It insists on displaying the game board on my smaller, secondary monitor. And beyond that, the game play feels clumsy. Sadly, this MacSoft version of Risk is painfully slow, even with all the speedups. That had a good AI, the games were as quick as you wanted, and it was always very easy to see what was going on.
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J00:06 EST #5 I never played the old Mac version because of its weak AI, so my reference point is the Apple II version from Leisure Genius.I think perhaps I was thinking of the troop deployment following card trading. J12:29 EST #4 You're right about the reinforcements.Overall, I would recommend this game to anyone interested in board games or strategy games. I will agree, however, that the game can be slow, though it is not, IMO, painfully slow (especially if you turn off some options). You can simply drag the reinforcement bar to the end to deploy all your reinforcements. J21:42 EST #3 Fantomas, you did miss something.The heart is in the right place, but the amateurish approach to the interface and mechanics of game play sink this game just as surely as a land war in Asia. The old version had the 'roll until win or lose' option which made for much faster games. (Or did I miss something?) Having to press the space bar to speed up battles grows very tiresome. Simple interface touches like being able to select and deploy all of your reinforcements at once have been lost in this glossy remake. How many of you remember the pleasure of playing Risk with the old Mac version? While the AI left much to be desired, games could be played quickly. J12:26 EST #2 While what the author says is true, I would go a step further and say that experienced players will find the game slow to the point of tedium.
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I've noticed this with other full screen Classic apps, as well. However, if you Command-Tab out of the game and then go back in, the Dock portion of the screen doesn't get redrawn properly. J08:24 EST #1 I don't have the problems with the Dock covering the screen when playing in OS X, normally.If you lose the next game, simply replace the tourn.cfg file with your copy to get back to where you where before. It contains the current state of the tournament. Since many players get frustrated with this, here’s a little cheat:Ĭopy the “tourn.cfg” file in your Risk folder after you complete a game. Beware though, losing a tournament game means that you lose the entire tournament and have to start over. The goal is to finish them with the highest score. The tournament consists of 16 different Classic and SameTime games that increase in difficulty and that are scored based on your performance. In Capital Risk, your objective is to capture several enemy capitals while defending your own.įor those seeking the ultimate challenge, Risk II offers a tournament mode. Last but not least, Risk II contains a variation called “Capital Risk” under both the Classic and SameTime rules. It also gives Risk II a big advantage over the board game version, since SameTime play simply is not possible on a board. It makes the games much more interesting and dynamic. SameTime mode is very difficult to describe, but once you have played your first few games of it, you will realize that this is no longer the Risk you have known. The new rule set also allows for “mass invasions,” in which armies from several countries attack the same territory at once. This adds many new strategic challenges to the game. SameTime play fundamentally changes the dynamics of the game because everybody issues orders at the same time, which are then all executed in one turn.
More profoundly, Risk II adds a completely new game mode called “SameTime” play. For one, the board is somewhat customizable, allowing up to six new countries to be added to the board for variation. Beyond the classic game play, with many options like different reinforcement rules and dozens of computer players of different strengths to choose from, as well as the “mission play” that is somewhat similar to the board game’s, Risk II offers many new additions that will keep even seasoned players interested and challenged. So far, that’s not really new to old Risk veterans. Those messages are quite helpful for beginners, although they can get in the way of more experienced players and it is somewhat of a hassle to turn them off individually.
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