] RISK is a classic board game of global conquest. First
] published in 1959, this war game remains a popular
] pastime - and continues to attract mathematical
] attention. Recent analyses reveal that the chances of
] winning a battle are considerably more favorable for the
] attacker than was originally suspected.
]
] "The logical recommendation is . . . for the attacker to
] be more aggressive," says statistician Jason A. Osborne
] of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, who
] presented his findings in the April Mathematics Magazine.

Math Trek : Improving the Odds in RISK, Science News Online, July 12, 2003