World War 5

World War 5
Andy Looney
A simplified Risk-like game of global conquest
:Players	Players:	2 - 4
:Time	Length:	unknown
:Complexity	Complexity:	Medium
Trios per color:		3
Number of colors:		5
Pyramid trios:
Monochr. stashes:
Five-color sets:		3
- - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - -
special board, six 6-sided dice
Setup time:		2 minutes
Playing time:
Strategy depth:		Low
Random chance:		Low
Game mechanics:		stash management, dice rolling
Theme:		War
BGG Link:		World War 5
Status: Complete (v1.0), Year released: 2008

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. There are also several fan-made printable boards that add labels, alter the colors, or other minor adjustments.

Board Differences in Pyramid Arcade

World War 5 is part of Pyramid Arcade, but this version of the board has several errors. It is missing a connection from Southeast North America to Northeast Africa and a connection from Southwest Australia to South Africa. It also includes a land connection between Southwest Asia and Southern Europe that does not exist on the original board. (It's blocked by a small body of water.)

External Links

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