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rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

Risk

**Posted:** Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:19 pm

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Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

This seems like a good place to have the thread, so just for completeness here are the links to the previous threads:

Strange numbers and images thread. This covers lots of ground from the beginning of wave 4 when we first realized that there were odd numbers etc., and is well worth a read for the thinking into the Risk idea.

Code from CT. This covers the solving of the code from CT, and a little Risk spec.

If we work on the basis in this thread that they are Risk numbers (I know not everyone agrees with this, but this thread could be a Risky place). Summing up from elsewhere & trying to take it forward it looks as if the order that we have been given is the order that the territories were picked - player 1 went first and picked a territory, followed by player 2 etc.

I have updated the spreadsheet with the order given to us by CT and attached it (it also has a couple of my guesses on it!) - if anyone would like to check it that would be great. The one thing that I found slightly puzzling was the two 156 numbers. If I have understood what everyone has been saying about how the order should have been reached, initially would be the first 1 (029a), then the first 2 (058a) etc all the way through (numbering as per spreasheet). This holds true all the way through except the two numbers on card 156 (Going Dotty) which appear out of order.

Right - a question to those of you who have played lots of Risk (I haven't) which territories would you be after first?

The first one picked going by the final layout suggested previously is in Europe, and the second in Asia - I would have thought that someone would go after an Australia first!

**Posted:** Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:04 pm

FairmontKing · Boot Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 25 Location: Michigan, USA

Here's something moderately interesting on the Risk numbers. I was comparing the frequency of the length of the number strings with the frequency of length of the Risk territory names:

**Posted:** Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:19 pm

SpartanCavie

i feel really dumb for asking this but, where did the idea of using the game risk originate?

**Posted:** Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:00 pm

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A few of the cards have pictures/symbols of Risk playing pieces (little soldiers and cavalry).

**Posted:** Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:13 pm