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Stratego

Stratego is a board game featuring a 10 × 10 square board and two players with 40 pieces each. Pieces represent individual officers and soldiers in an army. more...

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The object of the game is to find and capture the opponent's Flag, or to capture so many pieces that the opponent cannot move at all. Players cannot see the ranks of each others' pieces, so misinformation and discovery are important parts of the game. "In spite of its name, Stratego incorporates strategy primarily in the original placement of the pieces; the actual play of the game after that point is mostly tactical, i.e., players react and respond to their opponent's moves (although, of course, players are all the while striving to effectuate the strategy inherent in their original piece placement)."

Gameplay

One player uses red pieces, and the other uses blue pieces. Pieces are colored on both sides, so players can easily distinguish between their own and their opponent's. Ranks are printed on one side only and placed so that players cannot identify specific opponent's pieces. Each player moves one piece per turn. If a piece is moved onto a square occupied by an opposing piece, their identities are revealed, the weaker piece is removed from the board, and the stronger piece is moved into the place formerly occupied by the weaker piece. If the engaging pieces are of equal rank, both are removed. Pieces may not move onto a square already occupied by another piece of the same color.

Two zones in the middle of the board, each 2 × 2, cannot be entered by either player's pieces at any time. They are shown as lakes on the battlefield and serve as choke points to make frontal assaults less direct.

Setup

Players may arrange their 40 pieces in any configuration on a designated 4 ×10 section of the playing board. Such pre-play distinguishes the fundamental strategy of particular players, and influences the outcome of the game.

Pieces

For most pieces, rank alone determines the outcome, but there are special pieces. The most numerous special piece is the bomb, which only Miners can defuse and which immediately eliminates any other piece that strikes it, but which cannot move. Each team also has one Spy which wins when it attacks the highest-ranked piece (the Marshal). The Spy loses if it is attacked by any piece, including the Marshal and also when it attacks any other piece, except for the opposing spy, in which case both are removed.

From highest rank to lowest the movable pieces are:

10 or 1 : one Marshal

9 or 2 : one General

8 or 3 : two Colonels

7 or 4 : three Majors

6 or 5 : four Captains

5 or 6 : four Lieutenants

4 or 7 : four Sergeants

3 or 8 : five Miners (the only piece that can defuse Bombs)

2 or 9 : eight Scouts (the only piece capable of moving more than one space in a turn)

S : one Spy

There is one Flag piece and six Bombs, typically labeled 'F' and 'B' respectively. The Flag and Bombs are the only pieces which cannot attack another piece due to being unable to move. An attacking move is made by moving onto the defender's square.