Part one of term paper
war (wôr) --n. 1. a major armed conflict between nations or between organized parties within a state. 2. the science, art, or profession of military operations. game (gam) --n. 1. an amusement or pastime 2. a competitive activity involving skill, chance and/or endurance on the part of two or more persons . . . usually for their own enjoymen ...

Part two of term paper
... Risk from Parker Brothers and Diplomacy from Avolon Hill. Both Risk and Diplomacy are concerned with building an empire of the territories on the game board. In Risk one is attempting to conquer the entire world, while in Diplomacy one wants to control Europe. The play of the former entails strategy and dice rolls to simulate battles. A player begins his turn with a certain number of armies which he places in the territories he already controls. How many he receives is decided by the number o ...