World War 5

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World War 5
Andy Looney
A simplified Risk-like game of global conquest
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Icehouse stashes:	3 Treehouse sets
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Other equipment:	special board, six 6-sided dice
Setup time:	2 minutes
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Rules complexity:	medium-light
Strategy depth:	Low
Random chance:	Some
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BGG Link:	39565

World War 5 is an Icehouse game for 2 to 4 players designed by Andy Looney. It is designed to be a game similar to the classic game RISK, but with much simpler rules, evenly distributed resources, and a shorter play time. Each player seeks to conquer an entire opposing continent without losing all their home territories.

The game was first published by Looney Labs in 2008, with map and rules mailed out to everyone on their mailing list as their annual Gift For Their Fans. A deluxe board is available in the LL webstore here

External Links

• Official website [1]
• World War 5 is listed on BoardGameGeek.