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= Start and Join a Risk Game =
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= Start a Risk-Like Game =
1. Click the games tab in the top left corner.
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1. Click the BETA GAMES tab.
[[File:Gamestab.png]]  
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[[File:Beta games tab.png]]
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2. Hover the mouse over the Casual Game or touch the Casual Game text on your phone/tablet.  Click on Start a Game.
  
2. Click Start a game
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[[File:Start a game.png]]
[[File:Startgame.png]]  
 
  
3. Choose your [https://www.majorcommand.com/wiki/Game_Options Game Options]
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3. Select a map. At the top right, you will see blue checked boxes.  You may uncheck different levels of difficulty or different sizes of maps. To help you choose the map you wish to play on.
  
[[File:Gameoptions.png|800px]]  
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[[File:Select a map.png]]
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4. Select your [https://wiki.majorcommand.com/Game_Options Game Options]  
  
4. A new option currently being tested is the person taking the first turn in a 1 vs 1 is only given 50% of their initial deploy.  Normal deploy will continue for all consecutive rounds. To enable this feature when starting a new game use the following text in the Game notes/tags: section: NEW RULES: HALF TROOPS FOR 1ST PLAYER
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[[File:New game options.png]]
  
[[File:Halftroop.png|800px]]
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5. Click Game On! 
  
5. Click Game On.
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[[File:Game on.png]]
[[File:Gameon.png]]  
 
  
 
The game will now appear on your games page under the awaiting tab.
 
The game will now appear on your games page under the awaiting tab.
 
   
 
   
[[File:Awaiting.png]]  
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[[File:Awaiting games.png]]
  
 
All public ''risk-like games'' also appear on the join games page. Once enough players have joined your game, it will commence.
 
All public ''risk-like games'' also appear on the join games page. Once enough players have joined your game, it will commence.
  
 
[https://www.majorcommand.com/games/ Want to start a risk game now?]
 
[https://www.majorcommand.com/games/ Want to start a risk game now?]
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== Join a Risk-like Game ==
 
== Join a Risk-like Game ==
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== Method in Words ==
 
  
1. Click the games tab in the top left corner.  
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1. Click the BETA GAMES tab.
[[File:Gamestab.png]]  
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[[File:Beta games tab.png]]
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2. Hover the mouse over the Casual Game or touch the Casual Game text on your phone/tablet.  Click on Start a Game.
  
2. Click Join a Game for either Casual or Real Time games and play risk free.  
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[[File:Join game.png]]
  
[[File:Joingame.png]]
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3.  Find the map and the game options you want.
  
3. Find a strategy game you want to join and click Join.  
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4. If the game is a risk-like team game, a pop-up window will appear and you may choose which team to join.  This dialog box will appear in the CENTER of the page.  (You may have to scroll up or down to reach the center).  Choose your team by clicking the team of your choice.  
  
[[File:Join2.png|900px]]  
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[[File:Join a team game.png]]
  
4. If the game is a ''risk-like team game'', you would be required to click the Join button for the team you want to join.
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The game will now appear on your games page under the awaiting tab.
 
   
 
   
[[File:Jointeam.png]]  
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[[File:Awaiting games.png]]
  
The game will now appear on your [https://www.majorcommand.com/games/ Risk games page] under the awaiting tab.  
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All public ''risk-like games'' also appear on the join games page. Once enough players have joined your game, it will commence.
  
[[File:Awaiting.png]]
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[https://www.majorcommand.com/games/ Want to join a risk game now?]
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=== What a video on how to join a game?  Check out the video then! ===
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== Find a Specific Type of Risk Game and Join ==
 
== Find a Specific Type of Risk Game and Join ==
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5. Now Join or View a strategy game of your own choice.
 
5. Now Join or View a strategy game of your own choice.
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== Dropping Out from a Game ==
 
== Dropping Out from a Game ==
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The ONE and ONLY time when you can drop out from a game is before a game fills up. In other words, before a game starts.
 
The ONE and ONLY time when you can drop out from a game is before a game fills up. In other words, before a game starts.
  
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1.  Click on the Awaiting Games Tab
* Go to the games tab.
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* Click the awaiting tab
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[[File:Awaiting games.png]]
* Click on the bar of the game
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2.  Click on Leave game.  If you left the game in error and wish to re-join the game, the join button will appear and you may re-join the game.  Otherwise, when you refresh the page, the game will disappear.
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[[File:Leave a game.png]]
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* On the right, click Drop Out
 
Now, the game would magically disappear from your awaiting list!
 
  
 
== Real Time Risk like Games ==
 
== Real Time Risk like Games ==

Latest revision as of 02:36, 8 May 2021


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Start a Risk-Like Game

1. Click the BETA GAMES tab.

Beta games tab.png

2. Hover the mouse over the Casual Game or touch the Casual Game text on your phone/tablet. Click on Start a Game.

Start a game.png

3. Select a map. At the top right, you will see blue checked boxes. You may uncheck different levels of difficulty or different sizes of maps. To help you choose the map you wish to play on.

Select a map.png

4. Select your Game Options

New game options.png

5. Click Game On!

Game on.png

The game will now appear on your games page under the awaiting tab.

Awaiting games.png

All public risk-like games also appear on the join games page. Once enough players have joined your game, it will commence.

Want to start a risk game now?


Join a Risk-like Game

1. Click the BETA GAMES tab.

Beta games tab.png

2. Hover the mouse over the Casual Game or touch the Casual Game text on your phone/tablet. Click on Start a Game.

Join game.png

3. Find the map and the game options you want.

4. If the game is a risk-like team game, a pop-up window will appear and you may choose which team to join. This dialog box will appear in the CENTER of the page. (You may have to scroll up or down to reach the center). Choose your team by clicking the team of your choice.

Join a team game.png

The game will now appear on your games page under the awaiting tab.

Awaiting games.png

All public risk-like games also appear on the join games page. Once enough players have joined your game, it will commence.

Want to join a risk game now?


What a video on how to join a game? Check out the video then!

[Video]

Find a Specific Type of Risk Game and Join

1. Click the games tab in the top left corner. Gamestab.png

2. Click the "Find a Game" button FindGameButton.png

3. Click the games settings you wanna look for. Say if you want to look for Classic Massive risk games and North America Risk-like Games, click them both - and they would be highlighted. The number of games that matches what you choose is displayed on the top right-hand corner. You can do the same to other options.

FindGameCapture.png

4. Click the "Search Now" button SearchNowButton.png

5. Now Join or View a strategy game of your own choice.


Dropping Out from a Game

The only time when you can drop out

The ONE and ONLY time when you can drop out from a game is before a game fills up. In other words, before a game starts.

1. Click on the Awaiting Games Tab

Awaiting games.png

2. Click on Leave game. If you left the game in error and wish to re-join the game, the join button will appear and you may re-join the game. Otherwise, when you refresh the page, the game will disappear.

Leave a game.png


Real Time Risk like Games

Head to Getting Started with real-time games for all the info you need!

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