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DATE:5-July-2008
Filed Under: Games

I got hooked on playing Risk years ago when a much of us guys would meet after work and play strategy board games until the early hours of the morning.

Risk is turn based and pits you against other opponents as you try to dominate the world. Each player gets a turn to either build his forces or attack your opponents. As you control more and more territory you gain additional forces. Although the roll of the die dictates your chances against your opponents forces it really is all about attrition and the larger the forces on the offensive the better the chances of success.

1. Empire XP v3.0 
Out of the three free versions of Risk that I have played Empire XP has been the easiest to play and allows you to play a relatively fun game against the computer or your friends over a LAN. 

2. Risk Java Version
Although the Java version defiantly does not have the graphics capabilities of the DOS version or Empire XP, "JavaRisk" is based roughly on the board game, features network support for multiplayer games, hot-seat sessions for playing with friends on one PC and features a challenging AI.

3. Risk DOS Version
The DOS version of Risk features a great interface and is the closest in the look and feel of the Risk board game.

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Rules for playing Risk