Strategy Games Besides RISK?

by **suggs** on Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:34 pm

Check out Supremacy-its a mix of Risk and Diplomacy.
Closer to risk really, but its a class board game, 4 players ideal, but do able with 3.

The board game KingMaker is a classic, quite long, but excellent strateg game.
Brittania is EPIC will take you all day, but its brilliant.
Civilization (the board game from Avalon, pre-Sid Meier) is excellent but again it will take you all day.

by **CrazyAnglican** on Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:53 pm

Good suggestions Suggs.

Supremacy is great. It's been out of print for ages though good luck finding it. Diplomacy is awesome. This site will let you try it out online before you buy a copy. It's like Risk with no cards and no dice.

http://www.playdiplomacy.com/index.php

lots of CC 'ers on that site now. They even advertise CC among their players.

Titan is great from Avalon Hill (again if you can find it and have a day or three to play a war game).

I haven't played Kingmaker in years, but what an awesome game. Stellar Conquest was cool too.

by **luns101** on Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:17 pm

Chromeboy wrote:stratego is an awesome game

Except when you're 9 year-old nephew beats you at it!! :twisted:

Did I just admit to that out loud?

by **Dekloren** on Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:19 pm

Vote Ron Paul.

by **InkL0sed** on Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:28 pm

Dekloren wrote:Vote Ron Paul.

That isn't subliminal messaging at ALL.

by **Hitman079** on Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:01 pm

InkL0sed wrote:
Dekloren wrote:Vote Ron Paul.

That isn't subliminal messaging at ALL.

to quote the simpsons: it's super-liminal advertising.
oh, and i have joined diplomacy, but i have to know how to play the game before i join one.

by **Nobunaga** on Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:12 pm

... Squad Leader. Once you start... you won't be able to stop. Fantastically great squad-level war game.

... It IS complicated, however... but worth the time it takes to learn the rules, and winning has very little to do with luck.

...