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Irysa
post Jul 15 2008, 10:26 AM
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We were playing Risk together here today. Most INCREDIBLE match ever. Alaska held out multiple times for over 10 army attacks, and Brazil stood up to 17. Siam managed 12.

FIRST GAME LOG. TL;DR I WON.

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post Aug 6 2012, 03:44 PM
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I am intrigued by the Austro-Hungarian Empire map. Rai, Asaph, and me tried to make sense of the cryptic explanations, until Rai found the solution: besides the main map, the small panel at a top-left corner presents an extension of it, hosting the two thrones of the empire, and finally “The Dual Monarchy”.
A major element of this map is the battle for these two thrones: to claim either the Austrian or Hungarian throne, you must attack from the realms' respective capitals: Vienna and Budapest. From there you can move your troops onto the thrones, which grant a +1 reinforcement bonus for any two territories held within the respective realm. You win if you manage to hold both thrones for one round.
In addition there is “The Dual Monarchy”. This territory can only be attacked from either throne. It hosts two neutral units which will respawn every turn, and which will continuously attack (or whatever “bombard” means) the two thrones, necessitating a strong defence if you want to hold your throne(s).

The Celtic Nations map lacks such gimmicks, but seems of good quality. The art is concise and easy on the eyes, while the territories seem sensibly distributed. There is the Celtic Sea linking many of them, just like the Japan Sea on the Japan map, and it even simulates attrition by draining one unit from the army stationed there every turn. The setting I find appealing too, but even without it I would say it deserves a try.

Lastly, the Netherlands map looks well-designed too, though Asaph correctly noted how there are a handful of provinces safely stowed away in corners of the map, so it could lead to the players stubbornly entrenching themselves.

Were the choice to fall on Japan though, I would not be one to complain. I only watched you play on it, but with its diverse mixture of strategic choke points and far-reaching sea routes, it seemed very engaging.
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Irysa   Risk - Conquer Club   Jul 15 2008, 10:26 AM
Rhiannon   I TOOK SOME PICTURES. The aftermath of what Sauce ...   Jul 15 2008, 10:46 AM
Walrus   Mass Carriers for instant win is not epic. It...   Jul 15 2008, 12:03 PM
Yuka   Walrus cheats. He just defended his North Africa w...   Jul 21 2008, 07:56 AM
P.P.A.   2012-08-06 03:50:15 - Game has been initialized 20...   Aug 6 2012, 10:48 AM
Irysa   ressurected again (im champ again) TALK ABOUT WHA...   Aug 6 2012, 11:15 AM
Irysa   RHIA LOSES TO NEUTRALS http://i.imgur.com/fhHXV.j...   Aug 7 2012, 01:05 AM
Raijinili   you make that sound as if i was participating wi...   Aug 7 2012, 01:25 AM
P.P.A.   RHIA IS THE AVATAR OF CHAOS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE...   Aug 14 2012, 08:42 AM
Rhiannon   THE RANDOM NUMBER GODDESS WHO HAS NEVER WON ANY M...   Aug 14 2012, 09:00 AM
Walrus   I thought you weren't able to take Aichi eithe...   Aug 14 2012, 10:38 AM

 

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