The Original Risk Trivia Quiz

Answer: Asia

Australia is a small continent in terms of Risk. It has only four territories, and only give two bonus armies per turn for controlling it. It has only one access point between Indonesia and Siam (which is part of Asia). For this reason, it is easy to defend.

However, if a player tries to build a fortress in Australia, they will soon realize that the other players will build up their forces faster with higher-value continents. The person who controls Australia should also try to hold southern Asia, and try to cover a larger area as to not be trapped.

Answer: Nothing

When you turn in a set of three cards, if you control one of the territories on them, you can put an extra two armies on that territory (this can only be done for one territory). If you do not own a territory on a card, nothing happens.

Answer: Nine

To determine how many new armies you get on a turn, you count up your territories and divide by 3 (and do not include the remainder). 13 / 3 = 4, r = 1. You get 4 new armies for the territories you control. Europe gives you a bonus five armies if you control it at the beginning of your turn. 4 + 5 = 9.

Answer: Greenland - Great Britain

Greenland shares a sea route with Iceland, not Great BritAIn. From Iceland, you can then move on to Great Britain via a second sea route.

Answer: Defender

When a player attempts to take over a territory, he can roll 1, 2, or 3 dice. A defender can roll 1 or 2. When rolled, the top two numbers are paired and the second two numbers are paired. The lowest number the attacker rolled is not included in any calculations. If either of those paired numbers are the same, the defender wins the tie.

Answer: 1

Your 6 is paired with her 6, and she wins that round: you lose an army. Your 4 (your next largest number) is paired with her 3. Yours is bigger and she loses an army. Your 2 does not affect this battle. You and your opponent both lost one army.

Answer: South America

Asia is connected to Europe by Afghanistan, Ural, and the Middle East, which all are adjacent to Ukraine. Africa is accessible from the Middle East to Egypt (and in some versions, East Africa). Australia can only be accessed from Asia via the Siam-Indonesia sea route. North America is connected to Asia by the Kamchatka-Alaska sea route.

There is no way to directly go from Asia to South America.

Answer: Three

If you control all six African territories at the beginning of your turn, you get an additional three armies. For controlling either South America or Australia, you get an additional two, and for either Europe or North America, you get five. For controlling Asia, you get an additional seven armies at the beginning of your turn.

Answer: Four

There are two variations in the rule book on what to do when a set of three cards is turned in.

In one set, the number of new armies you get depends on what type of set you turn in. You get four armies for turning in a set of three infantry, six for three chevaliers, eight for three artillery, and ten if you have one of each.

The other set of rules says that the number of armies a player gets depends on the order of sets turned in. The first player to turn in a set (regardless of its composition) gets four armies, the next set is worth six, then eight, ten, twelve, fifteen. After fifteen it goes up by fives infinitely. Some boards have these numbers along the edge of the board to keep track of what the next set is worth.

Answer: Three

The minimum number of new armies you can get at the beginning of your turn is three. Regardless of how many territories you own, (unless you are no longer present on the game board), you will never get anything less then three.