Louisiana Purchase is an area movement game that plays very similar to Risk, but with some added twists. 2 to 5 players fight over an area map of North America. [America, Britain, France, Spain, and the Native Americans are the 5 sides] Random event cards keep the game interesting, yet play to the strengths and weaknesses of each side. Six-sided dice are needed to play. Game includes these components: a map including the Eastern USA, Eastern Canada, and Latin America; approximately 300 square counters; Rules. (6-sided dice not included) It has a similar system to The Seven Years War & The War of Austrian Succession, also published by the Calumet Armchair Gamers.