In the 30s: Hitler, Czechoslovakia, Poland, France, the second World War - the Russian front, not a good idea! Hitler never played Risk when he was a kid! 'Cause you know, playing Risk, you could never hold on to Asia. That Asian-Eastern European area, you could never hold it, could you? Seven extra men at the beginning of every go for that Asia bit, but you couldn't fucking hold it! Stay in Australisia, that's the key. Then just pile up and pile up and pile up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Izzard compares Hitler's WWII strategy to the board game Risk to highlight strategic failures.
- In plain terms
- Hitler never held Asia in Risk, just like he lost the Eastern front.
- What can you take from it?
- Board games can offer simple analogies for complex historical failures.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can games teach history lessons?
- Why do simple strategies fail in war?
Another view
Real war involves more than territorial holding patterns.
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