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After starting a separate thread expressing my thanks for the site, it was suggested that I post here too. It seems like there has been substantial growth since the last few posts. Active users are regularly over 600 now. I imagine that, like myself, there was a large influx of people that joined when Covid hit. It's a testament to the quality of the site that they have stuck around.
Since the family (adult children) could not get together for a birthday, someone suggested playing risk online to rekindle the competitions of yore. I evaluated a few sites and found this one to best mimic the original board game, which was a key differentiator for us. That was April 2020. We've been playing almost every weekend ever since. We use a separate window for video chat while we're playing. The result is that I see more of my family now than I have in the last 20 years!
I've become more addicted than the rest of the family, playing multiple nights a week. For the most part, it's been enjoyable. Still the occasional immature troll that just wants to throw out tons of profanity on chat. Been hit by cheaters that play together to gang up on the one non gang member. But, that is definitely the minority. The number of regular players that I see far outweigh the spoilers. And, the moderators do a great job about keeping things right.
Since the family (adult children) could not get together for a birthday, someone suggested playing risk online to rekindle the competitions of yore. I evaluated a few sites and found this one to best mimic the original board game, which was a key differentiator for us. That was April 2020. We've been playing almost every weekend ever since. We use a separate window for video chat while we're playing. The result is that I see more of my family now than I have in the last 20 years!
I've become more addicted than the rest of the family, playing multiple nights a week. For the most part, it's been enjoyable. Still the occasional immature troll that just wants to throw out tons of profanity on chat. Been hit by cheaters that play together to gang up on the one non gang member. But, that is definitely the minority. The number of regular players that I see far outweigh the spoilers. And, the moderators do a great job about keeping things right.