Strategy Games Besides RISK?

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:01 am

yes, I have asked the question of doom. I've been playing RISK with my friends for months now, and I like it, but i would like to know- are there any other wargames in this style? not too complicated, and won't take more than a few hours? i've been considering axis & allies..does anyone know if that'd be a good buy?
EDIT: it's usually with 2 other friends, so, yeah. i thought diplomacy sounded really interesting, but alas, not enough players

i've heard of the variants, but...i don't think it'd match up to the intended 7-player game, and i don't know if i'd be willing to betray them and all that, even if it's just a game (and also reviews from people from BoardGameGeek). and plus the game comes out under a new distributor (?), avalon hill in march of this year

Frigidus · Post by **Frigidus** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:08 am

Hitman079 wrote:yes, I have asked the question of doom. I've been playing RISK with my friends for months now, and I like it, but i would like to know- are there any other wargames in this style? not too complicated, and won't take more than a few hours? i've been considering axis & allies..does anyone know if that'd be a good buy?
EDIT: it's usually with 2 other friends, so, yeah. i thought diplomacy sounded really interesting, but alas, not enough players i've heard of the variants, but...i don't think it'd match up to the intended 7-player game, and i don't know if i'd be willing to betray them and all that, even if it's just a game (and also reviews from people from BoardGameGeek). and plus the game comes out under a new distributor (?), avalon hill in march of this year

Axis and allies can be pretty sweet, but it takes dedication. Just setting up the board takes a while. Also, it's best if you have 5 people but not necessary. It's pretty fun honestly.

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:22 am

any game that'd be ok for 3 people?
i will murder/call joe beevers on anyone that suggests monopoly.

F1fth · Post by **F1fth** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:25 am

Monopoly...

Kidding. Stratego is fun, but only for two players (there may versions for more than two though).

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:26 am

is stratego that game with the pieces that look like they're actually modified from "guess who?" it looks really kiddy to me.

hecter · Post by **hecter** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:34 am

Axis and Allies can be played with 2-5 players. But seriously, games can take days... Warhammer is also interesting but incredibly expensive and takes even more dedication than Axis and Allies. Also, check out Junta. It's a fascinating game...

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:47 am

hmmm...lemme also add that i'd prefer war games, but thanks for the suggestion, hecter, i'm wikipedia'ing it right now

so far, our RISK games last only a few hours thanks to the fact my friends are not brilliant strategists yet-
one game i had all of south america, and my other friend (daniel) had all of africa. i kept breaking into africa, but all he did was take it back, but not attack south america, even though i only had one border army

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:50 am

RTW style games? Or Age of Empires? There's a similar game to RTW called Spartan, but it's not as fun though. How about StarCraft?

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:54 am

starcraft..the board game? there is one? oh, and what is RTW?

Plutoman · Post by **Plutoman** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:57 am

Hitman079 wrote:starcraft..the board game? there is one?

No, but I wish there was

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:00 am

yeah, there is.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/22827
came out only last year

hecter · Post by **hecter** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:03 am

Hitman079 wrote:hmmm...lemme also add that i'd prefer war games, but thanks for the suggestion, hecter, i'm wikipedia'ing it right now
so far, our RISK games last only a few hours thanks to the fact my friends are not brilliant strategists yet-
one game i had all of south america, and my other friend (daniel) had all of africa. i kept breaking into africa, but all he did was take it back, but not attack south america, even though i only had one border army

I gave you all war games

Axis and Allies; WWII. Warhammer; Specific Battles you design and customize with little or no restrictions. Junta; political situations that can lead to civil wars, type thing...

lord voldemort · Post by **lord voldemort** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:04 am

i love age of empires...i mite play that now

AndrewLC · Post by **AndrewLC** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:05 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne_(board_game)

Plutoman · Post by **Plutoman** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:16 am

Hitman079 wrote:yeah, there is.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/22827
came out only last year

Ok... that looks extremely complicated O.o

I can't believe they actually made a starcraft board game....

F1fth · Post by **F1fth** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:19 am

Don't judge a book by its cover. Stratego is quite fun actually, and it's recommended age is the same as Risk's (10 to Adult).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratego

At least read about it.

Chromeboy · Post by **Chromeboy** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:00 am

stratego is an awesome game. great for strategy and memory practice. also there is very little luck involved because theres no dice. pretty easy to get used to as well

of course i cant recommend any better strategy game than chess, with so many variables and options and no dice, there is no luck in chess.

if your looking at computer games, the total war series is always a must for strategy lovers

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:34 pm

yes, i've played chess. not too good yet, though. but i can beat my dad most of the time

and damn, i forgot all about risk 2210 AD.

Russianfire8371 · Post by **Russianfire8371** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:58 pm

Advanced Wars for the DS is a fun stratagy war game

Chromeboy · Post by **Chromeboy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:21 am

too true, advance wars is amazing.

sangfroid · Post by **sangfroid** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:54 am

For the next level in wargaming, try Hexwar. I played there for 18 months and loved it, taking me right back to the good old days.

(Eval is free BTW)

bryguy · Post by **bryguy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:58 am

F1fth wrote:Monopoly...

Kidding. Stratego is fun, but only for two players (there may versions for more than two though).

did u know that a while back they came out with an electronic stratego?? so that u dont have to turn the pieces around

InkL0sed · Post by **InkL0sed** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:52 am

Civilization is a cool game as well.

TehPinkEmoBunni · Post by **TehPinkEmoBunni** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:13 pm

InkL0sed wrote:Civilization is a cool game as well.

Not a board game though, is it? If it is, totally didn't hear about it.

And yes, Chess is good, and so is Go and Shogi and Korean Chess and...

Traditional board games are good, I swear. Just not checkers. <.<

Plutoman · Post by **Plutoman** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:31 pm

checkerslol

It was just recently totally solved by a computer for the invincible game ^_^

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