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Risk

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Date: 1959
Publisher: Parker Brothers
Designer: Albert Lamorisse
Why It's Significant (in 25 words or less): Risk was the first wargame to become an unqualified commercial success.
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.
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