Editing Risk (game) (section)

==''Risk'' clones by other companies and developers==
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Many variants have been published by other groups or companies, that are based on the original concept of the game of ''Risk'' and that contain much of the functionality of the original, but are not licensed by Hasbro, such as the video games ''[[Global Domination (video game)|Global Domination]]'' and ''[[Lux (video game)|Lux]]''. Known as ''Risk'' clones, such variants have names not containing the term "''Risk''" to avoid legal issues.<ref>{{Cite thesis|degree=Master of Science |title=A Multi-Agent System for playing the board game Risk |url=https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:831093/FULLTEXT01.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322202329/https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:831093/FULLTEXT01.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-22 |url-status=live |author=Fredrik Olsson |date=March 2005 |publisher=[[Blekinge Institute of Technology]] |access-date=2022-03-22}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Some of these clones are available commercially, of which many have been released through the [[iTunes App Store]], especially for the [[iPad]].<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Ryan Rigney
|title=App Store Games of the Week: July 16th Edition |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215843/app-store-games-of-the-week-july-16th-edition/ |date=July 16, 2010 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |access-date=2011-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721040525/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215843/app-store-games-of-the-week-july-16th-edition/|archive-date=2010-07-21}}</ref> Several other ''Risk'' clones are distributed freely over the [[Internet]], such as ''Dice Wars''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/dice/dice.html|title=Dicewars - flash game|website=www.gamedesign.jp|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627041038/https://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/dice/dice.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Games such as ''[[Nintendo Wars]]'' can be seen as a complex evolution which still holds some elements from ''Risk''. ''[[NarcoGuerra]]'' is a [[newsgame]] based on the basic ''Risk'' rules, played out over a map of Mexico with the intent of educating people on the [[Mexican Drug War]]. An example of a board game inspired by ''Risk'' is the Argentine ''[[TEG (board game)|TEG]]''.

In addition to ''Risk'' clones, third-party products have been created which slightly modify traditional gameplay. Among the most popular third-party editions are virtual dice-rolling simulators. These can act as virtual replacements to traditional dice or be used to automatically simulate the results of large battles between territories—significantly speeding up gameplay.