Not to be confused with the actual Game of Thrones board game, Hasbro has gone and pumped out a Westeros-flavoured version of Risk. Risk already has about a billion different variations based on popular licenses, so I guess this isn’t entirely unexpected. In fact, I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on it.
Adding some extra dimension to the regular Risk formula, the game comes with not one, but two boards — Westeros and Essos. Up to seven people can play, with the following houses represented:
- Stark
- Baratheon
- Lannister
- Martell
- Tyrell
- Targaryen
- Ghiscari
The biggest difference here, compared to the Game of Thrones board game, is the absence of Greyjoy and the inclusion of house Targaryen, which I’m sure will make all those Daenerys fans extremely happy.
It also comes with its fair share of playing bits, including 315 army pieces, 188 cards, 63 tokens, 75 gold coins and nine dice.
It’s apparently not for sale outside of the US and Canada, but Amazon will happily post it to Australia right now, or if you don’t mind waiting, Ozgameshop is taking preorders and will begin shipping from 13 November.
I imagine it’ll be easier to get into than the official board game, especially if you’re familiar with how Risk is played. Unlike the classic, this version supports two players, which is nice if you want an easier time conquering the Seven Kingdoms… or don’t want to have to invite your extended family around just to play the thing.
Risk: Game of Thrones Board Game [Amazon, via The Awesomer]
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4 responses to “Classic Board Game Risk Now Has An Official Game of Thrones Version”
So its the Game of Thrones board game without the extra rules.
Would love to know if it’s actually any good. Picked up Starcraft Risk as it looked great and said there was a whole ruleset to make the 3 armies work seperatly, etc…
Was essentially just standard risk with a new optional 3-player gamemode that added about 2 new rules (not very exciting ones either). Still looks great, doesn’t really play any more interestingly than the base Risk though.
GOT Kingmaker would be way better.
Meh, GoT Board Game is good and the only Risk worth playing is Legacy.