# Risk: Shadow Forces

Risk: Shadow Forces is a board game for 3–5 players. It is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. The cheapest copy in stock is $72.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 5)
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Wargame, Negotiation, Modern Warfare
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Legacy Game
- **Owned by:** 10 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 5

**Designers:** Craig Van Ness

**Publishers:** Avalon Hill

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 72.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/risk-shadow-forces-pre-order |
| Travelling Man | 30 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/risk-shadow-forces |
| Zatu Games | 40.19 £ | https://zatu.com/products/risk-shadow-forces |
| World of Board Games | 799 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/risk-shadow-forces |
| Spelexperten | 899 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/risk-shadow-forces.html |
| Dungeon Marvels | 82.36 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/risk-shadow-forces-67222.html |
| Alphaspel | 995 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/171081-risk-shadow-forces |
| Nexus | 13995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/risk-shadow-forces/ |
| Game Ninja | 1099 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/risk-shadow-forces/ |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/risk-shadow-forces)
- [Risk: Shadow Forces in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/risk-shadow-forces)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349769)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._