Risk is a popular game for major strategy type players. Risk can be played for hours and is a board game of world domination. In Risk, the object is to conquer the world by attacking to acquire territory and defending your own territory from your opponents. Risk is a turn-based game and is best if played with two to six players.
This board game is played on a board representing a Napoleonic-era styled political map of the Earth. The Risk game board is divided into 42 territories comprising six different continents. With the roll of the dice and by colleting certain types of cards, one begins to "conquer" the world in the board game of Risk. The board game of Risk is a widely liked and played game.