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likeinsaaaaw t1_iy64vpn wrote

If you think that bullshit's frustrating never play risk.

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Dudeist-Priest t1_iy6dn6y wrote

If you get mad playing risk, NEVER play Diplomacy

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Sir-Viette t1_iy6rx97 wrote

This week, Meta launched an open source Diplomacy-playing AI called Cicero. So now our computers can get mad and punch out brothers for us.

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sivf18 t1_iy74gdm wrote

Shit I don’t know which is scarier, a mad jester obsessed with corpse or an AI. That name are bad news

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Rezzone t1_iy7nnby wrote

A Diplomacy reference in the wild. I am beaming.

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Mummelpuffin t1_iy95jz5 wrote

Never heard of this before, but Neptune's Pride has a similar vibe, specifically like playing Diplomacy PBP. It's all alliances and backstabbing, and it takes many IRL hours for ships to move between star systems and for research to happen. Games can potentially last a month. Playing it with people you know is a nightmare since real life continues on as you all erode each other's trust.

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Dudeist-Priest t1_iy9bizm wrote

> Neptune's Pride

Sweet! I'm a board game fan and this is right up my alley. Nice to have a web-based option

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OneFingerIn t1_iy6brwi wrote

I've been punched by my brother during a game of Risk. The punch was preceded by allegations of collusion.

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sterfri99 t1_iy6eliy wrote

Of course, it being Risk, there definitely was collusion

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OneFingerIn t1_iy6lrl5 wrote

As there should be. When one player starts getting stronger than the others, you have to collude against that player or they'll steamroll you both.

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tristanjones t1_iy9hvqz wrote

I once bribed a sibling with a milk shake for a 1 turn alliance.

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throwtheclownaway20 t1_iy6bnqq wrote

Risk takes so long to play, they'd all have sobered up before shit got really tense.

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manbirddog t1_iy7zli5 wrote

If it takes longer than 3 hours, y’all ain’t being risky enough

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tristanjones t1_iy9hq3h wrote

You can play as a computer game now, I think for free. Helps it go much faster. 15 to 45 minutes I'd guess. All the dice rolling and figure moving taken away speeds it up a ton

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GabeTheJerk t1_iyb65yj wrote

I began a game of it 3 years ago. We arent done yet.

The game got burnt in a small clasroom fire but still-

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291000610478021 t1_iy6kr6v wrote

I've been married 14 years and Risk caused the biggest argument to date in our marriage.

We didn't speak for 2 days ha

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Canadian47 t1_iy6ed86 wrote

That's for amateurs as well, Settlers of Catan is the game to play for family conflict.

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Gaviel t1_iy6o0pl wrote

Odd enough one of the worst fights I've seen was from someone using the monopoly card in Catan.

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Spindrune t1_iy7ji32 wrote

The card just inherently brings feel bads. Like ask who has x to trade and then just take it all.

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broforange t1_iy785np wrote

when me and my friends play catan we always call it 'breakin apart the family'. theres always someone who gets butthurt lol

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Sarsmi t1_iy9977l wrote

Ah, the divorce game. It's been a while.

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GeneralNathanJessup t1_iy6c03y wrote

Ukraine is not weak!

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LogCareful7780 t1_iy6p7hd wrote

Yeah, well, we're playing a game here, pal.

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shingofan t1_iy6xl9g wrote

Ukraine is game to you?!

(On a slightly related note, recent events made that scene better to me)

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LogCareful7780 t1_iy72wqq wrote

Everyone was making memes about that scene when the Donbas war started in 2014

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themengsk1761 t1_iy70uzp wrote

I firmly believe Risk is a tool of Australian diplomacy to deter anyone from ever trying to invade them. Once a player has Australia, they cannot lose.

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likeinsaaaaw t1_iy723g3 wrote

Play with good players and Australia is just a trap

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WyattfuckinEarp t1_iy8cf8w wrote

Correct, Iceland is key. It's all about collecting cards not about holding south America or Australia

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rdsox13 t1_iy71k4t wrote

To hell with that... fights broke out over games of Sorry, I'm not even thinking about Risk

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Derpinator_420 t1_iy76oi3 wrote

My cousin invented the term, "Nuking the board". It's flipping the whole table over in a drunken rage.

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bateees t1_iy8uixu wrote

i used to play risk on the sega genesis

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likeinsaaaaw t1_iy8w4hy wrote

There's a really good app now. It's a lot of fun with tons of expanded maps and different play styles. I highly recommend.

But tons of collaboration (fucking Canadians are the worst cheaters I swear) but the bad doesn't outweigh the good.

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