Similar to chess, you have to be in a very specific mindset in order to want to play the game. There isn’t much about this game I can truly criticize, other than that it is complex enough to not be a “casual” game with friends. Being able to shift strategies and compensate for losses is one of the hardest things to do in a game, and Stratego takes this idea and runs with it. This doesn’t mean that the strategy stops when the game starts- memorizing your opponent’s pieces, understanding when sacrifices must be made, and adapting to new scenarios all become crucial as the game goes on. Not only your choices, but your opponent’s choices and figuring out their strategy is crucial to success in this game. Whether you put your flag as far away from the enemy troops as possible, try some form of misdirection, place the bombs near or far away from the flag, place your high powered players up front or use your weaker troops as shields, all of these ideas and more effect the game experience. How you choose where to put your pieces effects the game almost more than your strategy for the game itself. This game focuses more than any I know on pre-game setup. Bombs can be defused or avoided, but the placement of bombs becomes a huge factor in how the game is played as well. Finally, there are “bomb” tiles that, if a troop tries to attack one, blows up and destroys the piece. In addition, you have a number of “troop” pieces, with strengths of 1-10, that can fight each other and search for the flag. Because of this, coupled with the fact that you can’t see your opponent’s pieces, means that you have no idea where the flag is at the start of the game. The big trick in the game is that each player places all of their pieces, including the flag, wherever they want on their side of the board. The game ultimately acts as a form of capture the flag similar to chess, where the goal is to get the king with a piece, the goal in Stratego is to have a piece reach the opponent’s flag. Stratego matches this idea and also expands on it with a “fog of war” element where you can’t see your opponent’s pieces.
These types of games, such as Battleship or even Chess, force players to think critically and outwit their opponent. Most games are meant for more than two players and have a larger scale than squaring off directly with your opponent.
Games like Stratego- strategy games based on one-on-one high level strategy- seem to be much more uncommon nowadays. Stratego is an older game that has been around for multiple iterations throughout the years. Available in Stores: Uncommon- available online.Game Designer: Jacques Johan Mogendorff.Recommended for all fans of tabletop war/strategy games.
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With good graphics (with several board backgrounds to choose from), and a user-friendly interface, this PC version does justice to the original board game, although too bad the AI is too easy to beat. Timing is crucial in the game, and "special" pieces such as the Miners and Spy can tip the scale very quickly.
The game ends when either player strikes his/her opponent's Flag (which cannot be moved). When equal ranks are struck, both pieces are removed from the board. So a Marshal can remove a General, a General can remove a Colonel, and so on. Unlike Chess, success of "attack" is determined by the pieces' ranks, not whether that attack is valid. Each piece, similar to Chess, follows its own movement rules. Each player is allotted an "army" of 40 playing pieces at the beginning of the game, including a Marshal, Captains, Sergeants, Scouts, Bombs, and a Flag. Hasbro released the second computer version of the board game in late 1999, but it has no relationship to this Accolade release.įor those who are not familiar with the board game, here is the basic premise: Stratego is perhaps best described as the "realistic, modern military" version of Chess. This PC conversion of the Macintosh game was done by MindSpan, and it was the only non-sport game they ever developed. Solid computer version of Milton Bradley's classic board game Stratego.
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