®

AGE 10 +
2 - 5 PLAYERS
2-5

Centuries have passed and the world is again at war. Mechanical warriors are now fighting for us.
Our human commanders lead them and guide them, but the bloodless armies battle in our stead.
On the Earth and below its surface as well as on the Moon, the war rages.
When the dust settles, only one will emerge the victor.
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Equipment TABLE OF CONTENTS

You have the following equipment to fight your war.
Mission Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
• 1 Earth Game Board
• 1 Moon Game Board The MOD Armies—Machines of Destruction . .1

• 1 Score Chart Sow the Seeds of War. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

• 5 Six-sided Dice (2 white and 3 black)
Your Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• 5 Eight-sided Dice (2 white and 3 black)
• 44 RISK Land Territory Cards Start of a Year—Bidding for Turn Order . . . . . .3

• 13 RISK Water Territory Cards Turn Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

• 14 RISK Lunar Territory Cards
Collect and Deploy MODs and Energy . . . . . . .3
• 5 Sets of MOD Armies (each a different color)
• 5 Sets of Commanders (Land, Naval, Space, Nuclear, Hire and Place Commanders
and Diplomat—each set a different color) and Build Space Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

• 20 Space Stations (4 each of 5 colors) Buy Command Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

• 20 Land Command Cards
Play Command Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
• 20 Naval Command Cards
Invade Territories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
• 20 Lunar Command Cards
• 20 Nuclear Command Cards Fortify Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
• 20 Diplomat Command Cards Winning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
• 9 Blank Command Cards
RISK 2210 A.D.™ Play for 2 Players . . . . . . . . . .8
• 4 Devastation Markers
• 5 Turn Order Markers Questions About Certain Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

• 1 Year Marker Rules to Classic RISK®—

• 65 1-point Energy Chips The Game of Global Domination. . . . . . . . . . .10

• 15 5-point Energy Chips Classic RISK® Rules for 2 Players. . . . . . . . . . . .13

This RISK® 2210 A.D.™ game uses the same

basic strategies, rules, and tactics as the
Game Design: Craig Van Ness and Rob Davlau
Classic RISK® game. Classic RISK® rules are Based on the Classic RISK® design by Albert Lamorisse.
included beginning on page 10.
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The Game Board

The Earth game board is a map of 6 continents divided
into 42 territories. Each continent is a different color
and contains 4 to 12 territories. There are also 13
Water territories divided into 5 colonies. Since the
Moon is now colonized as well, a Moon game board is
included showing 3 Lunar colonies. Each colony is a
different color and each contains either 4 or 6 territories.

MISSION OVERVIEW
The world is at war and you are the commander of
one of the warring factions. You control the destiny of
your people, your homeland, and your planet. On and
above the Earth you must marshal your forces, send
forth your troops, hire the right commanders, and Strategy. Keep these 3 strategy hints in mind as you
crush your enemies. play, add armies, and fortify:
• Conquer whole continents and colonies: You will
In order to win, you need to build on your clas- earn more armies and energy that way.
sic knowledge of world conquest. Add to that your • Watch your enemies: If they are building up forces
Commanders—the right ones with the right on adjacent territories, they may be planning to
commands—and you can change the balance of power. attack.
Do not ignore the Earth’s Water territories or the Lunar • Fortify borders adjacent to enemy territories for
territories. From either of these, you can launch devas- better defense if a neighbor decides to attack you.
tating blows against your enemies. Be
bold when necessary, but be cautious as well. THE MOD ARMIES
(Machines of Destruction)
Each army contains 3 types of army pieces: the
Important Notes: 1.0-MOD (worth 1 army), the 3.0-MOD (worth 3
• If you have a question not answered in the armies), and the 5.0-MOD (worth 5 armies). Start the
RISK 2210 A.D.™ section, then refer to the game by placing 1.0-MODs. At any time in the game,
Classic RISK® rules, beginning on page 10. you may trade in three 1.0-MODs for one 3.0-MOD, or
• Table talk, including alliances, threats, coercion, two 1.0-MODs and one 3.0-MOD for one 5.0-MOD.
whining, pleading, backstabbing, and other
verbal tirades, is not only allowed, but
encouraged. 5.0-MOD
• Once a card is drawn, used, and discarded, 3.0-MOD
it is out of play. Discard piles are not shuffled 1.0-MOD
to form new draw piles.
• How much energy a player has is public
knowledge.
• The types and number of cards a player has
is public knowledge. The actual cards
themselves are always kept secret.
• At any point a player may ask for the
territories to be recounted to get an
accurate count for the Score Chart.
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SOW THE SEEDS OF WAR (Setup) Placing Armies and Commanders. Count out MODs
Place the game board in the center of the play area. to form your starting army.
Place the Score Chart and Moon to the side of the 2 Players: See instructions on page 8.
game board. Place the Year marker on Year 1 of the 3 Players: Each player counts out 35 1.0-MODs.
Score Chart. Each player chooses an army by color. 4 Players: Each player counts out 30 1.0-MODs.
Separate the cards into 8 decks according to the card 5 Players: Each player counts out 25 1.0-MODs.
back image. Remove the 2 wild cards (the cards with Your remaining MODs form a Recruitment Pool.
the 3 types of MOD pieces shown and no territory) These recruits will be used throughout the game to
from the Land territory deck and place them out strengthen your positions.
of play. Also remove the 9 blank Command cards
and set them aside for now. You will learn
more about these later. Shuffle the decks
separately and place them in draw piles
within reach of players. Leave room for
discard piles. Each player takes three
1-point energy chips to begin. Set all
remaining energy chips in a pile off to
the side, forming the Energy Bank. See
LAND DIPLOMAT SPACE
game board setup below.
COMMANDER STATION

You also start the game with a Land Commander,

a Diplomat Commander, and a Space Station. Roll
a 6-sided die to determine which player begins army
placement. The high roller begins, with placement
proceeding in a clockwise direction.

On your turn, place one 1.0-MOD into any unoccupied

Land territory that does not contain a Devastation
marker. You may not place MODs on the Moon or in
Water territories to start the game. Players continue
taking turns placing 1.0-MODs, one at a time, until
all Land territories are occupied. Then place MODs, 3
at a time, into any territory under your control (must
Devastated Lands. Previous wars have taken their contain at least 1 of your MODs). These MODs may
toll. Turn over the top Land territory card and place all be placed into the same territory or into different
a Devastation marker on that territory. Repeat ones. Continue placement until all starting armies
until 4 Land territories have been marked with are on the board. There is no limit to the number of
Devastation markers. These 4 marked territories are MODs you may place onto a single territory.
wastelands and are completely impassable for the
entire game. Place the 4 devastated Land territory NOTE: Depending on the number of players in your
cards into a discard pile near the Land territory card game, on the last round of MOD placement, players
deck. These cards will not be used again. may have fewer than 3 MODs. Simply place the 1 or
2 MODs you have remaining.

Once the MODs are stationed, in turn order, place

your Land and Diplomat Commanders and Space
Station (all at once) into any of your occupied
territories. Then take one 1.0-MOD from your
Recruitment Pool and place it on the Score Chart to
reflect the number of territories you control (some
players may occupy 1 more territory than others).
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YOUR MISSION (Object) on your strategy. The player with Turn Order marker #1
The war lasts 5 years at which time a new world leader goes first, followed by marker #2, and so on.
will be named. This new leader will be the player who
best combines control of territories (including Water 1. Collect and Deploy MODs and Energy
and Lunar), control of whole continents and colonies, 2. Hire and Place Commanders and Build
and colony influence. Space Stations
3. Buy Command Cards
Energy—In the new world, energy is currency. With it 4. Play Command Cards
you hire Commanders, buy Command cards, activate 5. Invade Territories
Command cards, and bid for Turn Order. Managing 6. Fortify Position
your energy is just as important as managing your
troops. There are 2 denominations of COLLECT AND DEPLOY MODS AND ENERGY
energy chips: 1-point chips and 5-point At the start of your turn, recruit additional MODs and
chips. You may trade in 1-point chips energy in order to wage your war. Move your marker
for 5-point chips at any time. Any to the Score Chart space corresponding to the number
energy not used during a turn is held of territories you control (including Water and Lunar).
and may be used on future turns. The number in the lower right corner of this space
indicates the number of MODs and amount of energy
START OF A YEAR— you get.
Bidding for Turn Order NOTE: The yellow squares are used only in Classic
Before the start of every year, players bid for Turn RISK® play.
Order. Take all your energy chips in hand. Secretly
You control a territory if:
choose how many you want to bid and place those 1. Any of your units are positioned there. (A unit is a MOD
in your other hand. You may bid anything from 0 to or a Commander.)
everything you have. 2. A Space Station of your color is positioned there.
You also receive bonus MODs
Players reveal their bids at the same time. The
and energy for any continents,
highest bidder chooses a Turn Order marker,
Water colonies, or Lunar colo-
followed by the next highest bidder, and so on.
nies you fully control.
You can choose any Turn Order marker you like.
You must control all of the
territories within a continent
Turn Order Markers or colony in order to control
• If you are playing a 5-player game use all that continent or colony. If a
5 markers. continent or colony contains
• If fewer than 5 are playing use the same a territory (or territories) with
number of markers as players. a Devastation marker(s) and
you control all other territories
In the case of a tie, the tied players roll a 6-sided
within that continent or colony, then you receive the
die to determine the order in which they choose
full bonus. To find the exact number of MODs you will
Turn Order markers. High roller chooses first. For
receive for each continent, look at the charts on the
example, 3 players bid 2 energy and the fourth
left side of the game board. To determine the MODs
player bids 0. The 3 tied players roll a die to
you will receive for each Lunar colony, look at the
choose Turn Order. After all 3 have chosen, the
chart on the upper left of the Score Chart.
player bidding 0 takes the remaining Turn Order
marker. NOTE: All energy used to bid is spent
You also receive one 1.0-MOD for each Space Station
and must be turned in to the Energy Bank.
you control. (This MOD must be placed in the territory
with the Space Station.)
TURN OVERVIEW
On your turn, perform the following actions, in Now, place all of your newly recruited MODs into
order. Some actions may be skipped, depending territories you control. Territories that are unoccu-
pied are not under your control and MODs cannot be
placed there.
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General Notes on Commanders HIRE AND PLACE COMMANDERS

and Command Cards AND BUILD SPACE STATIONS
There are 5 types of RISK 2210 A.D. Commanders. Each You may now hire (buy) any Commanders that you do
has individual strengths and weaknesses. Here not already have in play. Commanders cost 3 energy
are some general notes about each one. each and must be placed into territories that you
control. You may hire Commanders to replace slain
DIPLOMAT COMMANDER: A master of ones as often as you like (and have energy for).
subterfuge and quick treaties, your Diplomat
Commander enables you to mount a formidable Once you have your Commanders in place, you may
defense. By stealing energy, negotiating quick then buy additional Space Stations (5 energy each).
peace accords, or accumulating needed If you already control 4 Space Stations, you cannot
influence for the end of the war, your Diplomat purchase additional ones. Space Stations help to
Commander can come through. His weakness is defend the territories in which they are situated as
in attacking, only rolling a 6-sided die. well as allow you to reach the Moon. They also
produce 1 bonus MOD each turn. See “Space Stations”
LAND COMMANDER: Tactics, strategy, cunning
on page 6 for more information. Purchased Space
and command all come together in the Land
Commander. His Command cards enable surprise Stations may be put into any Land territory that you
defenses, communication jams, and quick control, but you cannot have more than 1 Space
recruitment of additional MODs. Since he uses Station in a single territory.
an 8-sided die to attack in the most-contested
territories on the board, he is a useful ally. BUY COMMAND CARDS
On each turn you may purchase up to 4 Command
NAVAL COMMANDER: This Commander is cards. Command cards cost 1 energy each and may all
the scourge of the sea. You will need a Naval be from the same deck or from different decks, subject
Commander in order to send your MODs into to the following:
battle in water territories. Losing him locks • You may buy a Command card only if you have the
down your MODs. And although he need not corresponding Commander in play.
be present to lead his troops, his 8-sided die
• You must purchase all your cards before looking at
attack power, from underseas and on coastal
any of them.
Land territories, could be enough to crack into
a continent or hold onto one. Do not overlook
the Hidden Energy cards, which can be a boost NOTE: Discard piles are not shuffled into new draw
of quick energy early in the game. piles. Once a Command card deck is exhausted, no
more cards of that type may be bought.
NUCLEAR COMMANDER: Wildly powerful or
powerfully wild, a Nuclear Commander Any Command Cards not used during the turn on
attacks with an 8-sided die on every territory which they are bought may be held and used on
on the board. But that is not his strongest future turns.
feature—the Nuclear Command cards can
wreak devastation anywhere. A single card
can change the landscape of the game. But
beware: the cards are dangerous, and you
may end up stinging yourself.

SPACE COMMANDER: This is the leader of the

new frontier. At the start of the war, the Moon
is unoccupied and ripe for the picking. Your
Space Commander is the only one who can
get you there. Without him, none of your
MODs can move onto or off of Moon
territories. Space Command cards provide
extra Moon MODs, sudden attacks in the
atmosphere, and an energy cache beyond
all other Command decks.
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PLAY COMMAND CARDS INVADE TERRITORIES

Command cards Now it is time to decide if you wish to attack an
allow you to take opposing territory. The object of an attack is to
A
actions through- capture a territory by defeating all the opposing
out the game. Each units occupying it. The battle is fought by a roll of
Command card the dice. Each time you attack a territory from a
designates territory it is considered a new and separate invasion,
A. which Commander even if you are attacking the same territory from the
must be present, same territory.
B. how much energy
is necessary to Rules of Engagement:
activate the card, B You may attack only a territory that is adjacent to
and C. when the C one of your own. Examples: Exiled States of America
card can be played. may attack Nunavut, Canada, Republique du Quebec,
and Iceland GRC. Saharan Empire may attack Egypt,
Most Command cards Andorra, and Amazon Desert. At the western and
are played at this eastern edges of the board, Northwestern Oil Emirate
phase during your is considered adjacent to, and may attack, Pevek.
turn. However, there • You must always have at least 2 units in the
are some Command territory you are attacking from. MODs and
cards that are played on other people’s turns, at the Commanders are units.
end of your turn, or even at the end of the game. • You may continue attacking a territory until you
Once you play a Command card, simply follow its have eliminated all of the opposing units, or you
instructions. See page 9 for some examples. may shift your attack, attacking each territory as
often as you like.
You may play 1 or more Command cards as long as you • You may attack as many territories as you like
have the corresponding Commander in play. Command during one turn.
cards may be played in any order, and each is resolved
before another is played. Attacking. First announce both the territory you
are attacking and the one you are attacking from.
Many Command cards have a Power-up cost. The Then roll the dice against the opponent who occupies
Power-up cost is shown on the card and ranges the opposing territory. Use 6-sided dice unless
between 0 and 4. In order to play these cards you must Commanders or Space Stations are involved in the
pay energy equal to the Power-up cost. If you do not attack. See Attacking with Commanders and Space
have the necessary energy to activate the card, you Stations on page 6.
cannot play it. The Power-up cost is paid when the • Before rolling, first you (the attacker), then your
card is played. opponent (the defender), must announce the
number of dice you intend to roll, and you both
Some cards specify they must be played “before you must roll at the same time.
declare your first invasion.” These must be played • You, as the attacker, may roll 1, 2, or 3 dice. You
before moving any MODs. This includes movement must have at least 1 more unit in your territory
into unoccupied territories. If a Command card than the number of dice you roll. Hint: The more
instructs you to turn over a territory card (Land, Water, dice you roll, the greater the odds of winning.
or Lunar), the card is drawn from the top of the However, the more dice you roll, the more units
corresponding territory deck. Remember: Once a you may lose or be required to move into a
deck is exhausted, the discard pile is not reshuffled. captured territory.
• The defender may roll either 1 or 2 dice. To roll
NOTE: There are many cards that deal with “invading 2 dice, he or she must have at least 2 units in the
units” or “invasions” in general. There are also many territory under attack. Hint: The more dice the
Nuclear Command cards that cause damage. These defender rolls, the greater his or her odds of
Nuclear Command cards are not invasions. winning—but the more units he or she may lose.
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Deciding a battle. Compare the highest die each of you If you successfully invade a
rolled. If yours (the attacker’s) is higher, the defender territory and you rolled 1 or
loses 1 unit from the territory under attack. But if the more 8-sided dice, then you
defender’s die is higher, then you lose 1 unit from the must move in the Commander(s)
territory you attacked from and must put it back in that allowed you to roll the
your Recruitment Pool. If each of you rolled more than 8-sided dice. For example, you
1 die, you also compare the 2 next-highest dice and are attacking New Avalon from Andorra and roll
repeat the process. two 8-sided dice (1 each for your Nuclear and Land
Commanders) plus one 6-sided die. You wipe out the
Note: In case of a tie, the defender wins. Neither side defending units. You must now move at least 3 units
can ever lose more than 2 units on a single roll. into New Avalon including your Nuclear and Land
Commanders. The third unit can be a MOD or any
Example 1 Example 3 other Commander you have in Andorra.
Attacker’s Dice Defender’s Die Attacker’s Dice Defender’s Dice

NOTE: When using 8-sided dice to defend or attack

Highest Pair
Highest Pair a territory, you do not have to remove Commanders
first when losses are suffered—you may remove
Next-highest Pair

Result: Defender Loses One Unit Result: Attacker Loses Two Units
MODs in their place.

Example 2 Example 4 Space Stations. All units in a territory with a Space

Attacker’s Dice Defender’s Dice Attacker’s Die Defender’s Dice
Station defend with 8-sided dice. This makes these
Highest Pair
Highest Pair
territories particularly difficult to take and valuable to
hold. Space Stations are necessary to launch any
Next-highest Pair invasion to the Moon (see Lunar Territories on page
Result: Defender Loses One Unit
and Attacker Loses One Unit
Result: Defender Loses One Unit 7). You still control a territory if all you have in it is a
Space Station. However, if you are defending, and your
attacker destroys all of your units in a particular
Capturing territories. As soon as you defeat the last territory, leaving only the Space Station, you lose
opposing unit on a territory, you capture that territory control of the Space Station and the territory. The
and must occupy it immediately. To do so, move in at attacker replaces the defeated player’s Space Station
least as many units as the number of dice you rolled with one of his or her own color. If all 4 of the
in your last battle. Remember: In most cases, moving as attacker’s Space Stations are already on the board,
many units as you can to the front line is advantageous. then the captured Space Station is destroyed and
Units left behind cannot help you when you are removed from play.
attacking. Also remember that you must always leave at
least 1 unit behind on the territory you attacked from. 3-Territory Bonus. If you take 3 contested territories
during your turn, you immediately earn 1 energy and 1
Attacking with Commanders. When attacking, some Command card of a type of your choice (you can draw
commanders are allowed to roll an 8-sided die a card only from a pile to which you have a correspond-
instead of the standard 6-sided die. In fact, there are ing Commander in play.) A contested territory is one
times when it is possible to roll three 8-sided dice that contains enemy units.
when invading.
NOTE: This bonus is collected only once during a turn.
Therefore, if you take 10 territories during your turn,
you earn only 1 energy and 1 Command card.
COMMANDER ROLL 8-SIDED DIE WHEN ATTACKING
Diplomat Never
Land When invading from or into a Land territory
Naval When invading from or into a Water territory
Space When invading from or into a Lunar territory
Nuclear Always

Commanders always defend with 8-sided dice.

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Note that the Space Commander does not need to be

in the same territory as the invading units; he does
not even need to be on the Moon. He need only be
in play. If your Space Commander dies mid-turn, then
no units on the Moon may invade for the remainder
of your turn. You may, however, still use these units to
fortify position.

The only way to move units from Earth to a Lunar

territory is through a Space Station. From a Space
Station, an invading force can travel to any 1 of the
3 lunar landing sites (Sea of Crisis, Bay of Dew, and
Tycho), making the Moon easy to get to but difficult
to hold. For example, if you have a Space Station in
Mexico and want to go to the Moon, you could use
Empty Territories. At the start of the game, all Water only your forces in Mexico, but you could attack Sea
and Lunar territories are unoccupied. Throughout the of Crisis, Bay of Dew, or Tycho. The next player
game, other territories may become empty as the result could also attack the Moon from his Space Station
of Command cards. Territories cannot become empty in Angkhor Wat, and also attack Sea of Crisis, Bay of
through attacks. You may invade these unoccupied Dew, or Tycho.
territories—there is no dice roll. However, moving into
an unoccupied territory does count as an invasion. As NOTE: You cannot attack a Land territory
usual, you must leave at least 1 unit behind in the containing a Space Station from a landing site on
territory you are invading from. the Moon. It is a one-way trip when attacking.

Water Territories. Invading Water territories is similar Invading Earth. If you are on the Moon and want to
to invading Land territories with the following attack Earth, the only way is by use of the “Invade
exception: You must have a Naval Commander in order Earth” Space Command card. This card allows you to
to invade into or out of Water territories. If you do not attack from any Lunar territory to a Land territory
have a Naval Commander, your units cannot invade chosen randomly by revealing a card from the Land
from Land into these territories. Additionally, your territory card deck. If you end up with forces on the
units already in Water territories cannot invade, even Moon and none on Earth, this card is your only way
back onto Land territories. However, units in a Water to return to the planet.
territory without a Naval Commander may still defend
as normal. Calling It Off. Sometimes you may declare an invasion
and an opponent may play a card or cards that makes
Note that the Naval Commander does not need to be it difficult or impossible to win the invasion. Once
in the same territory as the invading units; he does not you declare an invasion, you must attack at least once
even need to be in the water. He need only be in play. before calling it off.
If your Naval Commander dies mid-turn, then no units
in Water territories may invade for the remainder of Eliminating a Player. If during your turn you eliminate
your turn. You may, however, still use these units to an opponent by defeating his or her last unit in play,
fortify position. all of the defeated player’s Command cards are
discarded. That player is eliminated from play.
Lunar Territories. Invading Lunar territories is similar to
invading Land territories with the following exception:
You must have a Space Commander to invade into or
out of Lunar territories. If you do not have a Space
Commander, your units cannot invade from Land into
these territories. Additionally, your units already in
Lunar territories cannot invade other Lunar territories.
However, units in a Lunar territory without a Space
Commander may still defend as normal.
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FORTIFY POSITION WINNING

No matter what you have done on your turn, you may At the end of Year 5, the final score for the game is calcu-
end your turn by fortifying your position. You are not lated. Each player, in turn order, does the following:
required to win a battle or even to try an attack to do • Add up all the territories you control and move
so. Some players refer to this as the “free move.” To your score marker to the correct number on the
fortify your position, move as many units as you would Score Chart. You earn 1 point for every territory
like from 1, and only 1, of your territories into another. (Land, Water, and Lunar) you control.
The 2 territories (the one you are moving from and • Add up your continental and colony bonuses and
the one you are moving to) need not be adjacent, add that to your score on the Score Chart.
but there must be a safe “path” between them. This • Play any cards that give you a bonus to your score
means that you must be able to travel from the first and move your marker accordingly on the Score
territory to the last through territories that you Chart. Remember, you need to have the
control. If you have to pass through an enemy territory corresponding Commanders in play in order
or an empty territory, then you cannot fortify between to play these cards.
the 2 territories. In moving your units from one
territory to another, you must leave at least 1 This is your final score. After all players have scored,
unit behind. the one with the highest score wins and is elected as
the new world leader.

A TIE
• If there is a tie on the Score Chart, then the player
with the most energy wins.
• If there is still a tie, then the player with the most
units on the board wins.
• If there is still a tie, then the game is a tie and
both players share control of the Earth.

BLANK COMMAND CARDS

Nine blank Command Cards are included in your RISK
2210 A.D. game. Using a pencil (so you can erase
and reuse them), fill in the template with your own
Commands, then return them to their corresponding
When fortifying from the Moon to Earth (or vice versa)
Command decks and shuffle the decks. Use of these
you must be able to travel from a Lunar landing site
cards is optional, and they should not be used in
down to a Space Station you control (or the other way
tournament play. All players should agree to the use
around). This does not break the path.
of these cards before play begins.
You may fortify to and from territories underwater or
on the Moon even if you do not have a Naval or Space RISK 2210 A.D. Play for 2 Players
Commander in play. You can play a RISK 2210 A.D. game with only
2 players with only a few changes to the setup:
After you have finished fortifying, you may play any
Command cards that say “Play at the end of your turn." After the Devastation markers have been placed,
choose a “neutral” colored army. Turn over 16 Land
ENDING A YEAR territory Cards, 6 Water territory cards, and 6 Moon
Once all players have completed their turn, the year territory cards. Place 3 neutral armies in each of these
ends. Move the Year marker to the next year and refer territories, then shuffle the territory cards back into
back to “Start of a Year—Bidding for Turn Order” on their respective decks. These neutral MODs will defend
page 3. these territories but may not move, play cards, get
Commanders, or take any other special move.

The 2 players then set up normally, using 30 1.0-MODs

each and placing only in Land territories.

All other rules stay the same.

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Questions about certain cards: Scatter Bomb Land

What happens if I turn over a
territory card I occupy?
If you turn over 1 or more
Reinforcements
territories you occupy, you do
What if I play the Naval Command 1 Scatter Bomb Land not destroy any of your units.
card Reinforcements, and I occupy Play on your turn before
your first invasion is declared. However any territories you
fewer than 3 Water territories? Turn over 3 land territory cards.
Destroy half the opponents’ units occupy that you draw count
If you occupy fewer than 3 Water on the land territories drawn.

0
Round up.
towards the 3 drawn. The same
Reinforcements territories, you may place 1 MOD
Play on your turn before rule applies to Scatter Bomb
your first invasion is declared.
on each Water territory you occupy.
Place 3 MODs, one each on 3 Water and Scatter Bomb Moon.
different water territories you
occupy. The same rule applies to Land and
Moon territories. Who chooses the units removed—
my opponent or me?
The opponent who occupies the
territory drawn decides which
Energy Crisis of his or her units he or she will
Can I play this card at the start of my remove. The same rule applies to
turn, before I purchase Commanders Scatter Bomb Water and Scatter
and Command cards? Bomb Moon.
No. Any card that states “Play on
0 Energy Crisis your turn before your first The Mother
Play on your turn before
your first invasion is declared. invasion” can be played only right Who chooses the units destroyed?
Collect one energy from each
opponent. before your first invasion, which is The players occupying the targeted
after you purchase Commanders territories choose the units to be
and Command cards. destroyed. The same rule applies to
3 The Mother Aqua Brother and Nicky Boy.
Play on your turn before
your first invasion is declared.
Roll a 6-sided die. Destroy one unit

Stealth MODs in each territory in the continent

rolled. 1= N. America,
2= S. America, 3= Europe,
Can you play Stealth MODs on 4= Africa, 5= Asia, 6= Australia.

other players?
You can play Stealth MODs to help
yourself or to help other players.
0 Stealth MODs Example: The red player announces Decoys Revealed
Play after an opponent
declares an invasion into a he is attacking the green player, Can I bring in Commanders I have
land territory.
Place 3 additional defending the Saharan Empire, from Egypt. not purchased with this card,
MODs in the defending land
territory.
The blue player does not want the Commanders that are currently
red player to win that battle, so she out of play?
plays her Stealth MODs card to help 0 Decoys Revealed No. You may move only your
the green player. The green player
Play on your turn before
your first invasion is declared. Commanders that are already on
then places 3 green MODs in the
Move any number of your
commanders to any number of
territories you occupy.
the Earth game board or Moon
Saharan Empire. game board.

Scout Forces
If I forget to place my 5 MODs
immediately, can I place them later
in the game?
If you forget to immediately place
0 Scout Forces
your 5 MODs, they are returned
Play on your turn before
your first invasion is declared.
to your Recruitment Pool and the
Draw a land territory card and
secretly place it facedown in
Land card is discarded. As soon as
front of you. Place 5 MODs on the
territory card. When you occupy
this territory immediately place the
you occupy the territory drawn
MODs. Discard the territory card.
you must place the 5 MODs. If you
already occupy the territory drawn,
immediately place the 5 MODs.
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RULES to CLASSIC RISK® The 44 RISK Cards: 42 cards are marked with a Land
territory and a picture of a 1.0-MOD, 3.0-MOD, or a
The Game of Global Domination 5.0-MOD. There are 2 wild cards marked with all 3 of
these units, but with no Land territory.
INTRODUCTION & STRATEGY HINTS
In this classic “Global Domination” game of military
OBJECT OF THE GAME
strategy, you are battling to conquer the world. To
Conquer the world by occupying every Land territory
win, you must launch daring attacks, defend yourself
on the board, thus eliminating all your opponents.
on all fronts, and sweep across vast continents with
Water territories are ignored in this game.
boldness and cunning. But remember, the dangers,
as well as the rewards, are high. Just when the world
is within your grasp, your opponent might strike and SETUP
take it all away! Unlike most games, RISK demands careful planning
before you actually start to play. The Initial Army
STRATEGY. In all RISK games, keep these 3 strategy Placement sets the stage for the battles you’ll fight
hints in mind as you play, add armies, and fortify: later on.
1. Conquer whole continents: You will earn more
armies that way. Before you begin, set aside the Moon game board,
2. Watch your enemies: If they are building up forces Commanders, Command cards, Lunar territory cards,
on adjacent territories or continents, they may be Water territory cards, Devastation markers, Turn Order
planning an attack. Beware! markers, Year markers, the 8-sided dice, and energy
3. Fortify borders adjacent to enemy territories for chips. These are used only in the RISK 2210 A.D. game.
better defense if a neighbor decides to attack you.
INITIAL MOD ARMY PLACEMENT consists of these
EQUIPMENT steps:
1 game board, 5 six-sided dice (2 white and 3 black), 1. Select a color and, depending on the number of
44 RISK Land territory cards, 5 sets of armies (each a players, count out the armies you’ll need to start
different color) the game.
• 2 Players: See instructions on page 13.
THE GAME BOARD. The game board is a map of 6 • 3 Players: Each player counts out 35 1.0-MODs.
continents divided into 42 territories. Each continent is • 4 Players: Each player counts out 30 1.0-MODs.
a different color and contains 4 to 12 territories. • 5 Players: Each player counts out 25 1.0-MODs.
2. Roll 1 die. Whoever rolls the highest number takes one
THE ARMIES. There are 5 complete sets of armies each 1.0-MOD from his or her pile and places it onto any
containing 3 denominations of army pieces: 1.0-MOD territory on the board, thus claiming that territory.
(worth 1 army), 3.0-MOD (worth 3 armies), and 3. Starting to the left of the first player, everyone in
5.0-MOD (worth 5 armies). Start the game by placing turn places 1 1.0-MOD onto any unoccupied Land
1.0-MODs; later in the game, you may trade in three territory. Continue until all 42 Land territories have
1.0-MODs for a 3.0-MOD or two 1.0-MODs and a been claimed.
3.0-MOD for a 5.0-MOD. 4. After all 42 Land territories are claimed, each player
in turn places 1 additional 1.0-MOD onto any
territory that player already occupies. Continue in
this way until everyone has run out of armies. There
is no limit to the number of MODs you may place
onto a single territory.

1.0-MOD 3.0-MOD 5.0-MOD

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TO COMPLETE GAME SETUP RISK CARDS

5. Set any color Space Station on the 4 on the Score Earning cards. At the end of any turn in which you
Chart. This marks the value of the next set of have captured at least 1 territory, you will earn 1
traded-in cards. (and only 1) RISK card. You are trying to collect sets
6. Shuffle all 44 Land territory cards and place them, of 3 cards in any of the following combinations:
facedown, in a pile on the side of the game board. • 3 cards of the same design (1.0-MOD, 3.0-MOD,
This forms the draw pile. or 5.0-MOD)
7. Whoever placed the first army takes the first turn. • 1 each of the 3 designs
Play then passes to the left. • Any 2 designs plus a wild card

PLAYING: On your turn, try to capture territories by If you have collected a set of 3 RISK cards, you may
defeating your opponents’ MODs. But be careful: Win- turn them in at the beginning of your next turn, or
ning battles will depend on careful planning, quick you may wait. But if you have 5 or 6 cards at the
decisions, and bold moves. You’ll have to place your beginning of your turn, you must trade in at least 1
forces wisely, attack at just the right time, and fortify set; you may trade in a second set if you have one.
your defenses against all enemies.
Trading cards in for MODs. At the beginning of
Each of your turns consist of 3 steps, in this order: subsequent turns, you may trade in matched sets of
• Getting and placing new MODs; cards and take additional MODs based on the total
• Attacking, if you choose, by rolling the dice; and number of sets anyone has traded in so far. At the
• Fortifying your position. beginning of the game, this number is 4. Every time
anyone trades in a set of cards, the value of the next
GETTING AND PLACING NEW MODs set increases.
At the beginning of each turn, calculate how many • The first set traded in = 4 MODs
new MODs you will add to your territories based on • The second set traded in = 6 MODs
the following: • The third set traded in = 8 MODs
• The number of Land territories you occupy; • The fourth set traded in = 10 MODs
• The value of the continents you control; • The fifth set traded in = 12 MODs
• The value of the matched sets of RISK cards you • The sixth set traded in = 15 MODs
trade in; and
• The specific territory pictured on a traded-in card. After the sixth set has been traded in, each additional
set is worth 5 more MODs, Example: If you trade in
Territories. At the beginning of your turn (including the seventh set, you get 20 MODs; if you trade in the
your first), count the number of territories you occupy, eighth, you get 25 MODs, and so on. “First” and
then divide the total by 3 (ignoring any fraction). The "second” set, and so on, refer to sets traded in by
answer is the number of MODs you receive. Place the anyone during the game. Thus, if you trade in the
new MODs on any territory or territories you already third set in the game, you receive 8 MODs, even if
occupy. it is the first set you have traded in.
Example: 11 territories = 3 MODs
14 territories = 4 MODs Every time a set of cards is traded in, move the Space
17 territories = 5 MODs Station on the Score Chart to the next numbered space
You will always receive at least 3 MODs on a turn, even marked with a yellow square. These marked numbered
if you occupy fewer than 9 territories. spaces represent the value of the next card set turned
in. Put the traded-in cards facedown at the bottom of
Continents. In addition, at the beginning of your turn the draw pile.
you will receive bonus MODs for each continent you
control. (To control a continent, you must occupy all Occupied territories. If any of the 3 cards you trade
its territories at the start of your turn.) To find the in shows the picture of a territory you occupy, you
exact number of MODs you will receive for each receive 2 extra MODs. You must place both of these
continent, look at the chart in the lower left corner MODs onto that particular territory.
of the game board.
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NOTE: On a single turn, you may receive no more To attack. First announce both the territory you are
than 2 extra MODs beyond those you receive for the attacking and the one you are attacking from. Then
matched sets of cards you trade in, even if cards you roll the dice against the opponent who occupies the
turn in have more than 1 territory that you own. opposing territory.
In this case, choose which territory gets the bonus • Before rolling, both you and your opponent must
MODs. announce the number of dice you intend to roll,
and you both must roll at the same time.
Hints: No matter how many MODs you receive at the • You, as the attacker, may roll 1, 2, or 3 dice: You
start of your turn, deploy them carefully—either must have at least 1 more MOD in your territory
to prepare for an attack or to defend against one. than the number of dice you roll. Hint: The more
It is good military strategy to move your MODs to dice you roll, the greater the odds of winning.
the front, heavily fortifying territories that border However, the more dice you roll, the more MODs
enemy territories. you may lose or be required to move into a
captured territory.
ATTACKING • The defender may roll either 1 or 2 dice. To roll 2
After placing your armies at the beginning of your turn, dice, he or she must have at least 2 MODs on the
decide if you wish to attack at this time. The object of territory under attack. Hint: The more dice the
an attack is to capture a territory by defeating all the defender rolls, the greater his or her odds of
opposing MODs already on it. The battle is fought by a winning—but the more MODs he or she may lose.
roll of the dice. Study the board for a moment. Do you
want to attack? To decide a battle. Compare the highest die each
of you rolled. If yours (the attacker’s) is higher, the
If you choose not to attack, pass the dice to the player defender loses 1 MOD from the territory under attack.
on your left. You may still fortify your position, if you But if the defender’s die is higher than yours, you lose
wish (see page 13). 1 MOD from the territory you attacked from and must
put it back in your Recruitment Pool. If each of you
If you choose to attack, you must follow these rules: rolled more than 1 die, you also compare the 2
• You may only attack a territory that is adjacent next-highest dice and repeat the process (see page 6).
to one of your own or is connected to it by a
dashed line. NOTE:
Examples: Exiled States of America may attack • In case of a tie, the defender wins.
Nunavut, Canada, Republique du Quebec, and Iceland • Neither side can ever lose more than 2 MODs on
GRC. Saharan Empire may attack Egypt, Andorra, and a single roll.
Amazon Desert. At the western and eastern edges
of the board, Northwestern Oil Emirate is considered Capturing territories. As soon as you defeat the last
adjacent to, and may attack, Pevet. opposing MOD on a territory, you capture that territory
• You must always have at least 2 MODs in the and must occupy it immediately. To do so, move in at
territory you are attacking from. least as many MODs as the number of dice you rolled
• You may continue attacking 1 territory until you in your last battle. Remember: In most cases, moving
have eliminated all MODs on it, or you may shift as many MODs as you can to the front line is
your attack from 1 territory to another, attacking advantageous. MODs left behind cannot help you
each as often as you like and attacking as many when you are attacking. Also remember: You must
territories as you like during a turn. always leave at least 1 MOD behind on the territory
you attacked from.

ENDING YOUR ATTACK. You may end your attack(s)

at any time. If you have captured at least 1 territory,
first take the top RISK Land card from the draw pile.
(No matter how many territories you have captured
on your turn, you may take only 1 RISK card.) Your last
step is to fortify your position, if you wish (see below).
Finally, pass the dice.
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Eliminating your opponent. If during your turn you SETUP

eliminate an opponent by defeating his or her last INITIAL MOD PLACEMENT
MOD on the game board, you win any RISK cards that • You and your opponent each select a complete set
player has collected. of MODs. Then either of you selects a third set to
• If winning them gives you 6 or more cards, you be “neutral.” Take 40 MODs from each of the 3 sets
must immediately trade in enough sets to reduce and claim territories in the following manner:
your hand to 4 or fewer cards, but once your hand • Remove the 2 wild cards from the RISK Land card
is reduced to 4, 3, or 2 cards, you must stop deck.
trading them in. • Shuffle the RISK Land cards thoroughly and deal
• If winning them gives you fewer than 6, you must them, facedown, into 3 equal piles. Both you
wait until the beginning of your next turn to trade and your opponent choose a different pile. The
in a set. remaining pile is neutral.
• Place 1 of your MODs onto each of the 14 territories
NOTE: When you draw a card from the deck at the shown on the RISK cards in your pile. Your opponent
end of your turn (for having won a battle), and it does the same. Then place 1 neutral MOD onto each
brings your total to 6, you must wait until your next of the remaining 14 neutral territories.
turn to trade in a set. • After every Land territory on the board has been
claimed, you and your opponent take turns placing
FORTIFYING YOUR POSITION your remaining MODs: Place 2 MODs onto any 1 or
To fortify your position, move as many MODs as you 2 of the territories you occupy. Then place 1 neutral
would like from 1 (only) of your territories into 1 (only) MOD onto any neutral territory you want, placing it
of your adjacent territories. In moving your MODs to block your opponent’s possible advance.
from 1 territory to another, you must leave at least
1 MOD behind. TO COMPLETE GAME SETUP
After all the armies have been placed on the board,
WINNING return the 2 wild cards to the RISK card deck, shuffle
The winner is the first player to eliminate every the deck, and start to play.
opponent by capturing all 42 Land territories on
the board. ATTACKING
On your turn, you may attack any territory adjacent
CLASSIC RISK ® RULES for 2 PLAYERS to one of your own. Whenever you attack a neutral
Read the complete Classic RISK ® “Global Domination” territory, your opponent rolls to defend that territory.
rules first. Neutral MODs cannot attack and never receive
reinforcements during the game.
This version is played like the Classic RISK ® game with
1 important exception: Along with your MODs and REINFORCEMENTS
those of your opponent, there are also “neutral” MODs If you run out of reinforcements in your original MOD
on the board acting as buffers between you color, you may fortify your position using MODs of a
and your opponent. This feature gives the 2-player color not already being used in the game.
version much the same strategic flavor as the regular
RISK game. WINNING
To win, be the first to eliminate your opponent by
OBJECT OF THE GAME capturing all of his or her territories. You do not have
Same as in Classic RISK ® ”Global Domination” play. to eliminate the neutral MODs. Don’t worry if all of
the neutral MODs are eliminated before the end of the
EQUIPMENT game. Play continues until 1 player defeats the other.
Same as in Classic RISK ® ”Global Domination” play.
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