Games Risk Europe, Blue

We have two ten year olds and the whole family loves a little session of risk to get away from chores and screens. After breaking the kids in with vanilla risk we played Risk Legacy which was great fun. Risk Europe however is the upper echelon and only somewhat resembles typical risk. Gameplay is slower, more diverse and complex but it makes for a much more interesting and strategic game with less reliance on luck. Armies are reflective of the types of troops you choose, so deciding whether to stack a ton of cannon fodder for overwhelming numbers or use a smaller but stronger blend of cavalry, archers and siege weapons means army composition is key. Steam-rolling the entire globe in two turns or turtling in Australia just isn't an option so players must think much harder to win. The game is for a maximum of four players but works well even with two players since you still have the other factions as mercenaries and bid to control them each turn which is a brilliant dynamic that is unique to this variant of risk. Everyone in our house is a big fan and it has unfortunately surpassed most other risk games that we have for entertainment value. Beware, competitive games can go on for hours depending on the rules you employ, a quick game can be over in a couple of hours but we had a game yesterday take six hours!! Still, I cannot recommend this game highly enough. It is instantly the best board game in our collection.

Product Name: Risk Europe Brand: Hasbro Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Review: Risk Europe is a board game for 2-5 players in Europe during the Middle Ages. Players choose one of 7 different kingdoms and attempt to conquer the entire continent. The game is played over a series of turns, with each player moving their armies around the map and attacking other players' territories. Players can also use special abilities and cards to gain an advantage in battle. The game is well-designed, and the pieces are high-quality. The gameplay is challenging and strategic, and playing with friends or family can be quite fun. However, the game can be a bit difficult for younger players. My 7-year-old son loves the original Risk game, but he had difficulty understanding the rules of Risk Europe. I think he can play it better when he is a little older. Overall, I would recommend Risk Europe to anyone who enjoys strategy games. It is a well-made and challenging game that will provide hours of entertainment. Pros: Well-designed High-quality pieces Challenging and strategic gameplay Fun to play with friends or family Cons: It can be difficult for younger players Overall: I would recommend Risk Europe to anyone who enjoys strategy games. It is a well-made and challenging game that will provide hours of entertainment.

This game is in a different level, honestly.

Fantastic quality and great fun! It looks brilliant and every game is different with each game varying in length of time. Easy to show new players and to pick up.

This is a far more interesting and absorbing game than the basic game of Risk there are so many more elements to think about and contend with.

Brilliant to play with other people who like the game

I used to play the original game of Risk when I was a kid, but this is something on another level altogether, it's more like RISK crossed with another game I also used to play, DIPLOMACY. The basic Risk concept is till there - take over as much territory and beat off the opposition as you can. But there are loads of additional fantastic rules: you can raise revenues (taxes) and spend them in order to build armies, how much depends on which territories and cities you control. So this version of Risk uses money as well - heavy duty cardboard gold and silver coins that I like to call florins and marks. Then you also have a set of order cards eg 'tax / spend' 'expand / manouvre' and each turn each player has to choose two cards in advance to play. This makes the game much more exciting, as your possibilities that turn are limited to those two cards, and you don't know what other players have planned until they turn their cards over. You must also take account of what stage the game is at: spend too soon, you can't afford anything. Tax too late - you might not have anything left to tax. Each Capital city you control comes with bonuses, eg allowing you to raise extra troops each turn, or giving your more manouvres. If there are only two players, then things can get surprisingly exciting as the two remaining armies are placed randomly on the board by selecting a random city card, these armies are then dubbed 'mercenaries' and the two players will bid each turn in order to try and control them should they wish to. I find the game is not only a good deal more complex and exciting than regular Risk as a result, it also reflects some of the realities of the medieval world quite well: rich kings who could hire large mercenary armies could carry the day, money talks. In some games we played, mercenary armies did most or all of the fighting! In others, most of the money was spent trying to enfeeble the mercenary armies as much as possible. For example, in one game, there was a large mercenary army stationed in Constantinople. One of the players had chosen to build themselves a kingdom in eastern Europe, Rus and the Baltics. With a large mercenary army on their doorstep, they ended up spending a lot of money simply trying to play this army in order to keep it ineffective, spending its money on pawns rather than dangerous siege weapons! A typical error in this game is to spend a lot of money building up the resources of a powerful mercenary army only to have it snatched away and used against you by your opponent who's been saving up for this moment later in the game. It's given me a lot more sympathy for the Italian city states who had to live with the scourge of the Condottieri, John Hawkwood, Gatamelata and all that in 14th century Italy. In fact I think another version of this game could easily be made using just the map of Italy and parts of Europe just to the north of it. I could go on, but I think it's enough to say this game is tremendous fun, a full game can take place in as little as two to three hours. The rules are quite complex to get to grips with at first, and for at least the first few games you'll be on a sharp learning curve. Once you have the hang of the basic rules, the application of strategy will slowly start to dawn on you. If you like Risk and strategy games, you won't regret buying it.

Definitely not for beginners.

I really like the OG Risk. Every game is potentially different based on the players actions and you never know how the dice are gunna roll. Games like Risk is one of the reasons I love board games so much. Anyone interested in buying this game should be familiar with the original, I would imagine. That being said, this one is very different, but in a very good way. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the original and always will. But after so many years, it is nice to see a refresher version that adds more depth. The board is huge. Love it. Very large board that covers Europe from Ireland to England to Spain to northern Africa to Rome, Constantinople, and Novgorod to the northeast. Excellent amount of cities and non-city territories to add to your Kingdom. Which brings me to my favorite parts of this version: How territories work. The more crowned cities you are able to bring into your kingdom and keep connected via supply lines (connected territories without breaks), the more you are able to tax; gathering coins and spending them in other turns to purchase as many units, castles or crown cards you can. This helps balance the terrible battle you just had where 1/2 of your forces were annihilated. In traditional risk, you could trade in cards on your next go, but if you didn't have any you were pretty much screwed. In this version, you could be sitting on a hoard of coins, and the very next turn completely build much of your forces back again in another city and prepare for a counter attack. Taxing territories is easy to learn and straightforward to learn how to use it effectively. The addition of "gold crown" cities grant additional bonuses via tiles claimed when you take control of that city! The unit battles are also awesome! The tier system allows powerful units, i.e. siege engines, cavalry, and archers to actually start a battle round where you are able to fire volleys into the enemy before they can even begin to hurt you. That is, of course, if they are equipped with only foot soldiers, for instance. Very realistic and a huge improvement over the OG Risk. Plus, a siege weapon can now bombard an adjacent territory once a round to help soften up your next target. Really cool. Battles are deep, strategic, and a bit easier to recover from. The turns are, to me, much better in this format. Essentially each player uses a deck of cards to play orders or actions (some containing bonuses, 2 cards are selected before the rounds begin, you cannot change once started) and the turns go around the table twice, until each player has used their 2 cards. Battles are fought once 2 rounds have completed. This gives you time and a means to react to an event or battle, or counter your opponents. Not possible in OG Risk. At least not this effectively. The result is a highly strategic playstyle that makes you feel like you are actually in control of an empire, caring about logistics, coin, strategic cities, fortifications, and battle plans. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't. And the best part is, you can have a solid force compared to your opponents and still lose miserably. Mismanaging your strategy means another player can win the game simply by acquiring a certain number of crowns, either by seizing crowned cities or buying crown cards. Military force is important but doesn't guarantee the win! I would highly, highly recommend this game if you have a group of friends that love games like this, you will love it the first time you play and it is just a blast. 10/10

Uno de los juegos de mesa que tengo que tener en mi biblioteca y ser prácticamente de mis TOP favoritos. Nunca pensé que habría un juego así que es precisamente lo que estaba buscando, un RISK pero mejorado a tal nivel que no tengo ninguna palabra para describir lo tan agradecido que estoy de tener estar versión. El manejo de las tropas por cartas, recolectar impuestos para comprar más ejércitos o castillos, (que estos solo pueden ser asaltados si tienes máquinas de asedio), el sistema de combate super mejorado y que reinventa el viejo. Que los combates se resuelvan al final del turno (permitiendo así hacer maniobra tanto si eres el atacante como el defensor de llevar refuerzos antes del combate). Para mí este risk es el mejor de todos, y no solo yo lo pienso sino que en BGG, es el RISK con más nota de todos los que hay.

Engaging

If you are a medieval military history buff, then you will be fascinated with the infantry, archery, calvary, and siege weapons! Also, the miniature totem flags, castles, and crowns!

Another present for our grandson He absolutely loves this but unfortunately for me, he is highly skilled and whoops me every time 😀