Bart Senior wrote:

They have already nearly conquered Europe.

What on earth are you talking about?


Have you ever played Risk? You attack at your
borders.

That's because it doesn't have planes or ICBMs.


And remember, the group that controls
the middle east tends to win the game.

The Middle East is one of the *hardest* territories to hold - it borders too
many other countries and is thus open to attack from all sides. Of the
contnents, Australasia is the easiest to hold (1 border), followed by South
America (2 borders). Africa and North America next (3 borders each). Europe
(4 borders) and Asia (5 borders) are invariably a bloodbath.

Of the countless games of Risk I've played, I never saw anyone make gains
out of trying to control the Middle East unless it was part of a successful
wider strategy, namely, to capture and hold Asia for long enough to start
earning reinforcements. Hard to do because those in Africa and Europe know
what Asia is worth and will keep trashing the Middle East to prevent Asia
from consolidating.


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