The Basics:
Risk, published in 1959 by Parker Brothers, was designed by Albert Lamorisse.
Why Risk is Part of the Games Timeline:
Risk was the first wargame to become an unqualified commercial success.
Here are the other games I believe are the most culturally and historically significant games published since 1800.
Risk Resources:
More About Risk:
Played on a world map, Risk is a game of globabl conquest. The basic goal is to take over every country in the world. Risk is still published today; recent editions include Risk 2210 AD, Lord of the Rings Risk, and Risk: Star Wars Clone Wars Edition.
