Fourteen entrants competed for the Risk championship title.  The first heat consisted of two five player games and one four player game. The second heat consisted of two six player games.  The five first place finishers advanced to the final. The second place person from the two six player games, with the most elimination?s advanced next.  It was a tie with Bill Place and Craig Melton with one elimination each.  The tie went to Bill place since Bill finished in second place and Craig finished third in their first games. Craig Melton was the first alternate for the final.  First place finisher Paul Steen was a no show for the final so Craig was in.

After the first round of play John Rinko had one large troop in Afghanistan and one in Great Britain with no continent being held.  Bill O?Neal took South America, Matthew Mason took Africa and made a truce with Bill on the Brazilian and North African ocean connection.  Alan Hayes moved forces towards a takeover of North America.  Bill Place held no continent and had one large force in China. Craig Melton took over Australia.  By the third round Matthew Mason broke the treaty with Bill O?Neal and attacked and conquered Brazil from North Africa.  Matt continued to negotiate another treaty with Bill, after his successful attack on Brazil.  John Rinko continues to make small attacks and maneuvers in Europe.  Bill Place continues to grow his one large army by moving around in  Eastern Asia.  Alan Hayes reinforces several of his North American positions. Craig Melton moves a small force from Indonesia to Siam and takes extra losses in battle.

Bill O?Neal recaptures Brazil in round four.  John Rinko focuses and holds most of Europe through Round six.  John is the first to turn in a set of cards and he uses his four armies to reinforce Europe.   Bill O?Neal turns in a matched set of cards for six armies.  Bill places them all in North America, but he decides to not eliminate Alan Hayes from the game. ( I don?t know if he was being nice, or if he was afraid of spreading himself out too much.)   Matthew Mason turns in a match set with a Joker (and complains bitterly about it), to receive eight armies. Matt moves in to take Brazil from Bill O?Neal again. (Ouch.)  Matt is successful, but he takes extra losses in battle.  Alan Hayes turns in cards for ten armies and he places them with his one lone standing army in Northern Europe.  Alan attacks Matt in North Africa, and proceeds on to take all of South America from Bill O?Neal. (See what happens when you are nice to me, I attack you.)  Alan is left with four troops guarding South America.

Bill Place turns in cards for twelve armies. Bill places them with his one large force which moves to Kamchatka and stops there.  ( Bill Place officially becomes the blue hoard.)  Craig turns in cards for fifthteen armies, which he places in Siam. Craig discusses a treaty with Bill Place and moves three armies into India.

In round seven, John continues to spread throughout Europe. Matt tries to negotiate with John to move forces to the Middle East, so Matt would be protected from an attack from Craig.  (John did not fall for it.)  Bill O?Neal fortifies his position in the Eastern United States.  Matt turns in a set of cards for twenty armies.  Matt  recaptures North Africa and he negotiates with Alan and Bill O?Neal.  Matt makes a treaty with Alan on the Brazilian North African ocean connection.  Alan turns in cards for twenty five armies.  Alan fortifies Venezuela and moves to Central America, eliminating Bill O?Neal from the game.  Alan gets the three cards Bill O?Neal still has in his hand. ( Take that, you decide to not take me out of the game, so I will take you out of the game in return.)   Bill Place turns in cards for thirty armies.  Bill places all thirty Armies in Kamchatka.  Bill Place takes one space and the blue hoard gets bigger.  Craig does not turn in cards and takes one space in South East Asia.

In round eight, John turns i