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Line 7: max_players=4 \| sets = 3 \| other_equip = special board, six 6six-sided dice\| setup_time= 2 minutes \| playing_time= 30 minutes \| Line 16: mechanic2=dice rolling\| theme = War\| release_year=2008\| game_status=Complete\| BGG_Link=[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/39565 World War 5] \| footnotes = Line 22 ⟶ 24: '''World War 5''' is an Icehouse game for 2 to 4 players designed by [[Andy Looney]]. It is designed to be a game similar to the classic game RISK, but with much simpler rules, evenly distributed resources, and a shorter play time. Each player seeks to conquer an entire opposing continent without losing all their home territories. The game was first published by Looney Labs in 2008, ~~with~~as a paper map and [http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Games/WW5/rules.html rules] mailed out to everyone on their mailing list as their annual [[Holiday Gift]] ~~For~~for ~~Their~~their ~~Fans~~fans. A ~~deluxe~~folding ~~board~~cardboard map is ~~available~~included ~~in the LL webstore~~with [~~http://store.looneylabs.com/World-War-5-gameboard~~[Pyramid ~~here~~Arcade]]. There are also several fan-made printable boards ~~that add~~with labels, ~~alter the~~altered colors, or other minor adjustments. ==Board Differences in Pyramid Arcade== World War 5 is part of [[Pyramid Arcade]], but ~~this~~its version of the board has ~~several~~some ~~errors~~design changes compared to the original board. ItThe new design is missing a connection from Southeast North America to ~~Northeast~~Northwest Africa and a connection from Southwest Australia to South Africa. ItOn ~~also~~the other hand, it includes a land connection between Southwest Asia and ~~Southern~~Northern Europe that does not exist on the original board. (~~It's~~the ~~blocked~~territory byline abetween North Asia and Southwest Asia ended in the small body of water. called the Caspian Sea, but in the new design it ends halfway the border with Northern Europe, adding the said connection). ==Probability== The chances of successfully invading an occupied space depend on the sizes of the pieces since size determines the number of dice that each player rolls. Larger pieces usually defeat smaller pieces regardless of which is attacking. For every combination of pieces, the probabilities of a '''successful attack''' are given in the following table. {\| class="wikitable" \| colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| \| colspan="3" style="text-align:center" \| Defending piece \|- \| width="50px" height="50px" style="text-align:center" \| Small \| width="50px" style="text-align:center" \| Medium \| width="50px" style="text-align:center" \| Large \|- \| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"\| Attacking<br>piece \| width="50px" height="50px" style="text-align:center" \| Small \| style="text-align:center"\| 41.7% \|\| style="text-align:center"\| 9.3% \|\| style="text-align:center"\| 1.2% \|- \| height="50px" style="text-align:center" \| Medium \| style="text-align:center"\| 83.8% \|\| style="text-align:center"\| 44.4% \|\| style="text-align:center"\| 15.2% \|- \| height="50px" style="text-align:center" \| Large \| style="text-align:center"\| 97.3% \|\| style="text-align:center"\| 77.9% \|\| style="text-align:center"\| 45.4% \|} ==External Links== * ~~Official website~~ [~~http~~https://www.~~wunderland~~looneylabs.com/~~WTS~~content/~~Andy/Games/WW5/index.html~~world-war-5 Official website] * [http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Games/WW5/index.html Old website] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAyB6p9rrMY Sample game on YouTube ] * World War 5 is [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/39565 listed on BoardGameGeek]. {{PyPr}} {{pa}} Line 36 ⟶ 68: [[Category:3-player]] [[Category:4-player]] [[Category:~~War~~Combat]] [[Category:Dice]] [[Category:Custom board]] Line 43 ⟶ 75: [[Category:One stash per player]] [[Category:Games featured in Pyramid Arcade]] [[Category:PocketGuide]]