A common strategy is to pick a position where you have a good control position at the end of the first draw (this can be difficult if the 3rd or 4th sup> is rolled in a row). While this is also a good strategy for an advanced player, another reason for this strategy is to place some forces where you can challenge another player on their end if they picked up a continent in the first turn before you. If they are locked in North America, because you have 4 regions there and you get a good position, deploy the borders for two reasons – #1 Protect your existing armies and overwhelm the opponents within that area and #. 2 You can use Greenland or Central America as a good continent from your opponents before the turn in South America or Europe if needed. It’s just as important to get a good 5 point from your opponent as if they get 5 armies if your choices are to get Iceland or claim the last country in North America, even more important if they get their good before you and probably take it. the good guy will take it anyway.
The world’s transition is vital to consistently win at Risk. These are countries that have a pivot point of fortification, but also bridges to other continents. Some examples are Indonesia, Brazil, Middle East, Ukraine, Iceland/Greenland, Central America. Armies are to be increased in these places, if they are of great importance in the borders of your empire.
Another thing that can change your strategy is where you are in the game. It is different to act, to place, to have an army, if the adversaries have 3 or more, than if they have 1 or 2. Even that, from which I define who is the adversary. You can do combat when you know your opponent from that side, it will just be getting the typical 3-5 armies before the turn, keeping all the extra troops in the front line and hate in the regions behind the wall. If they hold 4-5 cards that are your rival countries in front of you, adding two additional armies, you will have a more conservative turn, leaving two or three countries with multiple armies. This type of story takes your progress slowly on another continent quickly, the defense will be much stronger if they add a neighboring army to region 10. If they are added in the interior, they could get the first line, then 3 or more regions could be occupied each turn. But by leaving 2-3 troops in the second and third regions, he will also slow down the progress of the army by withdrawing the attack. Such odds in a 3-2 fight are vastly better than 3-1, so it’s definitely a pain in the long haul. From this conservative position, you can still move your armies to gain more ground and maintain a strong defensive line in the event of an attack.
Knowing when to change your strategy is one of the most important parts of taking your game from an above average level to an excellent level. There are many things that track the tracks when they do not deal (especially if you do not play on a computer where everything is calculated for you), e. g. how many aids the opponent is going to receive, how many cards there are. to have, where they are going to place them in the next turn, where you can win the territory in your next to receive the card, etc. Besides rolling 1 or 2 tickets in defense, what else do you have to think about? almost?
Once you gain an advantage with more reinforcements per turn than your opponent, look in the right place to remove one and take the card. Ideally, you want a situation where they have 3 or more cards in their possession, so you can claim those cards, and if you have more than five at that time, you can cash in and continue to attack them (or solidify yours. You can just claim it). When the opponent has only five or more frontiers and twelve or fewer armies, the first choice should be eliminated. You can put all your resources into attacking that country and try to eliminate them “on the road” as they call it. The danger is that if you fail, it leaves the area vulnerable with many individual armies, and the opponent will seek revenge and possibly out of the army from the cards to do so. A mistake like that would cost you a few turns in progress, because everything could come in your way in defense because your dignity was undermined in the last turn. That type of mission is not a gamble, so make sure you can capture all of your opponent’s targets before going any further into the attack. Otherwise, your opponent could clean up the remnants and claim their cards (and additional armies) with little effort.
The key turn in the game of Risk is usually the first turn and turns are exchanged with the cards. A few successful counter gambles defensively can change the game by keeping an entire continent from claiming a card that turn, or by taking away enough armies that their borderline is weak that you’re attacking. A strong and discreet position can go a long way to increasing the chances of victory. Oh the best of luck and securing your position in the game of world domination!
