Risk 2210 (Revised)
The world is at war. As the leader of one of the warring factions, you control the destiny of your people. On and above earth you must marshall your forces, send forth your troops, hit the right commanders and crush your enemies. Build alliances if you dare, but also be wary of those who you call your friend. Spend your energy wisely. Enlist the right commanders with the right commands and you can gain the power you need to conquer the world and beyond.
This advanced version of RISK from Avalon Hill contains more strategic play, extending the game theme 200 years into the future when the world’s countries are at war. The game contains over 450 military pieces, plus five decks of Command Cards for tactical purposes. For 2-5 players.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Amazing
This product is amazing i played it at a friends home and i loved the game, it is good don’t listen the people who give bad reviews about this game, you play one time and you will love it and the game is great for parties to or hanging out with friends
5 Stars A wonderful variant to a classicl game
I was recently re-introduced to the classic Risk by my Statistics teacher (he has a stash of board games in his room, and for a week in his class, all we did was play Risk to “learn about probability”), and I and the four people I played it with had an awesome time. We couldn’t wait to get to seventh period all week. We, unfortunately, never made it to complete global domination as our time was cut short and we needed to move on in the text book, but we all wanted to play more. I came home one of those days and found a copy of that exact version in a cupboard. Now I really wanted to play.
After a couple out-of-school games of classic Risk with some friends, I really wanted to see what else was out there, and I came across this and Risk Godstorm. Despite their complexity and brevity (five years/epochs just seems so short sometimes; like you’re cutting short some major turnaround that would make the game really interesting later-on) the games are both tons of fun, and they actually make you think. Some say it relies to heavily on dice rolls, but between placing armies, buying and placing commanders, considering the three different types of battlegrounds, buying command cards, and deciding when to defend and when to keep going, there’s much more to it than dice rolls. And even the dice rolls have to be factored into your strategy - D8s vs. D6s, two dice vs. two dice, two dice vs. one dice, three dice vs. two, and so-on.
Maybe not all that educational, but it’s much more involved and fun than a game of simple Monopoly, Sorry, or Candyland. The lack of holders for all of the pieces is annoying too, but small sandwich bags aren’t expensive. Overall, a blast for three or more friends, on a rainy day, or simply on a day set aside specifically for play.
5 Stars The Ultimate Boardgame
Ahh, the only boardgame that does not put me to sleep, what an excellent game.
5 Stars Fun game!!!
To me is the best Risk game, I’ve played several others and this is more complex, but at the same time more fun.
4 Stars Awesome game, reduced quality
I am writing this review to inform customers of the poor quality of this game, as it is currently being produced. I bought this game for my brother a couple years ago for christmas and the quality was top notch. All the punch out pieces are thick cardboard printed on both sides, the map is extremely nice, the cards are printed on card stock. It even came with a buildable tray for the box to keep all the army pieces seperate. Overall I would rate it a 5 on durability.
Needless to say when I bought a copy for myself a couple days ago I was appalled at the quality. It is as if I purchased a cheap knockoff of the game but paid the same price. It no longer comes with the tray to seperate pieces so I guess you are expected to use plastic baggies. The moon and other punch out pieces are printed on very flimsy, thin cardboard and are not double sided. The actual game board is about the same but is all warped. The playing cards are not on card stock and if you shuffle them as you would a deck of cards they retain the bend and you need to bend them back. If Avalon Hill/WizKids is going to sell such a crappy product they should at least knock the price down.
That said, this is one of my favorite board games. I have played Risk Godstorm, classic risk world (both world domination and missions) and this game and the best is Risk 2210 out of the three.
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