Author Note: You do not have to know the game Risk to enjoy this story.

Chapter One

Game Night

"Alright, Game Night tonight at my place," Andy announced theatrically as he walked into the office. Erin clapped her hands with an excited expression on her face. Everyone else glanced at him for a moment or two with deadpan expressions before returning to work.

Andy

"I actually got the idea for game night from a conversation I overheard between Jim and Dwight. Specifically, it'll be Risk night, because no game tops Risk. I've been hyping it up for about a week, and I got enough people into it. It should be a good time for three reasons: one, it's Risk; two, Erin will be there; three, Gabe won't."

Dwight

"Board games? Yes, they can prove to be useful from time to time, if you have no other form of entertainment at your disposal. However, I usually chose to steer away from them. That is, until Jim and I got in an argument about who would win in a game of Risk. Now is my chance to show that I am the superior player."

Jim

"So, yeah, I'm going to Andy's game night. Which ordinarily would be great, except that, until I found out about game night, I'd never played Risk in my life. Luckily, Pam happens to be like, the world's greatest Risk-er, so she's been teaching me."

Pam

"Yeah, I've been teaching Jim. It hasn't been easy. I think I'll leave it at that."

Erin

"I'm super excited for Andy's game night. I wish Gabe could come, though."

Gabe

He shakes his head. "I don't like board games."

Michael

"I think game night is exactly what this office needs. I feel a certain closeness wearing off. We've got to get closer. We're like a spider web, and the closer the individual strands are on a spider web, the more juicy flies it's going to catch. And if the spider web doesn't catch any flies, what happens to the spider? It dies. So, yeah, count me in for game night." He smiles broadly at the camera.

Kevin

"I'm not really good at board games... but Andy said there'd be free food, so..." He shrugs his shoulders.

Phyllis

"It really sounds like a lot of fun, but I'm too busy tonight, so I can't."

Stanley

"What on earth made you think I was going to game night?"

Creed

"Global Domination. It's the ultimate fantasy. Of course I'm going."

Ryan

"No, I'm not going."

Jim

"Unfortunately Pam won't be able to be there, though. Someone's got to stay home and watch CeCe, and we haven't had the best of luck with babysitters, so-"

Dwight

"This will be the perfect opportunity to show Jim I'm better than him by both nature and nurture. Nature by my luck with the dice, and nurture by my excellent use of resources. I think Jim knows I'm better- he seemed to want to step down, but his pride wouldn't let him. Not after the debate where he said he would beat me at Risk any chance he got."

Jim

"I forget exactly how that conversation started..."

Author Note: Thanks for at least reading the first chapter! This is a writing exercise for me to stay fresh as I plan my next novel. Anyway, the plot is open for suggestions. I hope you enjoy it, and please leave a review, it keeps me motivated.