web page. 		Web Link
519
 Date: 1/30/2020
Poster: Mark D.
 DominateGame (online version of Risk)

Emiel Bruijntjes created an online version of Risk that could be downloaded or played within a browser. 		Archive.org
521
 Date: 6/19/2010
Poster: Mark D.
 Risk War Game Championship Tournament

RISKTOC established a championship tournament for Risk players starting around 1991 and ending about 20 years later. This archived web site shows information about the tournaments including winners and trophies awarded. Our thanks go to the folks at Archive.org for preserving this web site. 		Archive.org
540
 Date: 5/14/2008
Poster: Pat L.
 Metal Risk (v.6)

Jim Swift developed two variants for Risk concentrating on commodity control. In this variant called Metal Risk, players receive armies based on the number and types of commodities controlled. An earlier version of the game variant called Commodity Risk had fewer commodities and rule enhancements. Our thanks go to the folks at Archive.org for preserving this web site. 		Archive.org
530
 Date: 1/2/2006
Poster: Mark D.
 Hyborian (Conan) Risk variant (PDF)

Inspired by a variant for the Hyborian (Conan) variant for Risk written by Lewis Pulsipher, this variant by Chester E. Hendrix features new rules, graphics, cards and a map. 		Web Link
526
 Date: 6/11/2004
Poster: Mark D.
 Nuclear Risk House Rules

Eric Bass has created a Risk variation that combines Risk (Parker Brothers/Hasbro) with the Nuclear War card game (Flying Buffalo). Our thanks go to the folks at Archive.org for preserving this web site. 		Archive.org
525
 Date: 12/20/2002
Poster: Mark D.
 Risk Variants

Back in 1997, an Italian company called Bepi started a web site devoted to Risk. The site is long gone but some of the web pages have been preserved including this list of Risk variants. Our thanks go to the folks at Archive.org for preserving this web site. 		Archive.org
524
 Date: 12/5/2002
Poster: Mark D.
 Commodity Risk (v.4)

Jim Swift developed two variants for Risk concentrating on commodity control. In this variant called Commodity Risk, players receive armies based on the number and types of commodities controlled. A later version of the game variant called Metal Risk added additional commodities and rules. Our thanks go to the folks at Archive.org for preserving this web site. 		Archive.org
517
 Date: 8/13/1998
Poster: Mark D.
 Variant rules for Risk

Edward Sabatine compiled this list of rules changes for Risk. 		Grognard Hosted
522
 Date: 10/3/1993
Poster: Mark D.
 Risk: Official Rules and Variants (PDF)

This PDF contains official rules for the original game of Risk by Parker Brothers as of 1993. Also included are four interesting variants. 		Web Link
543
 Date: 3/2/1981
Poster: Pat L.
 hyborian Risk

Lewis Pulsipher created this variant for Risk based on the Hyborian world of Conan. Originally published in The Space Gamer Magazine #37, posted to the internet and deleted, the article is now preserved by Archive.org. Thanks to the folks at Archive.org for preserving this Risk variant. 		Archive.org
527
 Date: 10/3/1970
Poster: Mark D.
 Risk* House Rules (WORD file)

John R. Biehl has an interesting set of house rules for Risk players, slightly different from his Earth Risk variant. Might you be a Rampaging Neutral Player? 		Grognard Hosted
528
 Date: 10/3/1969
Poster: Mark D.
 Earth Risk* (Risk variant: WORD file)

John R. Biehl created this variant for Risk, slightly different from his House Rules for Risk variant. Can you build an empire under these rules? 		Grognard Hosted
529
 Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
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