First it was Head Comix... now Risk, too? Two things I wanna know, Tom: how'd we end up with such parallel pasts; what went wrong with you between then and now? -grin-

Back in the day, in Philly, a bunch of us used to meet at least once a week for all-night Risk, and a friend and I painstakingly copied Tolkein's map onto posterboard and developed "Middle Earth Risk". Had most of the bugs worked out, too... and yes, it was possible for The Dark Lord - that is, whoever held the "continent" of Mordor, worth two points and otherwise strategically resembling Australia in real Risk - to win.

The expanded version you and your buddies invented sounds great! Troop ships... hmmmm......