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Risk: Star Wars Edition $19 (Was $59.99) @ Mr Toys Toyworld

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The price on this game has basically nose-dived, just about everywhere is discounting it heavily, despite the fact that it is quite a good game. Toyworld has it for $19, you can find it online for $17, but you'd have to pay for freight and its probably easier just to go to Toyworld and pick it off the shelf.

So where did this game go wrong? Well, for a start they called it Risk, even though it is nothing like the original Risk and basically plays like Queen's gambit. There's also a pretty significant imbalance - its quite hard to win as the Empire, and pretty easy to win as rebels. It probably wasnt polished enough to appeal to the nerds, and not quite accessible enough for the normies. They probably would have been better off releasing a Star Wars Monopoly instead, although it pains me to admit it.

Even boardgamegeeks gives it a pretty favourable 7.1, better than what they give the original Risk, and BGG is known to favour European over American tabletop games.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/183880/risk-star-wars-ed…

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    Hello there

  • +1

    Is it also because Last Jedi killed off a lot of interest in Star Wars?

  • +1

    Good right up

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    You make it sound like Star Wars Monopoly isn't a thing https://m.catch.com.au/product/star-wars-the-force-awakens-m…

    • Yeah, I was thinking, "surely there's been at least one Star Wars Monopoly"? Glad to see there is :)

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    QLD only for in store.

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    Nearest store with stock 1379 km away
    Long walk ahead
    May the force be with me

    PS what is Queens gambit? Another board game?

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      Chess move

    • The Queens Gambit referred to in this case was another Star Wars board game.

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    $17 at Kogan and can use the FREE4U code for free delivery.

    https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/star-wars-risk-star-wars/

    • Thanks champ got one.

    • This is the cheapest price, and also available Australia-wide.

      • and with free delivery from Kogan, a reputable retailer. So this is honestly not the best deal.

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          Agreed, 17 bucks and free delivery is a better deal. Glad i brought it to some peoples attention anyway.

  • They did release a Star Wars Monopoly and it was freakin awesome. Targeted at a younger audience though. Hard to find a copy these days.

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