RISK: Global Domination News

[p]This is our second-last bulletin of the year, but it’s jam-packed with major updates.[/p][p]Here are the monthly highlights:[/p]

• [p]Update 3.21 is days away.[/p]
• [p]Zombie Apocalypse is staying free-to-play.[/p]
• [p]Community highlights, including creator moments and fan-made maps.[/p]
• [p]More tournaments for you to participate and compete in.[/p][p][/p]

[h2]Update v3.21[/h2][p]Our biggest update of the year is days away. Here’s what you can expect:[/p]

• [p]Sandbox launches! Customise your favourite maps and create unique setups!  [/p]
• [p]Bot Out bugs have been fixed and will now function as originally intended.[/p]
• [p]Alliance requests will time out and can be cancelled.[/p]
• [p]A brand new strategic emote pack to bring some fun ways to communicate.[/p]
• [p]Creator Codes: Players can redeem codes via the RISK site to unlock maps, frames, dice and more.[/p]

[p]All the details will arrive with the patch notes once the update is out. Read RISK: WHAT’S COMING TO v3.21 for more information.[/p][p][/p][h2]Zombie Apocalypse Mode is staying Free-to-Play[/h2][p]Last month we made Zombie mode free for all players. This was previously a feature only for premium players, but from now on it’ll be free permanently. [/p][p][/p][h2]Black Friday Sale[/h2][p]Premium and Among Us Bundles are 67% off until December 7. Bundles will rotate daily so make sure to check the shop to see what's on offer! . [/p][p][/p][h2]Tournament News[/h2][p]If you’re interested in playing against other RISK players to win prizes or to test your skills, keep an eye on Discord and Friends of Risk. No matter your skill level, most of these tournaments are open to everyone, so jump in and have fun against your fellow players.[/p][p][/p][p]Note: Friends of Risk is fan-run and not affiliated with SMG Studio or Hasbro.[/p][p]Ongoing Tourneys[/p]

• [p]70 Domination World Championship[/p]
• [p]Nathaniels Favorite Settings Invitational[/p]
• [p]GOAT[/p]
• [p]Risk FFA World Championship, Season 2 2025[/p]
• [p]Blitz Brawl Competition[/p]
• [p]Perfect Play Tournament[/p]
• [p]Community Conquest[/p]
• [p]Last Men Standing[/p]
• [p]PeoplePleaser2000[/p]
• [p]The World Risk Throne[/p][p][/p]

[h2]2025 Risk Map-Design Competition[/h2][p]The Discord community has run a Map-Design competition, an opportunity for you to create your dream RISK map. Here are the winners based on your votes.[/p][p]🥇 The Void by @aotV[/p][p]🥈 Ruined Command Base by @Trunk [/p][p]🥉 Scotland by @Madfut1910[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]Thanks again for sharing your creativity with the community and our team. See this Discord thread to check out all the entries.[/p][p][/p][h2]Creator Corner[/h2]

• [p]3 VS 3 Caps on Conwy Castle!!! - Geode on YouTube.[/p]
• [p]Risk But Everybody is Just Trolling - Vampirechicken on YouTube.[/p]
• [p]How Do You Even Fight This 3-Point Juggernaut?! - RISK4Ever on YouTube.[/p]
• [p]When 2 GRANDMASTERS Collide! - Risky Fil on YouTube.[/p]
• [p]Complete Disaster! | Round 7 Game 3! | Official Risk 2v2 Season 2 - IdanRisk on YouTube.[/p]
• [p]I Just Can’t Compete With Their Dice! - Ellis on YouTube.[/p]
• [p]🔴Day 15🔴 !subathon - Kylted on Twitch.[/p]
• [p]Thank you 500 (3 day stream) - ButtonsSmashed on Twitch.[/p]
• [p]Existing? Now that’s a risk! - Mirrium on Twitch.[/p]
• [p]Working my way up the ranks - Tanshark03 on Twitch.[/p]
• [p]70% R5 - Can we Survive? 1 More Win!!! - myketh7 on Twitch. [/p]

[p]Here are some creator wins for the month:[/p]

• [p]Ellis reached 1k subscribers.[/p]
• [p]The Kill Pete Strategy reached 125k subscribers.[/p]
• [p]Kylted reached 20k subscribers.[/p]
• [p]OpenTanyao reached over 1,000 streaming hours.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Congratulations on hitting a new milestone![/p][p][/p][h2]Community Roundup[/h2]

• [p]RISK Leaderboard as of November 28, 2025:[/p]
  • [p]#1 on the 1V1 Leaderboard: General McPunch 20659[/p]
  • [p]#1 on the FFA Leaderboard: Bradex[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]And that’s a wrap on November. [/p][p][/p][p]Connect with us on:[/p]

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• [p]TikTok[/p]

[p][/p][p]See you next month.[/p][p][/p][p]SMG Studio: Team Risk.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Someone vented into RISK HQ and sabotaged Premium & Among Us bundle prices to 67% OFF. [/p][p]Bundles will rotate daily so make sure to check the shop to see what's on offer! 
[/p][p]Get your hands on these deals before the crew fixes it! Sale ends December 7.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]
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[p]Nominations for the 2025 Steam Awards are now open, and we’d be honoured if you considered RISK: Global Domination for the Labor of Love Award. 
[/p][p]In 2025 we prioritized community requests, worked closely with RISK content creators on improvements and features, and developed several new modes (some only just announced). Here's a quick look at the last 12 months:[/p]

• [p]Released 2 new game modes[/p]
  • [p]Secret Missions[/p]
  • [p]Secret Assassin[/p]
• [p]Added Major improvements[/p]
  • [p]Overhauled balanced blitz dice[/p]
  • [p]New community requested turn timers (30,45s)[/p]
  • [p]Added block lists[/p]
  • [p]Introduced dynamic turn timers[/p]
  • [p]Updated the map selection screen [/p]
  • [p]Freshened up the lobby and postgame experience [/p]
• [p]Added countless QoL improvements including[/p]
  • [p]Kicked players cannot rejoin lobbies[/p]
  • [p]Camera animations turned off for new users by default[/p]
  • [p]Smarter territory card autotrades[/p]
  • [p]and many more. [/p]
• [p]Content creator support[/p]
  • [p]Enhanced streamer tools & streamer mode[/p]
  • [p]Made anti-sniping improvements[/p]
  • [p]Worked closely with creators & community members on upcoming features and improvements.[/p]
  • [p]Creator Codes! A brand new system for SMG to regularly provide RISK content creators with monthly/weekly unique codes. Players can  redeem codes via the RISK site to unlock maps, frames, dice and more. Coming in 3.21[/p]
• [p]Fixed over 160 bugs![/p]
  • [p]Prioritized community, veteran and creator-requested backlog from Steam & Discord[/p]
• [p]Released 4 new Map Packs:[/p]
  • [p]Among Us Map Pack[/p]
  • [p]Napoleon’s Battles Map Pack[/p]
  • [p]Community Map Pack[/p]
  • [p]Zombies Map Pack 2[/p]
• [p]Coming soon: Sandbox Mode[/p]
  • [p]Coming in v3.21 this year, Sandbox mode is one of the most frequently-requested community features. A new tool for players to customize and share their RISK experience.[/p]
• [p]Coming soon: RISK Battle Cards[/p]
  • [p]We’ve spent the last 12 months working on an epic new mode launching early next year. We've collaborated with grandmaster and top RISK player TheKillPeteStrategy, who just announced the forthcoming mode this month. We'll be sharing much more over the coming weeks.[/p]

[p]It's been a big year and next year will be bigger again. Thanks for your support.[/p][p]-SMG: Team RISK.[/p][p]
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[p]Update 3.21 lands in a few weeks and we’ve got fixes to bot outs, alliance improvements, new strategic emotes and an exciting secret feature heading your way. [/p][p][/p][h2]BOT OUT FIXES [/h2][p]Bot Out bugs have been hit this update and the changes are hopefully in a better place.[/p]

• [p]Players replaced by neutral AI will now stop drafting after their 2nd full turn.[/p]
• [p]Bot out icons should show to all players, not just the host.[/p]
• [p]Bot out timers should not start before the first player’s turn.[/p]
• [p]Players who go MIA during semi-auto & manual placement will show the correct flag.[/p]
• [p]Battle log will no longer continue to update for botted out players.[/p]
• [p]Players that are botted out by failing to ready up will have their icon updated.[/p]
• [p]Bots should no longer fortify for 0 just after a bot out.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where UI could fall out of sync with player turns.[/p]
• [p]Players who bot out are now treated as surrendering for the purposes of BP & RP generation.[/p]

[p]For the full flow of how Bot Out works see the image below, along with our earlier post on the subject.
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[/p][h2]ALLIANCE IMPROVEMENTS [/h2][p]When we first implemented alliances, we wanted it to be a tool to help communication between players. Unfortunately, this is being used as a strategy in Fog of War games to reveal another player’s board.
[/p][p]In 3.21, alliance requests will time out and can be cancelled. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]NEW EMOTES [/h2][p]Some new emotes will finally be hitting RISK again! The Strategic emote pack will bring some fun new ways to communicate more clearly to your opponents. Someone made a bad play? Hit them with a facepalm. Someone taking too long? Tell them to hurry up! Here are Just some of the examples below:
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]CREATOR CODES[/h2][p]A brand new system for SMG to regularly provide RISK content creators with monthly/weekly unique codes. Players can redeem codes via the RISK site to unlock maps, frames, dice and more.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS[/h2][p]We’ve also been working on several quality of life improvements, including:[/p]

1. [p]BP rewards now taper gradually after reaching your daily cap - Instead of earning 0 BP after reaching your daily limit, rewards will be softened until your cap resets.[/p]
2. [p]New SFX & haptic cues - added for the host when players join or leave your lobby. Haptic queues added in game when you are inactive for too long.[/p]

[p]And many more. You’ll find the full list in our 3.21 release notes.[/p][p]
[/p][h2]THAT’S NOT ALL… [/h2][p]There's more to come in 3.21 when it drops in a few weeks. We're not quite ready to talk about everything yet, but all will be revealed when the new update lands. Watch this space. [/p][p]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/p][p][/p][p]Let us know your thoughts on our upcoming update below. Keep sending us what you’d like to see. Our team does read them! [/p][p][/p][p]Over and out[/p][p]SMG: Team RISK[/p][p]
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[p]Breaking news from TheKillPeteStrategy on an epic new game mode for RISK: Global Domination. [/p][p][/p][p]Watch his video here:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]
Over and out[/p][p]SMG: Team RIsk.[/p]