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Hyborian Risk
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Hyborian Risk

Requires:Risk

Designed by Lewis Pulsipher

Published by The Space Gamer

Expansion
Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach
Characters: Conan the Barbarian
Series: Risk-Like

Players

2-6

Play Time

180 min

Complexity

2.0 / 5

Rating

5.7

Year

1981

Community Snapshot

Medium-Light complexity
~180 min
5.7 on BGG (7)
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Categories

Adventure
Explore, discover, and overcome challenges in a narrative-driven experience.
Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Fantasy
Set in magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, and quests.
Miniatures
Features detailed miniature figures — often with painting and tactical positioning.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

Since 1981, Hyborian Risk has captivated fans of area control and dice rolling with its medium-light complexity design.

How It Plays

Area Majority / Influence

You're competing to have the most presence in key areas on the board — think of it like a friendly turf war.

Area Movement

You move your pieces across different regions on the board, trying to position yourself in the best spots.

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Set Collection

You're gathering matching groups of cards or tokens to score points — the more complete your sets, the better you do.

About This Game

Hyborian Risk is an unofficial Risk variant, themed to Robert E. Howard's Hyborian Age world of Conan the Cimmerian. It was designed by Lewis Pulsipher, and published as an article in the Space Gamer number 37 (March, 1981), pages 16-17.…

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