RISK is Comi... I mean, Winter is Coming!

[Boaz]

Pure joy or the latest sign of the over commercialization of fantasy lit?

RISK: A Game of Thrones.

RISK was fun when I was thirteen.

Do I really need AGOT RISK? Do I need to spend $75?

Let me take stock...

AGOT? Check.
ACOK? Check.
ASOS? Check.
AFFC? Check.
ADWD autographed by GRRM? Check.
The Hedge Knight? Check.
The Sworn Sword? Check.
The Mystery Knight? Check.
A World of Ice and Fire? Check.
A Feast of Ice and Fire? Check.
HBO's AGOT seasons 1-4 on Blu-Ray? Check.
AGOT CCG? Check.
AGOT board game? I gave it to a friend.
Battles of Westeros? Check.
A recent dream where I was Jaime Lannister and I cut off Eddard Stark's right hand? Check.

Do I really need AGOT RISK? Do I need to spend $75?

 

[Brian G Turner]

Seems a good idea for me, for anyone with an interest in both.

 

[Ray McCarthy]

$75 is really taking the Mickey though.
Even LOTR Risk was a lot less.

 

[Foxbat]

Don't see the point myself. Just another way of getting money out of the gullible because - let's face it - can Risk come anywhere close to simulating the power and intrigue in Game Of Thrones?

As a caveat, I should probably add that didn't see the point in Star Wars Monopoly either.

 

[thaddeus6th]

I wonder if there's a Game of Thrones version of Diplomacy (which would fit because the latter has seven powers contesting for dominion).

 

[Foxbat]

Diplomacy would be a better fit than Risk.

Many years ago, Avalon Hill produced a Dune board game which, I think, with some modifications would be another set of rules that would better simulate the intrigues of Game Of Thrones. I used to have Dune but gave it away for some inexplicable reason.

https://boardgamegeek.com/images/boardgame/121/dune

 

[Ursa major]

Hasn't anyone produced a Game of Thrones Snakes and Snakes yet...?

 

[Boaz]

thad, AGOT The Board Game 2nd edition.

How about AGOT Go Fish?

"Do you have any sevens?"
"Yeah... I've got Kingsguard."
"Can't you just say sevens?"
"No. Do you have any direwolves?"
"No, I don't have any fives. Go fish."
"You mean Go Tully. It's their family sigil."
"Go $&€#. I quit."

 

[Warren_Paul]

Pure joy or the latest sign of the over commercialization of fantasy lit?
Do I really need AGOT RISK? Do I need to spend $75?

Yes.










I actually saw the GoT themed RISK in the shop today, looked like fun, but I probably won't get it.

I think it's more the overcommercialisation of TV shows and Movies, rather than fantasy lit. Let's be honest, they made the game because of the TV show, not because of the books.

 

[Venusian Broon]

Hasn't anyone produced a Game of Thrones Snakes and Snakes yet...?

I think the universe needs tie-ins like that.

Also I'm thinking we need:

- Star Trek:TNG Shove ha'penny (Rules in Klingon and English)
- Operation! - The Thing version (be careful of your hands when you go for the chest cavity area) and while we're here...
- Operation! - Alien chest-burster version.
- 'The Matrix' Indoor Croquet and Crown Green Bowls set
- and finally I'd love it if Subbuteo could give me a 300 game set, so that I could recreate the movie 'this is Spar-ta' in all its flick and kick glory.

 

[Mad Alice]

and while we're here...
- Operation! - Alien chest-burster version.

YES!
I want this game for Christmas.
Runs off to write letter to Santa.

 

[Vladd67]

Well I have seen an alien autopsy version of operation.