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Castle Risk

Castle Risk

Parker Brothers · 1986
2–6120 min10+ yrs2.0/5 complexity5.5 BGGStrategy
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How do you play Castle Risk?

Each player starts out with one castle on the game board. Your objective is to capture all your opponents' castles, so that you are the last player remaining in the game.

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Castle Risk box art
official art · Parker Brothers

Each player starts out with one castle on the game board. Your objective is to capture all your opponents' castles, so that you are the last player remaining in the game.

This game in the Risk family of games is markedly different than the original Risk. The combat mechanism is the same but players receive armies at the end of the turn, not the beginning (the sole exception being playing a Reinforcements card). The game has no territory cards, and one does not get armies based on the total number of individual territories. One gets armies for regions controlled and banners in one's castle only. Each player starts with a single banner in his castle but also takes the banners of any captured castles.

The cards act as die modifiers (General and Marshall), allow attacks one would not normally be able to make (Admiral), get armies at the start of a turn (Reinforcements), force temporarily non-aggression pacts (Diplomats) and look at another player's cards, discarding one in the process (Spy). The Spy card can also be used to defend against another Spy.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating5.5 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
120 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
10+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Castle Risk?
Castle Risk is a napoleonic game, for 2–6 players, taking ~120 minutes, featuring area majority / influence. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Castle Risk — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Castle Risk support?
Castle Risk is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Castle Risk take?
A game of Castle Risk takes about 120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Castle Risk for?
Castle Risk is recommended from age 10.
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