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RISK The Game On Google Maps

Posted by samzenpus on from the feeling-lucky dept.

axonis writes "ZenChi has created a Google Maps API project based on the popular board game RISK on Google Maps. While Zen is developing a multi-player version, you can play a game right now with others huddled around your computer."

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  1. Re:That's Friggin Brilliant... by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 3, Insightful
    ...now does anyone remember how to play Risk?

    Yes, courtesy of Lux.

  2. Re:Talk about google infatuation by lamasquerade · · Score: 5, Insightful
    You know I really wonder about comments like these. Is there some sort of negative Slashdot commenter's club that you join or are you guys just a bunch of unhappy people? I mean, someone goes out and creates something pretty cool, he/she announces it on a mailinglist for some feedback, and you just give this incredibly negative why-even-bother type comment. Not criticism either, no real points are raised, just a bashing of the effort. I just don't get it - why, in fact, do you bother?

    For the record I think it looks pretty cool and no doubt will only get better. Oh and as for making it on an API that 'clearly isn't meant to support such a game' - isn't that the hacking mentality? Go out and create something that wasn't even envisioned... just for fun!

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  3. Re:Talk about google infatuation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    ...made on an api that clearly isnt meant to support such a game.

    That's exactly why it's cool! Don't you understand hack-value?

  4. Re:remember old school risk players by hackstraw · · Score: 3, Insightful

    australia

    Yeah, that was an easy way. However, you had to get a decent number of armies to shield yourself in Australia and grow that number at a constant rate to defend against attacks and store up for the charge across the World (or just be very patient).

    That is definitely the most conservative way to play, but there are many ways of defeating it.

  5. Gratuitous by CowboyRobot · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Using Google Maps is totally gratuitous here. Zooming in to get more detailed terrain actually inhibits gameplay rather than enhances it. A really good free, online, multiplayer game of this sort is Conqueror! - which is not Risk, but takes some of the ideas of Risk and Axis & Allies and uses them in the context of Medieval Europe.

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