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1ntroductio.n & Strategy Hints
Equipment

GLOBAL DOMINATION RISK@

Setup, including initial army placement
Playing

Getting and placing new armies
RISKcards

Attacking

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INTRODUCTION

In this classic "Global Domination" game of military strategy. you are battling to
conquer the world. To win. you must launch daring attacks, defend yourself on

all fronts. and sweep across vast continents with boldness and cunning. But

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remember, the dangers. as well as the rewards, are high. Just when the world is

within your grasp, your opponent might strike and take it all away!
See pages

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Strategy.

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add armies, and fortify:

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11-16 for gameplay variations and variations for RlSK experts.

In all the RISK games. keep these 3 strategy hints in mind as you play.

Conquer whole continents: You will earn more armies that way.

(This doesn't apply in

Watch your enemies: If they are building up forces on adjacent territories or
continents, they may be planning an attack. Beware!

Fortify borders adjacent to enemy territories for better defense if a neighbor
decides to attack you.

Secret

Mission Risk.)

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STRATEGY HINTS

Determining the winner of the dice roll
Fortifying your position
Winning

GLOBAL DOMINATION RISKQP for 2 Players
CAPITAL RISK@, for a Shorter Game
SECRET MISSION RISKm

Rules Variations for RISK Experts

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RISK Tournaments

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EQUIPMENT

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Gameboard 5 Dice: 2 white and 3 red Deck of 56 RISK cards 6 Sets of

armies, each a different color

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The gameboard.

territories. Each continent is a different color and contains from 4 to

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The numbers along the bottom (southern) edge of the board indicate the number
of armies you will receive for a set of cards you trade in, as explained on pages

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The gameboard is a map of 6 continents divided into 42

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territories.

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7-8.

The

armies.

denominations of army pieces: Infantry (worth
and Artillery (worth
pieces; later in the game. you may trade in

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Cavalry and 5 Infantry) for I Artillery.

(or

Infantry

The

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Cavalry, or Artillery
territory

Sample RISK Cards:

There are 6 complete sets of armies, each containing

lo Infantry, or 2 Cavalry). Start the game by placing Infantry

5

lnfantry for I Cavalry. or 2 Cavalry

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'army" Cavalry

cards:

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Mission cards used only in SECRET MISSION RISK, page

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marked with a territory and a picture of Infantry,

2

Wild cards marked with all three pictures, but no

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5

"armies"

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Cavalry (worth 5 Infantry).

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Artillery

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'armies"

OBJECT

To conquer the world by occupying every territory on the board, thus eliminating
all your opponents.

OF

THE GAME

SETUP

Unlike most games, RISK demands careful planning before you actually start

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play. This Initial Army Placement sets the stage for the battles you'll fight later on.

INITIAL ARMY PLACEMENT

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Select a color and, depending on the number of players, count out the

'armies" you'll need to start the game.

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If 2 are playing, see instructions on page
If 3 are playing, each player counts out
If 4 are playing, each player counts out 30 Infantry.
If

5

are playing, each player counts out

6

are playing, each player counts out

If

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35

Infantry.

25

Infantry.

20

Infantry.

to

Infantry Cavalry Artillery Wild

Sample Mission Card:

Western

Europe

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Note:

The

12

Mission cards are used

in the Secret Mission

RISK

variation.

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Roll one die. Whoever rolls the highest number takes one lnfantry piece

2.

from his or her pile and places it onto any territory on the board, thus
claiming that territory.

Starting to the left of the first player, everyone in turn places one army onto

3.

any unoccupied territory. Continue until all
After all

4.

army onto any territory he or she already occupies. Continue in this way
until everyone has run out of armies. There is no limit to the number of
armies you may place onto a single territory.

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territories are claimed, each player in turn places one additional

TO COMPLETE GAME SETUP:

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From the card deck, remove one Mission card and slide it under the edge of
the gameboard. You will use it to mark the value of the next set of traded-in
cards (see page
used only in the Secret Mission game variation.

Shuffle the remaining pack of RISK cards and place it, facedown, by the side

6.

of the board. This pack forms the draw pile.

7.

Whoever placed the first army takes the first turn.

7).

Put the other

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territories have been claimed.

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Mission cards back in the box; they are

On your turn, try to capture territories by defeating your opponents' armies. But
be careful: Winning battles will depend on careful planning, quick decisions and

bold moves. You'll have to place your forces wisely, attack at just the right time
and fortify your defenses against all enemies.
you may trade in Infantry pieces for the equivalent (see page

Note At any time during the game.

4)

in Cavalry or

Artillery if you need to, or wish to.

Earning

cards.

At the end of any turn in which you have captured at least one

territory, you will earn one (and only one)

3

sets of

cards in any of the following combinations:

RISK

card. You are trying to collect

Each

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2.

3.

of your turns consists

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three

steps, in this order:

Getting and placing new armies;
Attacking, if you choose to. by rolling the dice;
Fortifying your position.

At the beginning of each turn, calculate how many new armies you'll add to your
territories based on

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The number of territories you occupy;

2.

The value of the continents you control:
The value of the matched sets of

3.

4.

The specific territory pictured on a traded-in card.

Territories.

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RISK

cards you trade in;

At the beginning of every turn (including your first), count the
number of territories you currently occupy, then divide the total by three (ignore
any fraction). The answer is the number of armies you receive. Place the new
armies on any territory you already occupy.

Example:

3

cards

of

same

(Infantry. Cavalry, or Artillery)

1

design

If you have collected a set of

3

RISK

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each

of

3

designs

cards, you may turn them in at the beginning

any 2 plus a 'Wlld" card

of your next turn. or you may wait. But if you have 5 or 6 cards at the beginning
of your turn, you must trade in at least one set, and may trade in a second set if

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you have one.

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Trading in cards for armies.

~t the beginning of subsequent turns, you
may trade in matched sets of cards and take additional armies based on the total
number of sets anyone has traded in so far. Put the traded-in cards facedown at
the bottom of the draw pile. For quick reference, keep one of the Mission cards
facedown under the bottom edge of the gameboard to mark the value (in
armies) of the next trade, as shown below.

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territories

14

territories

17 territories

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=

3

armies

4

armies

5

armies

You will always receive at least 3 armies on a turn, even if you occupy fewer than

9

territories.

Continents.

In addition, at the beginning of your turn you will receive armies
for each continent you control. (To control a continent, you must occupy all its
territories at the start of your turn.) To find the exact number of armies you'll
receive for each continent, look at the chart in the lower left-hand corner of
the gameboard.

The first set traded in

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The second set traded in
The third set traded in

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The fourth set traded in
The fifth set traded in
The sixth set traded in

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set

traded

4

armies

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6

armies

8

armies

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armies

12

armies

15 armies

In

so far; next set will

be

worth

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After the sixth set has been traded in, each additional set is worth 5 more armies.
Example: If you

eighth, you get

trade in the seventh set, you get

25

armies, and so on. "First" and "second" set, etc., refer to sets

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armies; if you trade in the

traded in by anyone during the game. Thus. if you trade in the third set in the

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game, you receive

Occupied territories. If any of the 3 cards you trade in shows the picture of

armies, even if it's the first set you have traded in.

a

territory you occupy, you receive 2 extra armies. You must place both those
armies onto that particular territory.

Note: On a single turn, you may receive no more than 2 extra armies above and

sets

beyond those you receive for the matched

of cards you trade in.

Hints: No matter how many armies you receive at the start of your turn, deploy

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them carefully
good military strategy to move your armies

either to prepare for an attack or to defend against one. It is

to

the front, heavily fortifying

territories that border enemy territories.

After placing your armies at the beginning of your turn, decide if you wish to
attack at this time. The object of an attack is to capture a territory by defeating
all the opposing armies already on it. The battle is fought by a roll of the dice.
Study the board for a moment. Do you want to attack?

To

attack.

First announce both the territory you're attacking and the one
you're attacking from. Then roll the dice against the opponent who occupies the
opposing territory.

Before rolling, both you and your opponent must announce the number of
dice you intend to roll, and you both must roll at the same time.

You, the attacker, will roll

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2

or 3 red dice: You must have at least one more
army in your territory than the number of dice you roll. Hint: The more dice
you roll, the greater your odds of winning. Yet the more dice you roll, the
more armies you may lose, or be required to move into a captured territory.

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The defender will roll either I or 2 white dice: To roll 2 dice, he or she must

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have at least 2 armies on the territory under attack. Hint: The more dice the
defender rolls, the greater his or her odds of winning -but the more armies
he or she may lose.

TO

decide

a battle.

Compare the highest die each of you rolled. If yours (the
attacker's) is higher, the defender loses one army from the territory under attack.
But if the defender's die is higher than yours, you lose one army from the territory
you attacked from; put it back in your clear plastic box. If each of you rolled more
than one die, now compare the two next-highest dice and repeat the process.

If you choose not to attack, pass the dice to the player on your left. You may still
fortify your position, if you wish (see page

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If you choose to attack, you must follow these rules:

You may only attack a territory that's adjacent (touching) to one of your own,
or connected to

it

by a dashed line. Examples: Greenland may attack the
Northwest Territory, Ontario, Quebec and Iceland. North Africa may attack
Egypt. Western Europe and Brazil.

At

the western and eastern edges of the

board. Alaska is considered adjacent to, and may attack, Kamchatka.

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You must always have at least two armies in the territory you're attacking from.
You may continue attacking one territory until you have eliminated all armies

on

it,

or you may shift your attack from one territory

to

another, attacking
each as often as you like and attacking as many territories as you like during
one turn.

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Capturing territories.

territory, you capture that territory and must occupy it immediately. To do so.

move in at least as many armies as the number of dice you rolled in your last
battle. Remember: In most cases, moving as many armies as you can to the front
is advantageous, because armies left behind can't help you when you are

attacking. Also remember: You must always leave at least one army behind on
the territory you attacked from. During the game, every territory must always
be occupied by at least one army.

Ending your attack.

captured at least one territory, first take the top RISK card from the draw pile.

(No matter how many territories you've captured on your turn, you may take
only one RISK card.) Your last step is to fortify your position, if you wish (see
below). Finally, pass the dice.

As soon as you defeat the last opposing army on a

You may end your attack(s) at any time. If you have

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This version is played like regular RISK with one important exception: Along with

your armies and those of your opponent, there are also "neutral" armies on the
board that act as a buffer between you and your opponent. This feature gives the
2-player version much the same strategic flavor as the regular

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for

2

players

the complete ~lobal Domination

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Risk

rules

RISK"

first.

RlSK game.

Eliminating an opponent.

by defeating his or her last army on the gameboard, you win any
player has collected.

If winning them gives you 6 or more cards. you must immediately trade in

to

enough sets
reduced to

But if winning them gives you fewer than

of your next turn to trade in a set.
Note: When you draw a card from the deck at the end of your turn (for

having won a battle), if this brings your total to
next turn to trade in.

reduce your hand to 4 or fewer cards, but once your hand is

4,

3,

or 2 cards, you must stop trading.

If during your turn you eliminate an opponent

RlSK cards that

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you must wait until the beginning

6.

you must wait until your

FORTIFYING YOUR POSITION

No matter what you've done on your turn, you may, if you wish, end your turn
by fortifying your position. You are not required
attack to do so. Some players refer to this as the "free move."

To fortify your position, move as many armies as you'd like from one (and only

one) of your territories into one (and only one) of your
Remember to move troops towards borders where they can help in an attack!

In moving your armies from one territory to another, you must leave at least one

army behind.

to

win a battle or even to try an

adjacent

territories.

Same as in Global Domination Risk.

INITIAL ARMY PLACEMENT

You and your opponent each select a complete set of armies. Then either of you
selects a third set to be "neutral." Take 40 Infantry pieces from each of the
and claim territories in the following manner:

I.

Remove the Mission cards and the 2 Wild cards from the RISK card deck.
Slide one of the Mission cards under the edge of the board, to keep track of
traded-in sets.

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Shuffle the RISK cards thoroughly and deal them, facedown, into j equal

2.

piles. Both you and your opponent choose a different pile. The remaining
pile is "neutral."

Place one of your Infantry onto each of the 14 territories shown on the RISK

3.

cards in your pile. Your opponent does the same. Then place one "neutral"
lnfantry onto each of the remaining

After every territory on the board has been claimed, you and your opponent

4.

take turns placing your remaining armies: Place
the territories you occupy. Then place
territory you want, placing it to block your opponent's possible advance.

14 "neutral" territories.

2

Infantry onto any I or 2 of

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"neutral" army onto any "neutral"

3

sets

WIWNING

The winner is the first player to eliminate every opponent by capturing all 42

territories on the board.

TO COMPLETE

After all the armies have been placed on the board, return the two Wild cards

5.

to the RISK card deck, shuffle the deck and start to play.

GAME

SETUP:

ATTT

On your turn. you may attack any territory adjacent to one of your own.

k a 'neutral" territory, your opponent rolls to defend that

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EQUIPMENT

Same as in Global Domination Risk.

SETUP

"Neutral" armies cannot attack and never receive reinforcements during the game.

If you run out of 'reinforcements" in your original army color, you may fortify

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your position using Infantry of
game.

coordinating color not already being used in the

WINNING

To win, be the first to eliminate your opponent by capturing all of his or her
territories. You do not have to eliminate the "neutral" armies.

Usually, all "neutral" armies are eliminated before the end of the game. If this

happens. don't worry. Play continues until one player defeats the other.

a shorter Global Domination game

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for

Read the complete Global Domination

to 6 players

RISK

rules first.

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After deploying your armies at the beginning of the game, select one of the
territories you've claimed and make it your Headquarters. Then, without
revealing the territory you've chosen, find its matching RISK card and place
it facedown in front of you.

2.

After everyone in turn has selected a Headquarters, all players turn their

faceup, thus revealing the location of their Headquarters.

cards

All

Global Domination RISK rules apply, with these additions:

If you capture an opposing Headquarters, place the Headquarters card you'vc

won faceup in front of you to prove you've captured it.
If at any point your Headquarters is captured by an opponent, you are not

eliminated from the game. Simply give your card
continue playing.

You may not use a Headquarters card as part of a matched set of
Be sure to keep all Headquarters cards out of the way during the game.

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that opponent and

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card

OBJECT OF THE GAME

To

capture all opposing Headquarters - while still controlling your own territory.

If you wish, you may shorten the game even further:

4

players: Capture any 2 opposing Headquarters while controlling your own.

5

or 6 players: Capture any 3 opposing Headquarters while controlling your own.

for

3

to

6

players

Read

the

complete Global Domination RISK rules first.

OBJECT OF THE 6AME

To be the first player

Use all the equipment of the Global Domination RISK game. plus the
cards. These cards give each player a different mission; when that mission has
been completed, that player automatically wins the game.

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to

complete the Mission described on your own Mission carc

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Mission

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INITIAL

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SETUP

ARMY

Select a color and, depending on the number of players, count out the
"armies" you'll need to start the game.

PLACEMENT

RULES VARIATIONS FOR

Many experienced players like to reduce the role of luck in the game. Feel free to
use any or all of these rules variations to add skill (and length) to both the Global
Domination and

Sec~et Mission games.

RISK

EXPERTS

If 3 are playing, each player counts out

4

are playing, each player counts out 30 Infantry.

If
If

5

are playing, each player counts out

If

6

are playing, each player counts out

35

Infantry.

25

Infantry.

20

Infantry.

TO COMPLETE GAME SETUP:

2.

Before play begins, elect one player to be the General. If fewer than 6 are

to

playing, the General removes the Mission cards that refer
unused colors.

3.

The General shuffles the Mission cards and, starting to the left, deals one card
facedown to each player. Slide one of the remaining Mission cards facedown
under the edge of the board; put the rest of the Mission cards back in the box;
no one, including the General. may look at any of these.

4.

The General removes the 2 Wild cards from the deck of RISK cards, shuffles,
and deals out all the RISK cards. starting with the player to the left.

player game, 2 players will each receive one extra card.) These cards determine

which territories each of you will occupy at the beginning of the game.

Each player places one army on each of his or her territories. When you've

5.

done this, go around the table in turn. placing another army on each of your
territories. There is no limit to the number of armies that can occupy a single
territory. Continue until all troops have been deployed across the map.

6.

The General now collects the RISK cards, returns the 2 Wild cards, shuffles

the deck. and puts

it

to the side, facedown.

the

(1n a

4-

or

5-

The value of matched

as

each matched set

matched set is still worth

worth

brtifying your position.

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from one or more territories to any number of your other territories. However.
before you can do this, you must occupy all the territories in between. Example:
If you want to move armies from South Africa into Brazil, you must first occupy
the Congo and North Africa. thus forming a continuous "path."

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armies. and so on.

stated in the rules, increase its value by only

RISK

4

armies, but the second is worth 5 armies, the third is

card sets.

At

the end of your turn, you may move armies

Instead of increasing the value of

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Thus, the first

Cameplay continues as in the standard Global Domination game.

7.

WINNING

The player who completes his or her mission first - and reveals the Mission card

it

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to prove
Important note:

mission with the aid (usually unintentional) of another player. For example, if

your mission is to destroy all the yellow troops and another player actually

removes the final yellow armies from the board. that player has helped you

complete your Secret Mission.

wins.

In

Secret

Mission

Risk.

it

is possible that you will accomplish your

Armies per territory.

armies on a single territory. If because of this rule you are unable to place some
armies, you lose those armies.

During the game, you may not have more than

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Advantage when attacking.

territory you're attacking from or the territory

If you have a RISK card that shows either the

you're attacking:

You may, if you wish, re-roll any one die on each battle involving that
territory. To do so, place the card

faceup in front of you and roll the

die again.
You may use more than one card on a turn. but only one card per battle.
Once you stop attacking the territory in question, put the RISK card back

into your hand for future use.
You may not use a RISK card in this manner when defending a territory.

Commanders.

dice you've just rolled so that the number

Once per turn while attacking you may change one of the

'6"

is showing. This represents

the influence of your "Commander" at the scene of the battle.

RISK

TOURHAMENTS

To receive an information kit describing how to hold your own RISK tournament,
write to us at the address below.

We will be happy to hear your questions or comments about this game. Write to: Hasbro Games.
Consumer Affairs Dept..
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