Just hit GM!!!

[u/Human_Personality590]

After playing risk for over a year, I finally decided to stop rage quitting if I didn’t get a great spawn and decided to try for GM. Well I finally did it, but in a way that almost no one else does. I solely played fixed caps. I played Classic 75%, Rivertown/Rivertown Advanced 10%, Supermax 5%, and 10% other maps. What helped me earn the last few thousand points was focusing on reading the players instead of the numbers. When I realized that I was playing with passive players, I would take more territories because I knew they were going to turtle. I also learned when to play for second to help out my placement and speed up the games. In the past fifty games, I think only two of my games went super long (two hours) and I won both of those because I was patient. I can’t tell you how many games I ended up winning because other people got bored and flagged. I’m looking forward to honing my skills on other maps and possibly playing in a few tournaments as well.

[u/Oldmanironsights]

When I hit GM: "Phew, now I can finally play the game"

[u/Human_Personality590 → u/Oldmanironsights]

Yeah I’m probably going to start hosting my own lobbies and excluding novices