Guide Note

Risk features a game board depicting a Napoleon-era map of the world. Players control armies, and attempt to capture territories from other players until they conquer the board.

Fast Facts

1. Creators: Albert Lamorisse and Michael I. Levin
2. Created: 1957
3. Original Name: La Conquête du Monde
4. Publisher: Parker Brothers
5. Players: 2-6
6. Play time: 120 min

1. Players claim territories by placing armies on them until all of the territories have been claimed.
2. Additional armies are placed on territories to help strengthen them.

1. North America
   • Alaska, Alberta, Central America, Eastern United States, Greenland, Northwest Territory, Ontario, Quebec, Western United States
2. South America
   • Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
3. Europe
   • The British Isles, Iceland, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Southern Europe, Ukraine, Western Europe
4. Africa
   • Congo, East Africa, Egypt, Madagascar, North Africa, South Africa
5. Asia
   • Afghanistan, China, India, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Middle East, Mongolia, Siam, Siberia, Ural, Yakutsk
6. Australia
   • Eastern Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Western Australia