Holding Asia

by **danielar** on Sat May 03, 2008 9:59 pm

yeah. it's undoubtedly the best (if not only) way to keep asia. it's downright impossible if some one else has control over aussie.

by **t-o-m** on Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:05 pm

ive done it many times, i do it when the game is ending.
but
since the game is ending theres no point defending it cuz u get more of a bonus for holding the sheer amount of terits you own rather than the cont, and your opponant would be really weak anyway so you could take thm with/without asia.
so by the time u get it, you dont need it

by **GabonX** on Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:09 pm

I don't usualy hold Asia, and usualy if someone does it is at the end of the game when they are about to mop up.

That said I have an anomaly to share with the group...

http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=2428291

by **t-o-m** on Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:26 pm

GabonX wrote:I don't usualy hold Asia, and usualy if someone does it is at the end of the game when they are about to mop up.

That said I have an anomaly to share with the group...

http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=2428291

W
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by **Kalano Sanchin** on Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:29 am

http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=2607345

Blue held it after 4 rounds.

by **wcaclimbing** on Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:31 am

Holding asia is doable if you are in fog and no one is controlling europe or africa.
then, as long as you burn most of your extra bonus armies by attacking everyone, no one will notice that you own asia unless they check the game log.

by **firth4eva** on Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:40 am

I've held asia many times mid game. Only in freestyle when my opponents had ended attacks or had no chance of stopping me though.

by **MeDeFe** on Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:41 am

GabonX wrote:I don't usualy hold Asia, and usualy if someone does it is at the end of the game when they are about to mop up.

That said I have an anomaly to share with the group...

http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=2428291

And still holding it... Gabon's leaving the dirty work for whatmeworry.

And firth, freestyle doesn't count, freestyle never counts when it comes to holding continents.

by **RiskTycoon** on Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:48 am

check this out lol long time ago...well not that long but you get the idea lol

Game # 330120 although our opponents weren't much of a challenge it was still fun ! lol

2007-04-02 00:57:46 - cruxNC [team]: Holy fricken placements. We we just GIVEN asia and Europe?
2007-04-02 01:04:05 - cruxNC [team]: can you give me alaska, kam, and siberia. If you have an extra guy somewhere else that you can throw my way then cool! I can't beleive I am saying this.. But I really think I can have asia owned very shortly. I have stared at this for a bit.
2007-04-02 01:04:50 - cruxNC [team]: I know it breaks all good risk players rules.. but with that placement, wouldn't it be silly not to?? Somewhere I think I just heard blitz groan.
2007-04-02 11:11:39 - RiskTycoon [team]: lol hahaha well maybe you can do it but what about oceania you know you are going to have to get set up to smash it though
2007-04-02 11:12:36 - RiskTycoon [team]: hey i'll try anything once lol sure f**k it go for it lets see if we can...then we can say we have hahahah
2007-04-02 11:14:10 - RiskTycoon [team]: the only thing too is it looks like i'm gonna have to get set up to smash africa lol we got placed all over the asia and europe but they got all freakin africa lol
2007-04-03 09:36:07 - cruxNC [team]: Wow.... it worked.... now can I hold it? I reallly hope I do.... if so I will build up next round. Getting ready to take oceana not this round but next.
2007-04-03 11:17:38 - RiskTycoon [team]: lol well it is pretty kool looking i'll give ya that! i think we can do this ! look what i did! lets see if i can hold it lol
2007-04-03 15:27:20 - RiskTycoon [team]: wow that looks pretty kool hahahahaha
2007-04-03 15:27:33 - RiskTycoon [team]: i can't believe you own that!
2007-04-03 15:27:56 - RiskTycoon [team]: Round 3 and you own Asia hahahahah
2007-04-03 15:33:14 - RiskTycoon [team]: this game will be remembered!
2007-04-03 18:26:18 - RiskTycoon [team]: hey think you could deploy some of those 11! men you get on someone special lol
2007-04-03 18:27:37 - RiskTycoon [team]: or maybe just kill all the yellow in Europe lol
2007-04-04 12:04:36 - cruxNC [team]: Their ass is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ours
2007-04-04 14:23:04 - cruxNC [team]: That is a once in a year placement. I love taking asia in the 3 round. Kick ass.

by **serata** on Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:39 pm

Definitely doable for a turn or two in one on one if you get very lucky in placement. I'm playing a one on one game (in the real world, unfortunately, so there's no proof

) where I'm holding asia and breaking into australia. The other player assumed I'd let Asia go and deployed elsewhere, and I built up a sizable defence. Though, it's not certain whether it's worth all the man power I have spent at the border for the seven bonus, but I'll see what happens.

by **Blastshot** on Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:49 pm

its not that hard... ive done it about 3 times, all but one time havin aussie, but the guys were idiots... just try to hold Ukraine and Middle east that shortens the number of places you have to defend by 1 so you only have 3 defending territories. If you cant get them, i suggest you forget it.

by **Major Dick** on Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:06 am

Game 2841229
Done in round 4, had a nice drop and I feel like I'm the only one who tried to break it up, but still.

by **xeno** on Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:59 am

I've seen it done against me before. None of us were bad players but the guy got some cards and no one really thought he was gonna take asia, even though he was obviously spreading from oceania. Before we knew what was going on he had asia and game over.

by **Baldy McBaldBald** on Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:31 am

I have been playing risk for more than 30 years and anytime someone goes for Asia he is trounced in an instant. In your games as in real life watch how volatile the Middle East is. The Middle East is the great buffer for either Africa or Europe so it is constantly contested.

by **suggs** on Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:43 pm

Baldy McBaldBald wrote:I have been playing risk for more than 30 years and anytime someone goes for Asia he is trounced in an instant. In your games as in real life watch how volatile the Middle East is. The Middle East is the great buffer for either Africa or Europe so it is constantly contested.

Sorry for off topic but just saw your name and laughed my head off :lol:

oh yeah, asia is a waste of time.

by **bbong** on Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:19 am

I am holding asia in this standard sequential game,flat rate with 4 players still remaining. Here is the link: http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=3051522.

by **Scott-Land** on Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:23 am

bbong wrote:I am holding asia in this standard sequential game,flat rate with 4 players still remaining. Here is the link: http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=3051522.

Bravo- but may I ask why you have 50 armies in Siam? Must be launching an attack on China or India with that big stack........ 8-)

by **bbong** on Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:28 am

well Scott, i only held asia for a round and have not moved my troops yet. Do you suggest i fort all my troops out from siam to secure asian borders?Thanks

by **Scott-Land** on Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:11 am

bbong wrote:well Scott, i only held asia for a round and have not moved my troops yet. Do you suggest i fort all my troops out from siam to secure asian borders?Thanks

The first thing you have to be aware of is total army count. When it's your turn to act you're gonna be sitting at 231 vs 180ish. When you're building throughout the game, you're trying to get into the position you're in now. You currently have a 50ish army surplus against your opponents but from the looks of Yellow- you can add another 20ish armies to your lead after he takes Central. It's a good time to close the game out.

You always want to hit the strongest first as the weaker players remaining won't be able to do much ( in flat rate- if it were escalating with the cash at 100, it's a different ballgame).

What I would do and it's a relatively simple play- you can fort the 50 out to Ukraine ( not to protect your borders but to setup a kill shot on Yellow next turn). 130, 47 vs 60ish + 14. Use the 47 to break down the stack ( however he forts) and take the 130 into NA, SA and into Africa killing green afterward ( using the 50 stack in Mid East to help if needed). You should have enough to sweep in 2 rounds.

PS: This turn your best card terr would be Alaska and advance through. A card in Europe would force you to go through East AFrica from Mid East.

by **hwhrhett** on Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:24 am

i was in a 3 man game where i got dropped completely in asia, and held it in round 2. it was a 1 in a million drop.

by **This Is Sparta** on Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:04 pm

To be honest the asia bonus should be split into two separate bonuses, that would spice up the map!

by PL on Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:05 pm

Yuppers. Do it in fog. Where you just build a massive army and wait for the esc bonuses go UPPPPPP. and then quietly take it over. Boom! 7+ a lot = deadly force!