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Risk: Game of Thrones

Classic Risk conquest on a Westeros map, with Houses, objectives and a second front in Essos.

Risk with Westeros as the board and a lot more scheming at the table. This 2015 edition ships with two ways to play: the Seven Kingdoms during the War of the Five Kings, and Essos, where Daenerys gathers an army before she heads home to claim the Iron Throne. You still grab territories, stack armies and let dice settle the fights, and players still get knocked out along the way. The advanced Dominion mode adds objectives and characters, so you chase something sharper than total conquest, while the simpler Skirmish mode keeps the rules lean. Built on the HBO series, it plays like classic Risk with better scenery and a longer evening attached.

Westeros and Essos mapsThree modes from Skirmish to DominionObjectives and characters in the advanced mode

Who it's for

You love the series and want Risk with a story attached, for a long evening with five or six people who enjoy trash talk.

Not for you if…

You dislike dice deciding battles or being knocked out early, or you only have an hour.

Vibe's take

Dice-driven and swingy, with plenty of table talk and the occasional betrayal. Games run long, and a bad roll at the wrong moment is part of the fun.

#3,871 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2015 · 11 years ago

older than 63% of games

In 6,361 collections

collected more than 66% of games

2–7 players · ages 14+

Best with 4 or 5 · publisher: 18+

120 min–4 h

longer than 98% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: demanding

Takes some learning · 2.7 out of 5 · heavier than 75%

Opinions: divided

Some love it, others really don’t

Language: some text

Text on cards or in the rules

Play style: competitive