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A Risk 2210AD mid-game board

Risk 2210 A.D. is a futuristic Risk variant by Avalon Hill. It shares some of the classic features of the game with some new ones. The designers are Rob Daviau (who also designed Axis and Allies: Pacific, Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Game and some Star Wars games, including The Queen's Gambit and Star Wars Epic Duels) and Craig Van Ness (who designed Stratego: Legends, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Buffy... and other games).

In 2002, Risk 2210 won the Origins Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game of 2001.

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A Risk 2210AD mid-game board

Risk 2210 A.D. is a 2-5 player futuristic variant of the classic board game Risk by Avalon Hill. Risk 2210 A.D. was designed by Rob Daviau and Craig Van Nessand first released in ____. In 2002, Risk 2210 won the Origins Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game of 2001.

Game Explanation

MODs Short for "machine of destruction" a MOD is an army unit. These come in three denominations: 1 MOD, 3 MODs, 5 MODs (need a picture).

A 2 player game requires the use of a "dummy army". Official tournament games must have 4 0r 5 players.

A game of Risk 2210 A.D. consists of 5 rounds called "years", in which each player takes a turn. Turn order is determined by bidding energy from a player's personal stockpile. Each turn a player may receive energy and MODs (

Sources

[1] Main Page for Risk 2210 A.D. at the Wizards of the Coast website.
[2] Article, "New Vision for an Old Classic" by Steve Winter at the WotC site
[3]pdf of the actual rules
[4] The official FAQs