CFB Risk Day 4: IT BEGINS
First....I know that this is the SECOND Risk post today. That was due to a lack of coordination and I apologize for clogging the Board today. Future updates will come from this account (h/t to Seth for creating it!).
With that said, it's time to unleash the full fury of the MGoHorde on the Reddit community.
But why, you may ask, did we wait for Day 4 to step on the gas? Simple -- because our power is so vast, the CFB Risk creators NERFED us so that other, lesser schools weren't immediately eliminated. Seriously! For the first 3 days, we weren't allowed to attack. Which is why MSU controls most of Michigan and Notre Dame controls Kalamazoo.
Our shackles, however, have been removed, and now we can bring our plebeian neighbors to their knees as we conquer the United Sta--
Oh wait, make that North America. Yes, the map has vastly expanded in this iteration of Risk. We are no longer constrained by our nation's borders. Instead, the battlegrounds stretch from the northernmost reaches of Canada, all the way to the Yucatan Peninsula. Given that the Michigan community has already conquered space, it feels fitting that our dominance this year will be international in nature.
So, are you in? If so, look below for instructions on how to join the fight and be sure to put in your move every day. Consistency is the key to gaining power and, ultimately, glory.
And if you think this is dumb and a waste of time....then please take these posts as an opportunity to feel superior to the >272 of us who are taking time out of our real lives for this silly game.
Go Blue!
Steps To Play Every Day
(1) Sign up for a reddit.com account if you don’t have one already
(2) Visit collegefootballrisk.com – Click Sign in with Reddit – Select Michigan as your team
(3) Join the Michigan Risk discord by going to https://discord.gg/9xtrWhyR
(4) Go to the "vetting" channel and type in your MGoBlog username and Reddit username.
(5) Once vetted, get your orders from the "orders" channel.
(6) Return to collegefootballrisk.com – Click on the "target" icon at the bottom of the page (3rd button from the right), and then click on the territory you're attacking or defending.
(7) Talk trash with your fellow Wolverines as we prepare for tonight's roll.
How Does the Game Work?
It is up to each team to recruit players and coordinate moves. You can choose to defend any territory that your team currently holds or attack any adjacent territory. A "roll" happens each evening to calculate which teams have won which territories that turn based on the moves that were made by individual players. The ultimate goal is to conquer as much of the map as possible for your team. There are a number of different ways to do this, such as through recruiting players in sheer numbers or forming alliances with other teams.
Current Map
January 24th, 2023 at 2:51 PM ^
Let's DO this.
January 24th, 2023 at 2:54 PM ^
Me, everytime one of these Risk posts appear
January 24th, 2023 at 3:00 PM ^
You can do it! It may not be as fun as rolling actual dice and moving plastic armies around on a colorful piece of cardboard, but it's one more opportunity to beat Little Brother, Brutus and the Fighting Leprechauns.
January 24th, 2023 at 4:32 PM ^
I agree w MGrowOld - but I'm in a similar demographic. So I COULD learn it but........
January 25th, 2023 at 10:28 AM ^
as an old man myself I'll just pitch in $50 for playoff game squares and take my chances.
January 24th, 2023 at 2:57 PM ^
I can't tell whether I'm more annoyed that Sparty has laid claim to Windsor or that it will take Michigan at least two days to fix that error since "Ann Arbor" (territory) isn't considered to be bordering on "Toronto".
January 24th, 2023 at 4:29 PM ^
Too bad there isn't a bridge or... a tunnel, yes, a tunnel between Ann Arbor and Toronto.
January 24th, 2023 at 3:07 PM ^
We shall drop bombs on MSU this turn.
January 24th, 2023 at 3:14 PM ^
I know there are strategists working on the most effective moves to make, but can we, please, just focus on eliminating Staee ASAP!
January 24th, 2023 at 3:22 PM ^
They will most likely slink north into Canada this turn if there smart. But they will be squashed by the end of the week I'm sure
January 24th, 2023 at 3:25 PM ^
I'm a 2 star, rising 3 star, and I cannot join discord. Any other way for me to be involved?
January 24th, 2023 at 3:32 PM ^
Why can't you join discord? Is it a computer restriction?
January 24th, 2023 at 8:07 PM ^
Yes. Discord only works on my personal computer, and I rarely get time on it.
I can play CFB risk on my phone.
February 21st, 2023 at 6:54 PM ^
GO BLUE!!!
January 24th, 2023 at 4:38 PM ^
I'm having trouble as well, it just spins after verifying that I am indeed a human and I want to create this account.
Edit:
Switched browsers to Safari and was able to complete the process.
January 24th, 2023 at 4:39 PM ^
Too many steps….
January 24th, 2023 at 5:45 PM ^
Two steps if you don't have a Reddit account; otherwise, one step. The rest is bells & whistles. I recommend going for the two steps. ;-)
January 24th, 2023 at 3:48 PM ^
Just put in my info for vetting. Waiting to be approved and get my orders like a loyal soldier.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward...
January 24th, 2023 at 4:26 PM ^
I'm in - right now I'm defending A2 against Sparts and Domers with my 2 stars. I signed up on the discord but don't know how to know if I'm vetted or what the command center wants me to do.
January 24th, 2023 at 4:33 PM ^
Hell yeah finally my life has meaning again
January 24th, 2023 at 4:50 PM ^
I'm guessing there will be some form of notification when vetting is complete.... also at that time the #order channel will become available. I don't see it at this time.
January 24th, 2023 at 7:39 PM ^
Correct, you have to be vetted first to receive the "orders" link.
January 25th, 2023 at 11:50 AM ^
Does the vetting process include being frisked? Asking for a friend.
January 25th, 2023 at 1:01 PM ^
Body cavity search FTW!
January 24th, 2023 at 4:59 PM ^
If you can't get into the Discord (or whatever), and if you have a reddit account, then just go to https://collegefootballrisk.com/, link to your reddit account, select Michigan as your team, and attack Lansing or South Bend or whatever. Attack everyday until the bitter end. It helps to coordinate, but the concepts at work here aren't that complex.
January 24th, 2023 at 5:02 PM ^
I will go rogue and attack East Lansing until it is ours - orders be damned
January 24th, 2023 at 5:34 PM ^
I'm liberating Ypsilanti so I can plant an M flag on the top of a certain local landmark.
January 24th, 2023 at 5:23 PM ^
Go get 'em!
For full disclosure I find the whole CFB Risk thing a little too akin to 'Vote for my kid!!!' posts on facebook to actually go through the steps and click the buttons, but I hope you win.
January 24th, 2023 at 6:14 PM ^
Vet me at your peril.
January 25th, 2023 at 1:03 PM ^
Vett Put-y.
Although you may want to VET your mount.
Lost in translation from Russian, methinks. LOL
January 24th, 2023 at 6:14 PM ^
Yeah, I'm not going to mess with discord, so someone can either tell me where to play on here, or I'll just do my own thing.
January 24th, 2023 at 7:42 PM ^
We've coordinated moves with those vetted ASSUMING the rest of you will just add random firepower. GO AT IT!
January 24th, 2023 at 6:22 PM ^
The map shows that Michigan just owns a small sliver of southern Michigan. Wow, the hounds will really have to be released.
January 24th, 2023 at 6:43 PM ^
waiting on vetting and approval, i attacked lansing.... cuz it just seemed right.
January 24th, 2023 at 7:02 PM ^
This is the new Draftageddon.
January 24th, 2023 at 7:07 PM ^
Get the Mitt!
January 24th, 2023 at 8:49 PM ^
Also - reminder not to discuss your orders here. Well known that the rivals (looking at you Rutger and Illinois) come here to gather intel about our daily plans.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:55 PM ^
There's so little at stake, and yet... so... much...
January 24th, 2023 at 10:00 PM ^
I don’t have reddit anymore so no more cfbrisk for me. I’m sure the leaders are actually happy with that since Bambi and I just up and made a rebel group to go rogue with our votes each day. Will wish our crew luck from afar!
January 25th, 2023 at 1:24 AM ^
I'm not going through any of this verification bullshit, so I'm just going to attack East Lansing every day.
January 25th, 2023 at 6:46 AM ^
Is there an Axis and Allies version of this?
January 25th, 2023 at 8:56 AM ^
I think we already wiped sparty off the map -- lol.
January 25th, 2023 at 11:20 AM ^
Pretty close - they fled to Montreal and only hold that single territory now.
January 25th, 2023 at 10:09 AM ^
I assume vetting is going to take forever, so I'll just put in a move now in case I don't get alternate orders by the roll.
January 25th, 2023 at 11:09 AM ^
That's what I get for assuming -- already vetted. Also my move ended up being one of the correct options, so a big Bluey hurray for me.
January 25th, 2023 at 11:47 AM ^
If a school loses all spots are they knocked out, or can they still try to come back to different territories?
January 25th, 2023 at 1:07 PM ^
Pretty sure that means they are done-done.
January 25th, 2023 at 2:18 PM ^
vetting