On the Games of War war (wôr) --n. 1. a major armed conflict between nations or between organized parties within a state. 2. the science, art, or profession of game (gam) --n. 1. an amusement or pastime 2. a competitive activity involving skill, chance and/or endurance on the part of two or more persons . . . usually for their own enjoyment. For many centuries people have used games to entertain themselves. Over the years many popular formats have evolved. One of the most popular frameworks involves the taking over of something. Be it an economy (as in Monopoly) or the world, taking control is the major goal of many games produced today. Two of these games are Risk from Parker Brothers and Diplomacy from Avolon Hill. Both Risk and Diplomacy are concerned with building an empire of the territories on the game board. In Risk one is attempting to conquer the entire....

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