Good 4-5 person board game similar to risk?

Question

Hi,

Me and my family love to play board games.

we own all the risk games

I think like 8 of them.

we have settlers of Catan (and expansions)

Shogun, Corsairs (card game), Corsairs (board) game), loot, munchkin, three of a crime, and a few others.

I really like settlers of Catan, but i wish there was more building,

I would like a game thats is like risk in battle, but you have resources and build settlements, and you build up fortifications as well.

We tried Civilization but that learning curve is a little much for my ADD brother and his wife.

we really like medival/pirate games

we have a huge game store by our house where we have found all these. But im wondering if there is something epic i am missing.

ps we also have the WoW board game.

Answer 1

Settlers of Catan - oh wait, you have that

Sorry, I don't know any others, but I am going to track this question.  

If you have a chance, e-mail me and let me know how the WOW board game is.

Answer 2

It's not really like RISK.. but my favorite multiplayer game is IMPERIAL. It can play up to 6 players.. and plays in 2-3 hours.

Answer 3

I'm afraid I can't think of anything that matches all of those criteria.  I do, however, highly recommend Puerto Rico.  It's similar to Settlers of Catan, but I find it to be an improvement.

http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Grande-Games-0...

Answer 4

Puerto Rico is great! Power Grid and Tigris and Euphrates both have building type elements.

Answer 5

How about Age of Empire?

I also recommend Axis and Allies board game

Answer 6

The best Risk like game is Twilight Struggle, but it's only 2 player.

Have you tried Australia?

Also, my girlfriend and I love Thebes.

Cuba is a cross between Puerto Rico and Pillars of the Earth.