I think there needs to be a map that can try and capture "the original" RISK board game. I have always been a big fan of the Classic map.

I must say that the ideas presented by reggie mac and Tee Gee are on the money.

A further twist on Tee Gee's suggestion of bringing New Zealand in as a ...

I'm with you Fruitcake. Adds a different element to the game, and makes the game purely strategic. I think this would give players the option of "the gamble of the die" or a "pure strategy" game.

I personally enjoy the luck of the roll due to the unknown element, but the use of cards as you say ...