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petemack on Sept 17, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Correcting for the first-player advantage in Risk

This was actually addressed in the newer version of the game, Risk 2008 Revised edition, states in the rules:

Player 3 receives an additional card Player 4 receives an additional card Player 5 receives two additional cards

In the games we play, this usually neutralizes the first players advantage.

Novash on Sept 17, 2009 [–]

Wonder if they will do anything similar with the War game. The last players certainly also suffer an unfair advantage there.

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