So Sunday, before football, I sat down and taught James to play Risk. He did a pretty good job of following along, and had little problem with basic play. Obviously strategy and the little nuances are not there. And of course we had one major breakdown when James realized at one point the he was in a losing position. But I just let him sit and cry for a couple of minutes, asked if he was ready, then told him what he needed to do next.
It was a teaching game, plus I was managing 2 colors (Daniel doing the rolling for one). So I took the time initially to help show James what to do, then had to repeat the lesson a couple of times. We didn't finish the game, it had reached the insane point where people are turning in for 25 or more armies, and every color is stretched to the limit so no one would really be safe.
James enjoyed it overall though. I think that with some work he will learn to enjoy it. The key will be finding times to play and get more people involved. Because Risk is infinitely more fun the more players you have.
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