OVERVIEW
Welcome to the world of RISK. It’s exciting. It’s unpredictable. It’s all
about battling your way to global domination, one territory at a time. And
it’s easier to learn than you might think.
RISK doesn’t give you a whole lot of rules to remember, and that gives
you the freedom to focus on your strategy. That’s one of the features
that makes RISK so much fun to play.
You’ll decide things like where to place your troops, where to attack, who
to attack, and how often to attack. But when it comes to easing you into
the game, don’t worry – we’ve got your back!
HOW DOES THE GAME WORK?
In short, you control territories by having troops in them.
You get more troops at the start of your turn and put them on the board.
You use your troops to attack other players and conquer their territories.
At the end of your turn, you set up a few troops to defend your territories
and you may or may not get to draw a card.
GETTING STARTED
Launch the game from the launcher menu then choose ‘play game’ from
the main menu.
Setup your game next, choosing the rules that suit you best – from
objectives to fortification rules. Then choose how many players – you
can have any combination of human and AI opponents. We suggest
using auto-setup until you are used to the rules of the game
INITIAL SETUP
At the start of the game, the world is divided amongst the players and
initial troops are set-up. There are two ways of doing this – automatic or
manual.
In manual setup, players take it in turns to claim territories by adding a
single troop to them. When all of the territories are taken, players place
their remaining armies in territories they own (again one by one) until all
are placed.
However, you can choose to automate this process instead. Territories
are handed out to players and troops are assigned to those territories
randomly.
GAME PHASES
Each player takes it in turns to play. There are three phases to a turn –
Draft, Attack and Fortify.
In the draft phase you earn troops for every territory you own and gain
troop bonuses for owning entire continents. You can also trade in any
territory cards earned in the attack phase for more troops.
In the attack phase you can choose to attack any number of adjacent
enemy territories (as long as you have the troops. Choose the number of
dice you want to roll and attack. Press X to auto attack and resolve
combat faster but remember there’s no retreating once you have auto
attacked.
In the Fortify phase, move as many troops as you’d like from one of your
territories into another of your connected territories.
OBJECTIVES
There are three different objectives – World Domination, Capitals and
Secret Missions.
In World Domination you must control every territory to win.
In Capitals, each player places a capital in a territory at the start of the
game and you must control them all to win.
In Secret Missions, each player receives a secret mission (such as
control America and Africa) and must complete their mission before
anyone else to win.
IRIS
IRIS is your Integrated Reconnaissance and Intelligence System, a
computer helper who keeps you informed on the state of the war and
provides tactical assistance. Press LB during any phase to access
additional tactical guidance.
MENU CONTROLS
Use the Left Stick to move the button highlight.
Press A to select the highlighted option.
Press B to cancel actions or return to the previous menu.
Press X to sign-in when adding players to a game.
In-GAME CONTROLS
In-game controls for Risk are context sensitive. The actions change for
each button according to the phase that you are in.
Use the Left Stick to move the cursor in-game or button highlights in
menus.
Press A to select territories, confirm actions or press buttons in menus.
Press X to auto-attack during attack phase or trade cards in the card
picker menu.
Press Y to trade cards in Draft Phase or view cards in all other phases.
Press RB to end Attack or Fortify phases.
Press LB at any time to access Tactical Guidance.
SMART CURSOR
The context-sensitive cursor highlights territories and displays button
presses and actions relevant to the phase you are in.
PLAYER CARD
The player card displays the currently active player and how many
troops and stars they have available.
PHASE INDICATOR
The phase indicator displays which phase the current player is in.
INFO BAR
The info bar displays any buttons and actions that are not affected by the
position of the cursor.
DICE PICKER
During combat the dice picker shows how many dice you are using in
each combat.
HEAD TO HEAD
You can play Risk against up to 4 opponents via Xbox Live - any mix of
human and AI.
LEAGUE
Earn points over a six-game season and fight to gain promotion to higher
leagues. ‘Win’ leagues to earn special awards!”
