Check out the ad site for the new Risk:
It asks ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH?
And then says, “Grab your shoes and pull up your panties. Your manliness is about to be tested.”
And there’s the words MAN UP! on the screen.
And a MANLY METER. (Subtle.)
And a STUD CHALLENGE, where you pick up women in a bar using pickup lines (I scored two women at once, but left a $20 bill for the other one as “seed”—apparently I need pickup lines to hire prostitutes).
And a WIFE BUTTON, which leads to a Tiffany’s parody page.
And a remote control which plays a movie of hot women dancing.
And a finger you can pull for the obvious effect.
And the ability to turn your truck’s trailer hitch into a sack of two soccer balls. (Way subtle.)
And a big pile of poo on the intro page, which leads to a game where you increase your manliness by flinging poo.
And of course, no ability to pick a female avatar. But you can pick your mustache, so that's something.
I erected my MANLY METER up to 2849 manly points (I have chest hair!) before I got bored. Took about eight minutes.
I’m sure proud to say I designed a Risk game now.
Mike
My wife and I have played a few rounds of Castle Risk. She's good. I'd prefer if she didn't "man up" on me, but it's her choice, of course, and I'd still love and support her.
Maybe Hasbro can tell me why I should purchase this product for my son while I'm busy teaching him not to objectify women...
Did Hans and Frans start an advertising agency or something?
Now thats a strange game...
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I just wished that when I designed Risk Godstorm, these guys had been around to give me a campaign like "ARE YOU GOD ENOUGH?" There could be a GODLY METER, and an ADONIS CHALLENGE, and a line like "Grab your sandals and pull up your toga!" Opportunities missed.
Mike
Edit:
Smurf, nevermind.
Wonders how long before the Hasbro share price falls low enough for Lisa to be able to buy Hasbro with that spare pizza money.
Should they have changed the cards to list how many "babes" each country is worth? WOOHOO I CONQUERED SWEDEN!
Do they have an alternate rules list to turn Risk into a drinking game? Now that would be manly; your own version of Puke-n-Rally while you conquer the world.
"The dice came up box cars on my defense roll! All the rest of you have to do a shot."
Heh..heh..heh...let the sarcasm [and bile] flow...
Well...Risk is natural, right?
It named me Muffin Butter...
I don't know what that means, but I feel dirty.
It named me Muffin Butter...
I don't know what that means, but I feel dirty.
i got "sugar lips". hmmm.
that was possibly the silliest thing i've seen, marketing-wise, in a while. but then, what do i expect from a company that thinks dragon poo is the height of modern humor?
Now, now...
modern humor AND marketing savvy
So... um... who is this supposed to appeal to? And after 5 minutes, why do I still know nothing about the game?
Oh, and yeah, as you brought this to my attention, I blame you for this Selinker. Thanks. Thanks a ton dude.
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Hot damn, it's like the BMX XXX marketing disaster all over again, only in that case it was somewhat appropriate for the product(such as it was).
Hasbro has a long way to go before they can truly match Acclaim in that area though. Their marketing department was an absolute clownshow. Ads on gravestones for crying out loud!
I just wished that when I designed Risk Godstorm...
Really? Neat. I've seen it in Toys R' Us a few times and it always appealed to me, guess I'll have to stash a copy away for when my son is older now.
Oh, and yeah, as you brought this to my attention, I blame you for this Selinker. Thanks. Thanks a ton dude.
Happy to help.