What is Castle Risk?
This is a very different game, also put out by Parker Brothers, that uses some of the mechanics of Risk while changing and adding a lot of things. Most seasoned Risk players seem to feel that Castle Risk is an abomination. Since this comment has been in the FAQ I’ve had some defenders of Castle Risk, though they mostly use it to come up with better variants, rather than playing it straight. And now, since adding that comment, I have had messages defending straight Castle Risk — so maybe you will like it?! The 1992 U.S. edition of Risk has Castle Risk on the other side of the board. Some of the differences include: The map is different; it is not a game of world conquest. There are castles (of course), which are the goal of conquest; in this regard (only) it has some similarity to Capital Risk (see Q2.2.2). Instead of Risk cards that are cashed in for extra armies, one gets cards that can be used to gain special abilities, such as bonuses on attacks or defense, ability to attack across
