RISK: Global Domination News

[p]3.20 is around the corner, and among other changes we’ve improved how RISK handles when players disappear midgame - either by surrendering or just closing the app and botting out.[/p][p]
These are changes that affect bot out & surrender logic and behaviour only. We will be following this up in 3.21 with changes that affect how rewards are handled for bot out players in the coming months.[/p][p][/p][p]What’s Changing[/p]

• [p]Clearer Player Status: New UI flags show whether a player is active, missing, being controlled by AI or gone for good.[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Better Handling of Bot Outs: AI takeover timers now scale with turn duration, and permanent bot outs are calculated much more consistently - two full turns missed in a row and you're out for good. [/p]
• [p]No permanent Bot Out in Casual Private games: Friends playing in private matches can always rejoin unless they surrender.[/p]
• [p]Smoother Exits: If a player is botted out while disconnected, reconnecting will gracefully take them to post-game flow.
  [/p]

[p][/p][p]Remember: your Inactivity Behaviour settings dictate what kind of bot out results you will see in game[/p]

• [p]Automated: If a player goes inactive, AI will step in and play as an active bot.[/p]
• [p]Neutral: AI will only make minimal moves (reinforce or skip) while waiting for a permanent bot out - after which they will skip their turn entirely.[/p][p][/p]

[p]What We Fixed[/p]

• [p]Bugs relating to surrendering and the neutral bot out timers from v3.18[/p]
• [p]Inconsistent behaviour between PC and Mobile.[/p]
• [p]Confusing inactivity warnings and UI flags that didn’t match what was happening in-game.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Let us know your thoughts down below.[/p][p][/p][p]Over and out,  [/p][p]SMG: Team RISK.[/p]

[p]Treat your dad this Father's Day (AU) with a FREE Arkeanos Map and 50% OFF Premium.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Log into RISK over the weekend to claim your free map. Offer ends 8th of September 2025.[/p][p][/p][p]Team RISK@SMG. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Season 25 is here and your rank will be soft reset and/or decayed depending on if you played in the previous season.[/p][p][/p][p]You will see your points have dropped to the bottom of a Rank Class (listed below). This will be to the bottom of your current Rank Class if you have completed a qualifying game in that season or it will be to a lower Rank Class - one for each season you have not completed a qualifying game.[/p][p]
Rank Classes:[/p]

• [p]Grandmaster - 26k[/p]
• [p]Master - 16k[/p]
• [p]Expert - 11k[/p]
• [p]Intermediate - 6k[/p]
• [p]Beginner - 1k[/p]
• [p]Novice - 0[/p]

[p]Here's our article on RISK Season Rank Resets.
[/p][p]The new season ends October 15th.
[/p][p]Over and Out,[/p][p][/p][p]Team RISK@SMG. [/p]

[p]Here’s what’s happening in RISK this month:[/p]

• [p]Update 3.20 is nearly here, bringing changes to Blitz Dice and the release of our first ever Community Map Pack.[/p]
• [p]Season 25 kicks off tomorrow - your rank points will be soft reset or decayed.[/p]
• [p]More upcoming tournaments - more chances to compete and maybe even win prizes.
  [/p]

[p]Let’s dive in 👇
[/p][h2]Update 3.20 is Nearly Here[/h2][p]Our next update is expected to roll out in the next few weeks. If you want the full scoop, check out What’s coming to 3.20, but here’s the summary:
[/p][p]Balanced Blitz Dice Rolls[/p][p]Blitz Dice is being rebalanced, making large rolls more consistent, and removing incorrect extremes. If you’re the kind of player who loves stats and numbers, our dev article dives deeper into these changes.
[/p][p]Community Map Pack[/p][p]We’re releasing four brand new maps designed by our talented community members from the Discord Map Design Competition. We’ve worked closely with each creator to bring their visions to life. 
[/p][p]One of the maps is Crown of the Skies, originally designed by Serahawk.[/p][p] [/p][p]Which settings are you playing Crown of the Skies on first? World Domination? Capital Conquest with Blizzards? Or something else? Let us know your go-to game settings. 

[/p][h2]Season 25 Starts Tomorrow[/h2][p]With every new season comes a soft reset to your rank points, or decay if you didn’t complete a qualifying game in the previous season. Every player’s points will drop to the bottom of a Rank Class - Grandmaster, Master, Expert, Intermediate, Beginner or Novice. We’ve broken down RISK Season rank resets here.
[/p][p]If you have any questions, please see how is my RISK rank calculated or reach out to us here.[/p][p]
[/p][h2]Tournament News[/h2][p]Looking for some friendly competition? Join Discord and Friends of Risk to get involved.
Note: Friends of Risk is fan-run and not affiliated with SMG Studio or Hasbro.[/p][p][/p][p]🏆 Recent Tourney Winners
Congrats to all winners and entries.[/p]

• [p]FFA True Random Season 2 - Winner: Arco[/p]
• [p]PRT EZI 2025 - Winner: Silent Legend[/p]
• [p]SM - Secret Assassin - Winner: Xerokee[/p]
• [p]SM - 70% - Winner: NubTwoPointOh
  [/p]

[p]Ongoing Tourneys[/p]

• [p]Classic World Championship [/p]
• [p]3v3 RISK World Championship[/p]
• [p]Blitz 1v1 World Championship[/p]
• [p]Party in Pangaea [/p]
• [p]The RISK 2v2 Random Tourney [/p]

[p]🗓️ Upcoming Tourneys[/p]

• [p]Redemption Run - Signups close August 18th[/p]
• [p]FFA Lucky Tournament - Signups close August 22nd[/p]
• [p]The World Risk Throne - Signups close September 21st[/p]

[p]
[/p][h2]Creator Corner[/h2]

• [p]TheKillPeteStrategy is back from a two week break and streaming live again. [/p]
• [p]We’ve also got VampireChicken’s last stream before vacation.[/p]
• [p]TypicalxKiefer is out here farming RISK Aura over on Twitch.[/p]
• [p]One Capital and a dream. That’s all it took for C_Money to succeed in RISK.[/p]
• [p]Here we have Digitallic forced to make an insane clutch play on the Classic World Domination.
  
  [/p]

[h2]Community Roundup[/h2]

• [p]RISK Leaderboard as of August 15th:[/p]
  • [p]#1 on the FFA Leaderboard: MinhAnh x Loma friend[/p]
  • [p]#1 on the 1v1 Leaderboard: Admiral de Ruyter[/p]
• [p]We love the size of this GIANT Risk board that brought this family together on TikTok. (see RISK does bring people together 😌)
  [/p]

[p]
Speaking of giant RISK boards, what’s the biggest one you’ve ever seen? Let us know and stay connected on:[/p]

• [p]Discord[/p]
• [p]Facebook[/p]
• [p]Insta[/p]
• [p]X[/p]
• [p]TikTok
  [/p]

[p]Until next time,
[/p][p]SMG Studio: Team Risk.[/p][p]
[/p]

[p]Update 3.20 is just a few weeks away. Here’s a little preview of what’s to come.
[/p][p]In 2025, our main focus has been on community requests and quality of life updates. At the same time,  we’ve added a new game mode, added Block Lists, and fixed a LOT of bugs. 
[/p][p][/p][p]3.20 lands at the start of next month with an overhaul to Balanced Blitz dice and our first ever Community Map Pack.[/p][p][/p][h3]Balanced Blitz Dice Update [/h3][p]The Balanced Blitz system was added in 2019 to provide more predictable battle outcomes by instantly determining the result of a battle without players having to watch hundreds or thousands of dice rolls in larger games. 3.20 brings some major improvements. [/p][p]We’ve fine-tuned the logic behind Blitz rolls to ensure results feel more consistent and fair, without losing the speed Blitz is known for.[/p][p]Learn more about the changes coming to blitz in our Dev Diary.
[/p][p][/p][h3]New Maps! - Community Map Pack[/h3][p]The Community Map Pack is our first ever collaboration between the RISK team and four map designers from the RISK community. These maps were designed straight from the community Discord’s 2023 Map Design Competition and will be available shortly after 3.20 goes live.
[/p][p]Here’s a look at the box art:
[/p][p][/p][h3]
Quality of Life Improvements & Bugfixes[/h3][p]A new release also means more bugfixes and general improvements under the hood:[/p]

• [p]Fixed the bug where surrendering players waited to bot out in Neutral AI games[/p]
• [p]Flags for surrendering, bot-controlled and botted out players have been cleaned up[/p]
• [p]A camera pass to improve zoom and navigation across all our maps[/p]
• [p]A wider map pass to fix connections, territory cards and visual glitches[/p]
• [p]Audio rendering issues around menus and ads (stutter bugs) [/p]

[p][/p][p]Check the full release notes when the update goes live.
[/p][p]What do you think about the upcoming Update 3.20? Let us know your thoughts, and tell us what you’d like to see next! Update 3.20 is expected to release by the start of September, so keep your eyes peeled for more details as we get closer. 
[/p][p]Over and out 
[/p][p]SMG: Team RISK.[/p][p]
[/p]