# So. Who's for Risk? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 24, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778 "2008-01-24T04:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/141 "2008-03-13T15:08:57Z")
are y’all diggin’ the team game? ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/142 "2008-03-13T16:39:30Z")
It’s a bit confusing. I’ve already attacked a teamate. I think I looked at the map beforehand, planned a strategy, and didn’t reformulate when it was actually my turn. Or I’m just colorblind. I’m going to change my profile from Zaphod23 to GomerPyle. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/143 "2008-03-14T18:09:09Z")
**Oslo**! Wake Up! It’s Your Turn In The Team Game! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/144 "2008-03-15T01:08:23Z")
Wuh? Snork? It is definitely different. I think it will be fun once I have a little experience. ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/145 "2008-03-15T19:25:29Z")
Congrats to **Moguai** for ruling Australia in game 1886480. Wiped **Olso** and Me out in the same turn. **Anyrose** had poisoned herself on her own cooking turns ago. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/146 "2008-03-15T22:48:04Z")
[QUOTE=The Sonoran Lizard King] Congrats to **Moguai** for ruling Australia in game 1886480. Wiped **Olso** and Me out in the same turn. **Anyrose** had poisoned herself on her own cooking turns ago. 😉 [/QUOTE] ha. ha. very. funny. it. is. to. laugh. 😛 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/147 "2008-03-16T05:20:50Z")
Add my congrats to Moguai. I have no idea how he/she pulled off the fatal blitzkrieg. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/148 "2008-03-19T12:03:15Z")
Man - that was fun!!! Ok - new team game - this time 2v2v2 - # 2049844, usual password ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/149 "2008-03-19T15:57:58Z")
[QUOTE=me] new team game - this time 2v2v2 - # 2049844, usual password [/QUOTE] c’mon you guys - **Sonoran** , **Greedy** , and \*\*shijinn \*\* - here’s your chance to get us back ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/150 "2008-03-19T18:17:52Z")
i’m in, and sorry about the missed turn. i think i’m in over my head with all the unlimited games. :smack: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/151 "2008-03-19T18:45:42Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] c’mon you guys - **Sonoran** , **Greedy** , and \*\*shijinn \*\* - here’s your chance to get us back [/QUOTE] Sorry, but I’m seriously kicking it into high gear with remodeling and moving and all. I was up until 5am last night texturing a bathroom. Driving to CA this weekend for a recon trip to rent a room and storage facilities. I’m sure I would miss at least one turn. Especially in a team game, it wouldn’t be fair to a teammate. I’ll be back in the games in April sometime. Congrats on your world domination. Did they promote you from cook to file clerk for that? (asks the recruit with no wins to his score) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/152 "2008-03-19T18:57:20Z")
[QUOTE=The Sonoran Lizard King] Congrats on your world domination. Did they promote you from cook to file clerk for that? (asks the recruit with no wins to his score) [/QUOTE] actually, I got promoted last night after a killer Australia Speed Game, but yeah. Good luck with the move - “seeya” when you’re settled. Does anyone have any objection to me inviting some Risk-ers I’ve played with before? ---
**Author:** ![Adversary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@Adversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adversary)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/153 "2008-03-19T19:53:26Z")
I signed up. Man you guys need to try the casual games. They speed up game play alot. Sequential is nice in that you know exactly how the board will be but casual is what I only play normally. I also am an escalating fan. If you are good you can get some great comebacks with escalating. It takes skill to look at the map and figure out if it is runnable. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/154 "2008-03-19T20:02:19Z")
casual games is what we’ve been playing - the other option is Speed Game. Escalating gives a player cashing in later in the game an unfair advantage, but man you can really clean up that way ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/155 "2008-03-19T20:04:49Z")
**We Need One More Player At New Team Game** this time 2v2v2 - # 2049844, usual password ---
**Author:** ![Adversary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@Adversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adversary)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/156 "2008-03-19T20:14:08Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] casual games is what we’ve been playing - the other option is Speed Game. Escalating gives a player cashing in later in the game an unfair advantage, but man you can really clean up that way [/QUOTE] I meant non-sequential free-for-all games. This does take some getting used to in playing. At first I had the same opinion of Escalating, unfair etc. It is really a skill to manage your cards, sometimes not getting a card, forcing other turn-ins. Overextending to knock someone out for an extra card or two. It is well worth the effort to try some escalating games for fun. ---
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/157 "2008-03-20T00:45:24Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] **We Need One More Player At New Team Game** this time 2v2v2 - # 2049844, usual password [/QUOTE] In and it’s running. 😃 I don’t know what gives, but I’ve been elminated early in every doper game I’ve played so far :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/158 "2008-03-21T19:23:17Z")
I started a new public game: 2060448. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/159 "2008-03-21T19:30:22Z")
I’m in - but 8 players? it’ll take forever! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778/160 "2008-03-25T20:02:06Z")
I made Private again! Whee! this time I am staying away from those speed games - I always lose those [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778.md?page=9)