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2013 Ranked #11,982

Risk: Mass Effect – Galaxy At War Edition

Science-fiction conquest game has factions fight for galactic control through several strategic and card-driven modes. Custom armies and war assets support both standard territorial conflict and quicker skirmishes.

Dice Science Fiction Area Majority / Influence Dice Rolling

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.85

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Includes 3 play modes: A Risk re-implementation based on the popular Mass Effect series of video games. Includes 3 play modes: Basic Training – Standard RISK game play, Galaxy at War – fast-paced and strategic, individual and team play.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Area Majority

Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
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Includes 3 play modes: A Risk re-implementation based on the popular Mass Effect series of video games. Includes 3 play modes: Basic Training – Standard RISK game play, Galaxy at War – fast-paced and strategic, individual and team play. War Assets – quick card and dice game play. Game comes complete with over 250 game pieces. Custom components include 2 Alliance Armies, 2 Reaper Armies, 1 Cerberus Army, 2 Harbinger pieces. 81 Faction Cards representing the 3 factions, 18 War Assets planet scanning cards (which can also be played as a standalone mini-game), Custom game board, 5 six-sided dice and 4 eight-sided dice. Re-implements: Risk: Star Wars – Original Trilogy Edition

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Category

4
Dice Science Fiction Video Game Theme Wargame

Mechanism

2
Area Majority / Influence Dice Rolling

Family

2
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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
90 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Andrew Wolf

Publishers

1
The Op

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