Re: Simultaneous Risk Notation?

From: Dan Reed <kenguru@aol.com>

Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Sidenote: Microprose's March release of Risk will include
simulatneous movement option. No idea if PBEM is supported

Richard Rognlie wrote:
>
> I'm getting ready to start implementing a PBeM version of Schmittberger's
> Simultaneous Risk (in my mind this is a very diplomacy-esque version),
> and am curious if there is a standard "notation" for the game of Risk.
>
> Do the various territories have "standard" designations?  e.g., Eastern
> United States == EUS, etc?
>
> Army deployment?  "3 -> EUS"   "EUS 3" ?
>
> Army movement?   "3 EUS -> WUS"   "EUS 3 -> WUS" ?
>
> I'm sure this is not virgin territory, but I can't seem to find anything
> at this time...
>
> Richard
>
> For the curious, the basic structure I'm working with is...
>
> Random territory distribution followed by all players "deploying" their
> remaining armies as the first move.  (Remember this is simultaneous...)
>
> Then each player will submit their orders for the turn.  Once all moves
> are received (or some move limit is reached and therefore a "no op" is
> assumed for all non moving players) the turn is resolved.
>
> Any time armies meet at a border crossing (e.g. I move 3 EUS -> WUS, and
> my opponent is moving 4 WUS -> EUS) there is a skirmish.  In this case,
> 1 of my opponent's armies survives to continue the attack.
>
> It would then be his 1 army vs. the remaining armies (if any) in my
> territory.
>
> The formula for determining who wins is pretty simple...  If a like number
> of forces attack, it's mutual destruction (with the exception of 1 "defender")
> If both forces are agressing, all armies die.
>
> Else, the lesser force is destroyed.  The greater force loses the same
> number of pieces as the loser *minus* the difference between their forces.
>
> For example,
>
>         5 v 4   lose 3
>         6 v 4   lose 2
>         7 v 4   lose 1
>         8+v 4   no loses
>
> The only "issue" is the case of a combined attack. And how to allocate losses
> in that case... but I'm working on it.
>
> Every 4th move would be a "build" move (ala Displomacy) where you would get
> reinforcements based on territories held and bonuses for continents.  You
> could at this point trade in cards for bonus armies as well.
>
> --
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References

Simultaneous Risk Notation?
Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net>
Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0000