Having played Risk on and off for almost 40 years, this article sounds...silly and wildly overthought.
Oh and, my favorite strategy: capture Australia first, then creep outward, deny others full countries, and create opportunities for other players to attack each other.
Yeah. Risk is broken in the sense that Australia is too powerful if the rest of the world is properly contested so whoever manages it can patiently push upwards and win the game.
Oh and, my favorite strategy: capture Australia first, then creep outward, deny others full countries, and create opportunities for other players to attack each other.