Risk Global Domination Rules For Two Players

Posted in Risk Global Domination Rules For Two Players by admin on March 17th, 2009

Risk is a multi-player game. The more players there are, the more enjoyable it is to play the game. But there are times when you just want to challenge one of your friends on a one on one Risk game. With this kind of game, the rules for playing vary a little bit.

Risk Before the Two-Player Game

The objective of the game is the similar as the Global Domination Game. All the players need to do is eliminate one another. The biggest difference with the Two-Player Risk game and the “More than Two Players” Risk game is the use of a neutral army.

Before the game, the two players will choose a set of colored pieces that they intend to use for the game. Then a third set, which will act as the neutral player will be chosen by either players. The Risk cards, excluding the Secret Mission cards and the wild cards, are then shuffled and dealt to the two players and the neutral player. The territories in the cards dealt will be the territories to be occupied by the respective players. This also applies to the cards dealt to the neutral players; all cards dealt to it are considered as neutral territories.

Once all cards are dealt, each player will alternately deploy their armies on their territories. When all the territories of the players have at least one army each already, they can now deploy their remaining armies to their territories. The maximum number of armies per territory is 2.

After both players have deployed their armies, they now take turns in deploying the armies of the neutral player. It is important to apply your strategy here since you can use the neutral territory and neutral army to block your opponent’s advancements.

When all the territories are occupied by at least one army from each player, collect all the Risk Cards including the Wild Cards, then shuffle them.

Risk Two-Player Game Play

The purpose of the neutral player or army is to act as a buffer between the two players. This will provide additional difficulty and obstacles for the players.

Risk Two-Player Game Attacks

The game play of the two player game is similar to the ordinary Global Domination game. To pick the first player to play, the dice is rolled by both players and the higher roll will be the first to move. During an attack, players could invade any territory that is adjacent to any of their territories.

If a player decides to invade a neutral territory, the defense of that neutral territory is rolled by the other player. The same rules apply to deciding the battles whether you are attacking another player’s territory or a neutral territory.

Neutral armies never attack. They defend their territories but never attack other territories.

Risk Two-Player Reinforcements

During the start of every turn, players get additional reinforcements following the same rules as the ordinary Risk Global Domination Game. This is true for both players but not to the neutral armies. Neutral armies do not gain additional armies.

Risk Two-Player Winning

The victor of the game is decided by whoever gets to eliminate the other player first. Eliminating the neutral armies are not necessary. Both players may acquire all the neutral territories if they wish to but it is not a requirement for winning the game.