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Risk began as a French game called The Conquest of the World

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The game that takes seven hours and ends in tears was conceived by a French director named Albert Lamorisse. He originally titled it 'La Conquête du Monde' (The Conquest of the World). He essentially wanted a strategic outlet where average citizens could experience the sheer exhaustion of managing supply lines across Kamchatka without actually enlisting.

Risk began as a French game called The Conquest of the World
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