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[[File:Risk Halo Wars.jpg|thumb|right|The box art for the Halo Wars edition of Risk with its contents.]] | [[File:Risk Halo Wars.jpg|thumb|right|The box art for the Halo Wars edition of Risk with its contents.]] | ||
'''Halo Wars Risk''' is a Halo-themed version of a the traditional board game. Set to be released in July<ref>http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/01/27/want-to-control-the-flood-play-risk-halo-wars/</ref>, after the release of the video game [[Halo Wars]], it features three playable factions - the [[UNSC]], the [[Covenant]] and the [[Flood]] - with 250 game pieces, and allows players to capture 42 territories in six sectors, battling for supremacy of [[Arcadia]]. It will use the new Hasbro rules that allow for three levels of game play (basic, advanced, and classic) depending on the skill level and desired playing time of the players. Play can be completed in as little as 60-90 minutes with no decrease in | '''Halo Wars Risk''' is a Halo-themed version of a the traditional board game. Set to be released in July<ref>http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/01/27/want-to-control-the-flood-play-risk-halo-wars/</ref>, after the release of the video game [[Halo Wars]], it features three playable factions - the [[UNSC]], the [[Covenant]] and the [[Flood]] - with 250 game pieces, and allows players to capture 42 territories in six sectors, battling for supremacy of [[Arcadia]]. It will use the new Hasbro rules that allow for three levels of game play (basic, advanced, and classic) depending on the skill level and desired playing time of the players. Play can be completed in as little as 60-90 minutes with no decrease in strategy. The game will be appropriate for players 12 and up. It has a recommended retail price of $39.99. | ||
The original Risk is a commercial strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers (now a division of Hasbro). It was invented by French movie film director Albert Lamorisse and originally released in 1957, as La Conquête du Monde (The Conquest of the World), in France.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Risk_(game)|'''Wikipedia'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s article on Risk (Game)]]</ref> | The original Risk is a commercial strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers (now a division of Hasbro). It was invented by French movie film director Albert Lamorisse and originally released in 1957, as La Conquête du Monde (The Conquest of the World), in France.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Risk_(game)|'''Wikipedia'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s article on Risk (Game)]]</ref> | ||