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Title: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: rscaper1070 on July 25, 2012, 06:57:08 pm
I finally got sick of Firefox getting worse with every update and switched over to Chrome (so much better IMHO). Checking out the Chrome Store I stumbled onto Warlight (http://warlight.net/), a really cool Risk clone. The free game is pretty fun and it has me thinking about dropping the $30 for the lifetime membership that allows you to play in ladders and tournaments.

There didn't seem to be anything posted about it so I thought I'd see if there were any Risk fans out there.

(http://martin-thoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Warlight.png)
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: Scourge of Ages on July 25, 2012, 08:37:45 pm
I'm a Risk fan! But I already bought Factions on Steam, which has a classic mode, so I'm set.

Cool project though.
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: StarSlayer on July 25, 2012, 09:08:36 pm
But the Priiiize
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: jr2 on July 25, 2012, 11:32:35 pm
/me likes, thanks.
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: Nohiki on July 26, 2012, 01:55:12 am
Played a lot of it, but t depends far too much on luck and initial position for my liking :(
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: Spoon on July 26, 2012, 07:55:15 am
Played a lot of it, but t depends far too much on luck and initial position for my liking :(
Risk in a nutshell.
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: MatthTheGeek on July 26, 2012, 08:14:19 am
Risk being a board game, depending on luck is pretty much a requirement. You know, with the dices and all.
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: Polpolion on July 26, 2012, 09:28:18 am
Risk being a board game, depending on luck is pretty much a requirement. You know, with the dices and all.

You obviously haven't played many good board games if you think it's all luck. :p
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: MatthTheGeek on July 26, 2012, 09:30:01 am
Never said it's all luck. It's usually more like 50/50.
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: Colonol Dekker on July 26, 2012, 10:25:59 am
Quote from: Optimus Prime
Spoiler:
All we need is a little Energon, and a lot of luck. :yes:
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: Bob-san on July 26, 2012, 12:31:47 pm
Never said it's all luck. It's usually more like 50/50.
Risk is mostly strategy. Sure, when battling, luck can play a roll. If you're lucky, you'll be successful in your initial rolls. With this game, however, starting positions are mitigated by having neutral territories.
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: Spoon on July 26, 2012, 12:50:59 pm
Never said it's all luck. It's usually more like 50/50.
Risk is mostly strategy.
Hahahaha no.
No amount of strategy will negate having ****ty luck in this game.
"I'll just invade this weak border with my 20 dudes and gain good ground from there!"
*20 bad rolls later*
"Well, great. I lost my 20 dudes and you lost 5. I gained nothing. Yay for strategy!"

The only thing strategy accomplishes in this game is getting better odds.
But in the end it comes down to this:
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3973/comic259.png)
Title: Re: Hey Risk Fans! Warlight!
Post by: BloodEagle on July 26, 2012, 02:23:38 pm
I messed around with this game years ago.  IIRC, the AI is complete bull****.