FrankOz
02-02-2003, 05:07 PM
Alright all you avid Risk Players. I am hoping to get a little feedback from you guys!
I love the game Risk 2210. I have been playing it almost everyweekend since I got it this Christmas. In fact I have played it so much, that my cards are bent and dying.
Now here is my problem. I have been watching all the games very closly that I have played. If I lost, I figure out why, if I won, I ponder how. And this is what I have discovered.
Who ever is very passive, and unagressive wins. I know that sounds absolutley absurd in a war game but that is how it has become. If you just go for your continent at first, then stop there, not becoming to powerful or greedy, and then through out the rest of the game you just collect empty water territories and free lunar territories you continue to build up and become strong. If you keep doing this with out making anyone mad, or have a reason to go after you, by the time the game ends, it is too late.
I was very much bored with this strategy. It is no fun so in my last game I was very aggressive and did serious damage. I was not greedy and I kept my possitions very well fortified. But I had made two enemies. One was a girl, whom loves to play and enjoys the game very much. She was my nieghboring enemy and early in the game she had become an emperoress. On the second year she collected 15 men and 15 energy (base bonus not included) So natural I knew she need to be taken down. She was well fortified and I struck from S. America through vital points across her African continent and to her European Continent. That destroyed her Empire and all 4 of us playing, were now all pretty equal. I had made an allience with my buddy in North America and I had taken both the South and North Atlantic Water Territories to keep the tension nutrual between myself and the larger continent of N. America. So even though my attacks were for the good of everyone playing, but the girl, she of course was very ****** off at me and would not cease to get her revenge for the remainder of the game. And indirectly her boyfriend, who controlled much of asia and all of australia was sort of againt me (boyfriend/girlfriend ties) but luckily he was not in possition to get me for the entire game. My friend in the North was passive the entire game. (He too had realized the importance of keeping a low profile and not making enemies).
In the end, even though I played quite wisely and had a good number of cards, a crucial Cease Fire was played on me from the girl, and she played an even more crucial frequecy Jam on me during the last round. Controlling much of the moon, S. America, my water territories and haveing 4 colonly influences I was in good shape for a win. Not being able to play my defensive cards in the end, and not being able to weaken my enemy as I had taken the turn before her,(in the last year) I was nearly wiped out and came in last Place
My friend, the pacifist, of course won the game.
He had no enemies and was able to keep all of his lands and commanders.
Now please, I would very much like to hear everyone's input. I am terribly annoyed that this great war game may become a game of "tip toe around your neighbor so you are still friends" kind of deal. It is a game, you should have fun and not be offened if someone kicks your ass. You are suppose to do that!
I am thinking about taking away the 5 year timer marker. Play until someone controls the entire world. Yes this would take a very long time, but I hope to play more aggresive games, and maybe as an insentive to take out a player, who ever conquers or wipes out an oppenent, gets four of thier command cards and 2 energy.
I am not quite sure. How do you fellow players out there keep your games aggressive. How do you hurt pacifists, or do you have friends that are just naturally inclined to fight and you dont have to worry about such things.
Thanks for your time
Apprentice
I love the game Risk 2210. I have been playing it almost everyweekend since I got it this Christmas. In fact I have played it so much, that my cards are bent and dying.
Now here is my problem. I have been watching all the games very closly that I have played. If I lost, I figure out why, if I won, I ponder how. And this is what I have discovered.
Who ever is very passive, and unagressive wins. I know that sounds absolutley absurd in a war game but that is how it has become. If you just go for your continent at first, then stop there, not becoming to powerful or greedy, and then through out the rest of the game you just collect empty water territories and free lunar territories you continue to build up and become strong. If you keep doing this with out making anyone mad, or have a reason to go after you, by the time the game ends, it is too late.
I was very much bored with this strategy. It is no fun so in my last game I was very aggressive and did serious damage. I was not greedy and I kept my possitions very well fortified. But I had made two enemies. One was a girl, whom loves to play and enjoys the game very much. She was my nieghboring enemy and early in the game she had become an emperoress. On the second year she collected 15 men and 15 energy (base bonus not included) So natural I knew she need to be taken down. She was well fortified and I struck from S. America through vital points across her African continent and to her European Continent. That destroyed her Empire and all 4 of us playing, were now all pretty equal. I had made an allience with my buddy in North America and I had taken both the South and North Atlantic Water Territories to keep the tension nutrual between myself and the larger continent of N. America. So even though my attacks were for the good of everyone playing, but the girl, she of course was very ****** off at me and would not cease to get her revenge for the remainder of the game. And indirectly her boyfriend, who controlled much of asia and all of australia was sort of againt me (boyfriend/girlfriend ties) but luckily he was not in possition to get me for the entire game. My friend in the North was passive the entire game. (He too had realized the importance of keeping a low profile and not making enemies).
In the end, even though I played quite wisely and had a good number of cards, a crucial Cease Fire was played on me from the girl, and she played an even more crucial frequecy Jam on me during the last round. Controlling much of the moon, S. America, my water territories and haveing 4 colonly influences I was in good shape for a win. Not being able to play my defensive cards in the end, and not being able to weaken my enemy as I had taken the turn before her,(in the last year) I was nearly wiped out and came in last Place
My friend, the pacifist, of course won the game.
He had no enemies and was able to keep all of his lands and commanders.
Now please, I would very much like to hear everyone's input. I am terribly annoyed that this great war game may become a game of "tip toe around your neighbor so you are still friends" kind of deal. It is a game, you should have fun and not be offened if someone kicks your ass. You are suppose to do that!
I am thinking about taking away the 5 year timer marker. Play until someone controls the entire world. Yes this would take a very long time, but I hope to play more aggresive games, and maybe as an insentive to take out a player, who ever conquers or wipes out an oppenent, gets four of thier command cards and 2 energy.
I am not quite sure. How do you fellow players out there keep your games aggressive. How do you hurt pacifists, or do you have friends that are just naturally inclined to fight and you dont have to worry about such things.
Thanks for your time
Apprentice