A game? Oh boy a game? Whats the game called? Conquer Club!
If you love risk clones, you will fancy Conquer Club right off the bad. I’m going to give the good, bad, and ugly about this game.
Good
There are a bunch of active players and gives you good risk playing. So far, I have played 8 games, and won only once. Now, for those of you that do not know, I have played risk A LOT since I was a kid, so I know how to play the game and basic strategy. While I’m sad about the 1-8 ratio, it means that these players are good! This game is really not for beginners to start out on though. I still suggest using the normal board for that.
Bad
Free games allow for 24 hour turns and 4 active games. You are thinking, wow that is a lot of games! Well, it seems that no one has the same schedules so turns take FOREVER! I have a group of friends that I play this game with, and I have been part of a game for 2 weeks and only have 7 turns done. I am hoping by christmas time to have completed a game. Time will tell. Of course, if you pay, you can have unlimited games and “speed” games where you have 5 minutes to go your turn. When I free up some dough, I think I need to look into this a bit more as that sounds rather fun.
Ugly
Obviously, it is a risk clone, so you cannot use the same board. The classic board is very hard to follow and I find it difficult to determine what pieces are mine and the opponents. I have found myself make horrible decisions due to this. They also have several other boards that you can play, but they all seem a bit dumb…dunno I guess I just like the classic!
Conclusion
Once you get beyond the fact that it is hard to see, the strategies are the same and it just makes for some good risk playing. Anyone that likes risk, will like conquer club! My nick is Koopa, come hit me up for a game!
