RISK - Rebooted

Mad Dog wrote:

I don't see the average consumer buying a small black box with no pictures or description of the game on it. I know I wouldn't.

Risk: Smell the Glove Edition?

BigLizard wrote:

What about an edition with a farming setting? Your pink sheep invade Kamchatka and wipe out your friend's yellow radishes. Now THAT would be a best seller!!!


Call it....hmmmmm...... Riskicola?

You'd have to use brown cubes in there somewhere. Oh wait....

--Mike L.

You guys laugh but I have heard people actually say they've "rethemed" Risk in their minds to be about religion or propaganda or politics, because the implied violence bothers them. Yeah, the violence is so realistic...you had 3 dudes defending your country, but I rolled box cards and wiped 'em out. COVER YER EYES, KIDS~!

Ken B. wrote:

You guys laugh but I have heard people actually say they've "rethemed" Risk in their minds to be about religion or propaganda or politics, because the implied violence bothers them. Yeah, the violence is so realistic...you had 3 dudes defending your country, but I rolled box cards and wiped 'em out. COVER YER EYES, KIDS~!

Oh brother. Now I know that people need a life.


--Mike L.

Any update/news on this? Can Ken or Mike drop some hints?

My board gaming future is shaping up to make me... poor. This really comes in as a must have, and I still need to pick up a copy of War of the Ring when copies can be had. And TI3 -still- calls me. And Memoir....

I really hope they stick with the Black Ops theme; if not it might be worth trying to track one down.

(Sorry for the thread necromancy. I've recently finished with night classes and now have spare time again. Doing some catching up. )

Keep watching...within the next 3-4 weeks things will start happening.

Michael Barnes wrote:

Keep watching...within the next 3-4 weeks things will start happening.

3-4 weeks! Isn't this old news already. (notice the lack of a question mark there)

No, we've got some stuff planned. Now pipe down and don't be cynical!

Michael Barnes wrote:

No, we've got some stuff planned. Now pipe down and don't be cynical!

[/i]And when you have the competition for a FREE copy, please ensure that we dudes across the oceans can join in :-p

Tom, you can _bet_ that any contest we have will be international...I'll pay the extra shipping myself if somebody outside the US were to win.

Michael Barnes wrote:

Tom, you can _bet_ that any contest we have will be international...I'll pay the extra shipping myself if somebody outside the US were to win.

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Aw - shucks .... I feel so bad now for even attempting to take the piss, if only everyone could see the real Michael Barnes then Steve Weeks would be out of a job.

BGG is having their contest *--where's ours, dammit?

*HINT: THEY ARE RISK GAMES.