Zynga's Empire & Allies: The first nine minutes [video]

Zynga's Empire & Allies game -- a mashup of the classic game Risk with another Zynga game, CityVille -- lands on Facebook today (read our full preview here). The video above shows off what happens during the first few minutes of the game -- a quick tutorial that shows you how to build barracks and other buildings on your land and get a first look at what a real-time battle in the game looks like as well.

The game is now live on Facebook, to check it out point your browser here.

Check out the rest of our Empires & Allies Cheats & Tips right here.