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Sat, 6 Apr 1996 11:36:43 -0700 (MST)

X-Personal_name: Cleptau Ian Samuel
From: samuel@rmi.net
Subject: The #1 Risk Strategy From the #1 Risk Strategist

You've heard the rest of the RISK strategies in this world. Some of them
are good (take Australia first); others are not (suicide rules). But here
it is, the #1 Risk strategy that ever was.

If you'd like, you can refer to me further as "Mr. Greenness".

A. Placing your armies
This is possibly the second most important part of the game. A lot of the
game is decided before the first dice are rolled. There are two ways to
place your armies, and two equal camps for each. There's concentrated
strongholds, and dispersed forces.

A.1 Concentrated strongholds
A concentrated stronghold is something like taking 85% of your armies, and
continually placing them in one area. This can work brilliantly, or fail
miserably, depending on how it is executed.

* If you have Australia, -_-Definitely Make it a Stronghold-_-. It's an
island continent, and only accessible through a few countries. By placing
a cannon on each of the countires immediately bordering it, it sort of
discourages attacks. If you are attack