Risk Legacy: War One

This is a series of play reports for Risk Legacy. There are SPOILERS. You have been warned

So we all decided we want to play Risk Legacy. This was something I had been wanting to do for a long time, so I was really excited finally play! A Legacy board game! The holy grail, as far as i was concerned. We sat down, picked factions and abilities, and this is what we got. Names not changed cause we're all guilty as hell.

Nathan- Imperial Balkania: when recruiting troops round up, not down, began in Argentina.

Logan- Saharan Republic: when maneuvering the territories need not be connected. Began in Ural.

Ben- Khan Industries: at the start of each turn place one troop in each HQ you own. Began in Indonesia (and goes first).

Matt-  Enclave of the Bear: on the first battle against an opponent they have a -1 penalty to their lower defensive dice roll. Began in Northwest Territories.

The following resource cards were upped to two resources apiece:

Madagascar, Yakutsk, Ural, Mongolia, Brazil, South Africa, North Africa, Russia, Peru, Siberia, Alaska, Egypt

Years One and Two Saw each of the factions expanding as fast as they could. We got the rules wrong in these first two rounds and thought we could only expand one territory per round.

In Year Three we realized our error. But by that point Khan Industries had become a monstrosity. They expanded acrost Europe and all the way into Africa. Enclave of the Bear charged the Imperial Balkania in Venezuela, who had taken all of South America. Despite being outnumbered two to one Enclave conquered Venezuela and Brazil. Imperial's counter-surge was powerful, pushing up into Central America. Saharan Republic did not take advantage of Khan Industries' overextension and expanded into Europe.

Year Four's carnage was total. Khan, ignored and thus a true force to be reckoned with, charged through Africa and took Imperial's HQ, stopping short of completely wiping them out, leaving them a foothold in Central America. The Enclave did that for them, wiping Imperial off the map and taking their resources. They didn't go down without a fight, however. Imperial salted the earth and destroyed all the natural resources of Central America, creating an Ammo Shortage and making the place much harder to defend. Imperial Balkania reformed in Greenland and kept their heads low. The Saharan Republic finally attacked its neighbor, Khan Industries. They pushed north from Ural, and rooted Khan out of Australia. They then retreated back to their HQ in Ural.

But the damage was done. Khan had more than enough forces to completely wipe The Enclave out of its HQ in Year Five, grabbing its resources. All they had to do was survive long enough to capitalize them. A formal alliance with Sahara ensured their victory. They then tried to wipe out Imperial Balkania in Greenland, even going so far as to salt the earth in Greenland, creating an Ammo Shortage. But Balkania could not be budged. They completely wiped out the attacking force, at the cost of losing almost all their troops. The Enclave reformed in Eastern Canada, hoping to survive a little bit longer. Imperial Balkania only reinforced their troops, not daring to leave Greenland. Sahara finally eliminated Balkania, who were too worn out with their war with Khan to fight back. Sahara then eliminated The Enclave.

Khan used its resources to make its hold on the planet total, for the moment. The people of Australia, even though occupied by a foreign force, named themselves the Baby Guns, after the two things Khan mass produced. Sahara founded a city named Phillipines in Yakutsk. Balkania and Enclave went to ground, planning their revenge.

The war would continue, even if it took decades to get there.