One of the great all time classic board games is the timeless game of Risk. Anyone who has ever played a 4 person game of “world domination” knows both how fun and agonizingly long (especially once you are eliminated) the game can be.

If you can’t get a group together, why not play over the Internet using one of these free Linux Risk variants (only slight variants though). It’s probably no surprise the graphics aren’t anything eye-popping, but that shouldn’t matter at all. The real value is in the game play.

The author does a great job at pointing out how the 3 different programs mimic Risk. Of course, you will still need a good bit of time to get through a full game.