What's that thing in the "Obscurity Knocks" video? It's called a Rube Goldberg machine and the best thing to compare it to is that setup when you played the board game Mousetrap.We keep enough supplies in stock to fill orders within 24 hours. Since all production is centralized, we can provide expedient turn-around times.
Can I give/trade Risk cards away? While not explicitly outlawed by the rules it is generally considered against the spirit of the rules to donate cards to another player, trade cards with other players or simply throw cards away. (You might want to do this if you have five cards but only a set of three cannons and are using the rules where a set's value depends on the type of cards in the set, see Q2.5).MegaMek comes in a zip file. You will need to unzip it using an appropriate unzipping utility. For example, you could use 7-Zip or WinZip on windows. For instructions on running MegaMek, see the readme.txt file, included in the main directory.The starters' bonus rating is the easy one! If a starter allows at least four earned runs, he normally becomes fatigued and switches to B grades with the next base runner allowed. But if he has a bonus inning (a raised number following his regular S rating) then he gets to stay on his A grades through the end of his bonus inning. Example: Joe Fastball is rated S64..
What is the objective? In all versions of the game, one way to win is to be the last surviving player. In a two-player game there could be neutral armies left at the end, but usually it means taking all 42 territories on the map. In some versions this is the only way to win. The U.K. rules (old and new) allow an alternative victory conditions: secret missions (Q2.2.1). The new U.S. edition offers a third scenario: capitals (Q2.2.2).
Are there different versions of the rules? Yes, several. There have been a large number of different versions published in the U.K. alone. In the U.S. the rules have been copyrighted six times: 1959, 1963, 1975, 1980, 1990, and 1993. The 1963 edition refers to the 1959 version as "the original French rules". The U.S. rules have subtle -- and some not-so-subtle -- differences from edition to edition, and many of the rules that have been "standard" in the U.K. editions for some time have only recently made it over to the States.I like that I am low vision. I think GOD created me that way for a reason, and, I am not going to fight with HIM about why HE did.The starters' bonus rating is the easy one! If a starter allows at least four earned runs, he normally becomes fatigued and switches to B grades with the next base runner allowed. But if he has a bonus inning (a raised number following his regular S rating) then he gets to stay on his A grades through the end of his bonus inning. Example: Joe Fastball is rated S64..
Q How do I challenge a play? A We do ask players to agree which dictionaries to use, prior to play, in the new game invite. If a word(s) played is not in the dictionary agreed, then that play can be removed using the Challenge Play link found at the top right hand of your game board page.
What kinds of games did the Vikings play? The Vikings played a lot of card and board games, especially during the winter. One of the games Vikings used to play is a board game called Hnefatafl which means "king's board or game" in Old Norse. This chess-like game of strategy simulated a Viking raid and the object of the game was to trap the King's piece.Missions are offered in some versions of the rules as an alternative way to win the game (see Q2.2). Missions have been available in European editions for a long time, but have only recently appeared as a variant in the U.S. Missions are used only if there are more than two players. - 16036
Can I give/trade Risk cards away? While not explicitly outlawed by the rules it is generally considered against the spirit of the rules to donate cards to another player, trade cards with other players or simply throw cards away. (You might want to do this if you have five cards but only a set of three cannons and are using the rules where a set's value depends on the type of cards in the set, see Q2.5).MegaMek comes in a zip file. You will need to unzip it using an appropriate unzipping utility. For example, you could use 7-Zip or WinZip on windows. For instructions on running MegaMek, see the readme.txt file, included in the main directory.The starters' bonus rating is the easy one! If a starter allows at least four earned runs, he normally becomes fatigued and switches to B grades with the next base runner allowed. But if he has a bonus inning (a raised number following his regular S rating) then he gets to stay on his A grades through the end of his bonus inning. Example: Joe Fastball is rated S64..
What is the objective? In all versions of the game, one way to win is to be the last surviving player. In a two-player game there could be neutral armies left at the end, but usually it means taking all 42 territories on the map. In some versions this is the only way to win. The U.K. rules (old and new) allow an alternative victory conditions: secret missions (Q2.2.1). The new U.S. edition offers a third scenario: capitals (Q2.2.2).
Are there different versions of the rules? Yes, several. There have been a large number of different versions published in the U.K. alone. In the U.S. the rules have been copyrighted six times: 1959, 1963, 1975, 1980, 1990, and 1993. The 1963 edition refers to the 1959 version as "the original French rules". The U.S. rules have subtle -- and some not-so-subtle -- differences from edition to edition, and many of the rules that have been "standard" in the U.K. editions for some time have only recently made it over to the States.I like that I am low vision. I think GOD created me that way for a reason, and, I am not going to fight with HIM about why HE did.The starters' bonus rating is the easy one! If a starter allows at least four earned runs, he normally becomes fatigued and switches to B grades with the next base runner allowed. But if he has a bonus inning (a raised number following his regular S rating) then he gets to stay on his A grades through the end of his bonus inning. Example: Joe Fastball is rated S64..
Q How do I challenge a play? A We do ask players to agree which dictionaries to use, prior to play, in the new game invite. If a word(s) played is not in the dictionary agreed, then that play can be removed using the Challenge Play link found at the top right hand of your game board page.
What kinds of games did the Vikings play? The Vikings played a lot of card and board games, especially during the winter. One of the games Vikings used to play is a board game called Hnefatafl which means "king's board or game" in Old Norse. This chess-like game of strategy simulated a Viking raid and the object of the game was to trap the King's piece.Missions are offered in some versions of the rules as an alternative way to win the game (see Q2.2). Missions have been available in European editions for a long time, but have only recently appeared as a variant in the U.S. Missions are used only if there are more than two players. - 16036
