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The Origins of the AVALON HILL GAME COMPANY 1952-1963

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The Avalon Hill Game Company is 72 years old this year and time to chronicle the history of Avalon Hill. In Part 1, Origins, we will look at the story of not only the establishment of a game company, but an industry and a hobby. Thanks to Legendary Tactics YouTube Channel for this great series.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/18/2024

Tributes pour in after death of award-winning veteran wargame designer Dean Essig

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Mike Didymus-True, in BoardGameWire, brings us the sad news of the passing of designer Dean Essig.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/1/2024

Alumwell Wargame Show 2024

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"...I actually enjoyed this show more than any other that I have been to in the past couple of years." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, regales us with sights and surprises from this show, along with some great pictures! And check out the source of an insight that led Norm to conclude "It made me realise that considering these things went into the air in their thousands, the financial investment in longbow archers must have been huge."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/22/2024

Fields of Corn & Rye

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"...I was pretty sure that I had found something that might do the job." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, discusses a way he's found to address an old itch, namely adding texture and/or crop fields to tabletop settings. Check out what he finds to be a reasonable, cost-effective approach, considering that "...sometimes I think we have made ourselves a picture perfect world and lost something along the way."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/11/2024

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Fast, simple, not expensive, little errata, but only reasonably fun. (War game Review)

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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
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.
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.
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.
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?
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”.
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).
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
517
 Date: 8/13/1998
Poster: Mark D.
 Variant rules for Risk

Edward Sabatine compiled this list of rules changes for Risk.
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.
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.
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?
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?
529
 Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
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