Go and Risk

I'm actually talking about two board games here. Go, and Risk. They are both excellent strategy games that I've recently taken up with my girlfriend. She has a brilliant mind, and I've had a hard time beating her!

Both have intense amounts of strategy, but Go is simple to learn, and predates Risk by centuries. Literally older than chess, this ancient asian game has been played by years, and has still never lost it's charm. Risk, is far newer, but brings a different twist on the theme of capturing territories.

In Go, you play pieces to capture your enemies stones, and to surround as much territory as possible. Whoever controls the most, wins. Risk is actually very similar, as you take turns placing your armies, and by attacking and defeating your oponents armies, you capture territory.

Both games take a lot of thinking and planning your moves ahead of time. They're fun, and easy to get into. You can even learn how to play Go right online. Or get the Risk computer game.

So does anyone out there want to play? I need to practice if I hope to beat Shannon next time!