Conquer Club

I introduced my kids to "Risk" at the weekend (it felt good to be master of the board for once!)

Now, the copy of the game I have now is one I picked up in a games auction a coupla years ago, and this was the first time it'd been dusted off. It's an old copy, a Waddingtons. I know that I've seen (and indeed sold, when I had my games business) a number of different editions, with different rules (including the dreaded "mission cards" nonsense).

Now, I found I couldn't remember how many armies you get to start with. So I looked it up in the rules, and this must be a seriously early edition - there was nothing there. Deal the cards, place one army on each, first player gets number of countries/3.

I arbitrarily decided that we all got five extra armies to place at the beginning. But can someone tell me the rules on that?

yeah it depenmds on how many peopke are playing. you nget way motre than five each.
but cant remember. try googling the rules.

suggs wrote:yeah it depenmds on how many peopke are playing. you nget way motre than five each.
but cant remember. try googling the rules.

You're right - I didn't think that would take me straight to what I wanted - I thought "risk" would give me all sorts of other options. But "Risk Rules" got me straight there.

Incidentally, it looks like the copy I have has the 1959 rules in.

cool! you should keep it, miught be woth something.
(not kidding)

There are a few different versions of the rules (maybe 5? google would help) and yeah, if I remember correctly your version was the first. I think they changed it soon, might have a rare edition on your hands.

Try the old monopoly trick, put a couple in your pocket, place them out evenly, remark "Oh look at that 42D naked women Hailing a Cab over there, then place pocket stolen armies in the middle east.

spurgistan wrote:There are a few different versions of the rules (maybe 5? google would help) and yeah, if I remember correctly your version was the first. I think they changed it soon, might have a rare edition on your hands.

Closer examination shows a later (though not much) edition, with photocopied rules from the first edition - so no gold mine I'm afraid.