RISK or Chess which is better?????????

Danadelfos · Post by **Danadelfos** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:52 pm

RISK or Chess!!!!!!!!!! Because Chess is hard and strategic no chance. It's all brains. And RISK because you're taking over the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well it does take a little strategy too.

STRYPER · Post by **STRYPER** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:54 pm

umm, this is very similar to a thread Jollyholiday started...

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:59 pm

I have played Chess longer, so I think that I will go with it. But I like to play RISK also.

-Cowboy

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:50 am

That is an absolute impossible choice! Both games are put together too ingeniously for one to be better.

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:55 am

Jonathan wrote:That is an absolute impossible choice! Both games are put together too ingeniously for one to be better.

Have you played RISK on the computer? It makes for faster games.

-Cowboy

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:27 am

COWBOY OF TEXAS wrote:
Jonathan wrote:That is an absolute impossible choice! Both games are put together too ingeniously for one to be better.
Have you played RISK on the computer? It makes for faster games.

-Cowboy

Yes, but it was a long time ago. A friend of mine had the first version on his computer, but I haven't played it on computer since the one with that one it caught fire...

Besides, I like playing both of those games with real live people a lot more then with a computer or online or etc.

J-man · Post by **J-man** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:58 am

I can't decide either..

Mandy Straussberg · Post by **Mandy Straussberg** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:23 am

I think chess. I played Risk one time and it was just too frustrating. I think maybe if I played one of the themed versions I might like it better, though.

Mandy

poWerbOy · Post by **poWerbOy** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:14 pm

hard choice i am not a serious chess player but the game does interest me. i've only played RisK on the computer but that game is great i love it.

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:15 pm

It totally depends on a lot of things, but I would generally say Risk, because I am really bad at Chess.

STRYPER · Post by **STRYPER** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:17 pm

Risk because I'm much better at it and because you can play with a group of people.

Though I think Chess is a little more "classic" it has existed for a millenia and will continue to exist. I don't think Risk will be played three centuries from now.

Clodius Albinus · Post by **Clodius Albinus** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:00 pm

Chess, as no part of it is contingent on chance, nor on other players.

Also, while I know little about them, if one wants a war or diplomacy game, there are many that are far more realistic than Risk that, while chance remains a factor, curtails it significantly and adds many additional factors that better comport to actual strategic considerations. They also generally permit -- and indeed require -- negotiations, alliances, agreements and, of course, the occasional breaking of such or reneging thereupon.

This is not to say that there's anything wrong with Risk, a game that I have enjoyed when I've had the opportunity to play. It just can't match chess, nor indeed is it the best in its category. Its key selling point, I think, is its relative simplicity, especially when you note that many war/diplomacy strategy games have rule books in a somewhat more literal sense -- that is, it's a lot longer than the little foldout you get with Risk. Twenty pages would not be at all uncommon, although in many cases, some of this is filled with charts for the various "situations" that can be played.

Trillspots · Post by **Trillspots** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:20 pm

Chess...I love Chess

-Trill

Iverkid · Post by **Iverkid** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:25 pm

uummmmm... RISK. RISK is the ultimate coolest board game ever!
Iverkid

Shad Lexer · Post by **Shad Lexer** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:10 pm

Risk, no doubt in my mind.

Jennifer Doyle · Post by **Jennifer Doyle** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:19 pm

Chess! Risk and games like it make my mind:

Chess is a nice, fairly simple, game of strategy that does not take one million hours to set up.

Trillspots · Post by **Trillspots** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:20 pm

And you can play Chess online, as far as I know, you can't play online Risk...I could be wrong though. If I'm wrong, someone please supply me with a link!!!

I love Chess.

-Trill

Jennifer Doyle · Post by **Jennifer Doyle** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:24 pm

Trillspots wrote:And you can play Chess online, as far as I know, you can't play online Risk...I could be wrong though. If I'm wrong, someone please supply me with a link!!!

I love Chess.

-Trill

It'd be cool if we could play sometime.

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:30 pm

You can play a similar game to Risk online here.

Trillspots · Post by **Trillspots** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:31 pm

Awesome, thanks! I'll be sure to check it out.

-Trill