Editing Risk

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{{Wikipedia|Risk (game)}}
[[File:HW Risk Boxart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Box art for the ''Halo Wars'' edition of ''Risk''.]]
'''Risk''' is a strategic board game produced by [[wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]]. The objective of the game is "world domination," or "to occupy every territory on the board and in so doing, eliminate all other players." Players control armies with which they attempt to capture territories from other players, with results determined by dice rolls. Two ''Halo''-themed Risk games have been produced, one based on ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and one on ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.

== Versions ==
===''Halo Wars''===
{{#widget:YouTube|id=pKeMy9nVA-I|thumb|width=300px|caption=The trailer for ''Risk: Halo Wars Collector's Edition''.}}
'''''RISK: Halo Wars Collector's Edition''''' is a ''Halo Wars''-themed version of Risk produced by USAopoly.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.amazon.com/USAopoly-RI006-229-Risk-Halo-Wars/dp/B001SN8GD6/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1343349279&sr=1-1|Site=Amazon|Page=Risk Halo Wars Board Game}} It features three playable factions - the [[UNSC]], the [[Covenant]] and the [[Flood]] - with 250 game pieces, and allows players to capture 42 territories in six sectors, battling for supremacy of [[Arcadia]]. The pieces include Marines, Scorpion tanks, SPARTAN-IIs and UNSC firebases. The Covenant's pieces are Grunts, Wraiths, and Arbiters, along with Covenant command bases. Flood pieces are [[Pod infector|Infection forms]], [[Flood carrier form|Carrier forms]], [[Flood Juggernaut|Juggernauts]], and [[Proto-Gravemind]]s. Despite being named the Juggernaut, the Flood unit in question bears more semblance to the ''Halo Wars'' [[Flood thrasher form|Thrasher form]] in-game unit than the canon Juggernaut enemy type found in ''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' and cut from ''[[Halo 2]]''.

The game's box art and map were created by Adam Sblendorio.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/sblendo/art/RISK-Halo-Wars-Box-Top-205450270|Site=DeviantArt|Page=RISK: Halo Wars Box Top}} The map's continents and territories were named by [[Graeme Devine]] and the team at [[Ensemble Studios]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/sblendo/art/RISK-Halo-Wars-Game-Board-205520274|Site=DeviantArt|Page=RISK: Halo Wars Game Board|Quote=This is the final approved game board for RISK: Halo Wars Collector's Edition. As the pieces are in bright translucent colors, it was important that they are clearly visible on the game board. This worked best by going very dark for the territories. Another goal was to have the board itself look like a digital tactical map even though it's clearly ink on paper, while also increasing the individual size of each territory to accommodate many pieces at anytime in the game. The planet is Arcadia and the territories & continents (sectors) were named by Graeme Devine and his team at Ensemble Studios.}} Devine named one of the territories - Roque - after his daughter.{{Ref/Twitter|zaphodgjd|1242256683658670080|Graeme Devine|Y=2020|M=10|D=19|Quote=Wow. The Halo Wars version of Risk made this list! One of the territories might be named Roque (after my daughter).}} The board game's continent names have since been used in canon media.

The game itself was announced on January 27, 2009{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/01/27/want-to-control-the-flood-play-risk-halo-wars/|Site=Joystiq|Page=Want to control the Flood? Play Risk: Halo Wars|Detail=(defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090131210933/http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/01/27/want-to-control-the-flood-play-risk-halo-wars/ Archive])}}, with a trailer released on April 27.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/20510/RISK-Halo-Wars-Trailer/|Site=Team Xbox|Page=RISK: Halo Wars Trailer|Detail=(defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090811132725/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/20510/RISK-Halo-Wars-Trailer/ Archive])}}
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File:HW Risk Box.jpg|The box for ''Halo Wars'' Risk.
File:HW Risk Arcadia Map.jpg|The map of Arcadia found in this game.
File:HW Risk Contents.jpg|The full contents of the game.
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=== Halo: Legendary ===
'''''RISK: Halo: Legendary Edition''''' is the second ''Halo''-themed version of Risk, released in [[2011]] and based around ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''. It features three playable factions - the [[UNSC]], the [[Covenant]] and the [[Flood]]. The pieces include Marines, Scorpion tanks, SPARTAN-IIs and UNSC firebases. The Covenant's pieces are Grunts, Wraiths, and Arbiters, along with Covenant command bases. Flood pieces are Infection forms, Carrier forms, Juggernauts, and Proto-graveminds. This game includes three maps for play. The first map is a 3-5 player, 60" Halo ring that allows players to use a wide range of tactics and strategy that allows for long-term games. The second map is a 2-player map that is played on a 30" map of the campaign mission,"[[The Silent Cartographer]]", from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' that allows for a fast-paced, strategic game. The third map is also a 2-player map that is played on a 30" map of the campaign mission, "[[Halo]]", also from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], that allows for a strategic, fast-paced game. The second and third maps combine to make the first map.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007AJOP8C/ref=s9_simh_gw_p21_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=01CXRSVNGF8ZYW2C3T84&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846|Site=Amazon|Page=RISK: Halo Legendary Edition}}

The rules PDF for the Legendary Edition is hosted online [http://www.nordicgames.is/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/RISK_Halo_Legendary_Rules_EN.pdf here] ([[:File:Risk Legendary Edition Rules.pdf|backup]]).

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File:Risk HLE Box.jpg|The box for this edition.
File:Risk HLE Contents.jpg|The box art for the Halo: Legendary edition of Risk with its contents.
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