COMMUNITY BULLETIN #14
Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day just passed and the team has put all the love into their work. A new Bulletin is here and many changes are coming to the game. Mark your calendars, because what’s coming is going to be out of this world!
Did you know that this year will be SMG Studio’s 10th year anniversary? We definitely want to do something special to celebrate, maybe we can start with some new dice? 👀
Read below to find out more!
We’re only in the second month of the year and the team is already serving up a quality update.
We are working on Update 3.10, started a new season, included a new RISK Content creator feature and much more!
Update 3.10 is coming!
Here’s a teaser for what’s to come:
Gameplay Updates
You asked for it and you shall receive it!
Players will have the ability to communicate with each other in the lobby while waiting for a game to start. Want to say a quick hello? Maybe you want to send an emoji in the lobby? Well, soon you can! Check it out below (This is still a work in progress as final emotes and phrases may differ). 
New Dice
SMG is nearing its 10th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, we will be dropping some dice inspired by our own game Death Squared! https://deathsquared.com/
Say hello to Steve, Franke, Emma and Barry!
New troops
We are excited to be releasing a new troop. The knight will soon enter the RISK battlefield as a playable troop! Here’s a teaser of what they look like. COMING SOON™️
We will also be working on general improvements and bug fixing to ensure the game’s running as smoothly as possible for our generals.
A new season of RISK began earlier this month. Best of luck and have fun climbing the ranks and leaderboards! 
Curious about how your RISK rank is calculated? Check it out here:
https://smgstudio.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/11000025021-how-is-my-risk-rank-calculated- 
Congratulations to this month's top RISK 1V1 and FFA generals!
Welcome to round 5 of the RISK FFA World Championship 2023 Season 1!
Those with 56+ Points and 2 participants with 55 Points will be moving on! 
Head over to the tournament spreadsheet to locate your group and take note of when you are scheduled to play- https://tinyurl.com/FFAWorldChampionship
The following will be the settings for Round 5-
Map - Greece
Game Type - 70% Domination
Blizzards - On
Fog of War - Off
Portals - Off
Placement - Auto
Card Bonus - Fixed
AI Difficulty - Expert
Turn Timer - 60 Seconds
Alliances - Off
IA Behaviour - Automated
Dice Rolls - Balanced Blitz
Best of luck and may the best general win!
We have been highlighting our different streamers n the app to give back to the RISK’s content creators.
So far we have had Riskyfil and JJ Bruh featured on the home page.
Check out their channel’s here:
Riskyfil - https://www.twitch.tv/riskyfil
JJ Bruh - https://www.twitch.tv/jjbruhh_
We have many more upcoming RISK content generals scheduled in.
Tune in for
Mallorielynne at 18-Feb 18:00-21:00 (EST): https://www.twitch.tv/mallorielynne
And
Kylted on 3-Mar (EST): https://www.twitch.tv/Kylted
If you would like to be a part of this, We will post updates about future streamers in the RISK Discord. https://discord.gg/risk 
Here’s some RISK streamers to check out and follow below.
Check out their streams here:
TheKillPeteStrategy: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1718123145
EscapeThe4z: https://www.twitch.tv/escapethe4z
MrKrisPlays92: https://www.twitch.tv/mrkrisplays92
QlwlFin: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1717154605
Vampirechicken: https://www.twitch.tv/vampirechicken
SimCopter1: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1718819885 
Here’s some RISK YouTubers to check out and follow below.
Check out their videos here:
Harlow the Hawk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC62dps-5OE
Poorly Played RISK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScYtCAx0dHk
TheBuckeyeTy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FomwSFZ6HjA
JJbruhh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm0NzswKD9I
Fabien Ba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzx9DMPAY4M
SmashGaming13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NeYiNVKgTQ 
For the first time, we will be doing a developers vs content creator RISK game!
Our first RISK battle will be against TheKillPeteStrategy, otherwise known as Pete.
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKillPeteStrategy/featured
Pete is a Top Grandmaster in RISK: Global Domination and reached out to our team late last month.
He has played RISK for 30 years and shares strategic thoughts on the game through his content with a focus on improving and having fun.
The devs vs Pete livestream will be available on his YouTube Channel in March, the specific date and time are still tbd. Stay tuned
As always, thank you to the RISK community for leaving reviews on Steam and mobile. It helps seeing positive and constructive feedback from the community (and sometimes it gives us a good laugh). 
Sounds like playing RISK with friends is a risk in itself!
It's always interesting to see how creative our generals are when it comes to creating memes. Here are some that gave us a good laugh (while also making me feel personally attacked).
This meme is honestly too relatable. 
Are you looking for a challenge? Do you think you’ve got what it takes to compete against RISK’s very best?
Our discord community runs back-to-back tournaments with big prize pools. We also have dedicated channels in our discord designed for players looking for a game.
Bite the bullet and join the 100k+ member RISK Community server https://discord.gg/risk
Feel free to share some feedback, interact with other RISK players, and share memes on the server.
Over and out,
Team RISK @ SMG Studio