The Bombs remain on the board even when hit unless by a Miner.Īll movable pieces, with the exception of the Scout, may move only one step to any adjacent tile vertically or horizontally. The Flag and Bombs are the only pieces that cannot attack another piece due to being unable to move. Wins/loses the game when captured, cannot moveĬan fly in a straight or diagonal line over occupied squaresĬan force a piece up to 2 squares away to revealĬan move 2 spaces in a straight line by revealing itselfĬan Hypnotize a piece to join you if its a lower level and it's less then 3 squares awayĬan attack all adjacent and diagonal squaresĬan attack something up to three squares away without riskĭestroys any piece except Dwarf, cannot move The Spy loses if it is attacked by any piece, including the Marshal and except for the opposing Spy, in which case both are removed.įrom highest rank to lowest the pieces are:ĭestroys any piece except Miner, cannot move Each team also has one Spy, which only wins when it attacks the highest-ranked piece (the Marshal). The most numerous special piece is the Bomb, which only Miners can defuse and which immediately eliminates any other piece that strikes it, but cannot move. Such pre-play distinguishes the fundamental strategy of particular players, and influences the outcome of the game.įor most pieces, rank alone determines the outcome, but there are special pieces. Players may arrange their 40 pieces in any configuration on a designated 4 ×10 section of the playing board. They are shown as lakes on the battlefield and serve as choke points to make frontal assaults less direct. Two zones in the middle of the board, each 2 × 2, cannot be entered by either player's pieces at any time. Pieces may not move onto a square already occupied by another piece without attacking. If the engaging pieces are of equal rank, they are both removed. 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. Ranks are printed on one side only and placed so that players cannot identify specific opponent's pieces. Pieces are colored on both sides, so players can easily distinguish between their own and their opponent's. READ MORE: Online preview of ‘1821 Before and After’ exhibition.Typically, one player uses red pieces, and the other uses blue pieces.
by Milton Bradley (MB).įrom then until today, it has fanatical followers of all ages and is considered worldwide a challenge to sharpen the mind. The modern game was made in the Netherlands by Jumbo Games and in 1961 was released in the U.S. In a similar form, Stratego first appeared in Europe before World War I as a game called “L’attaque,” designed by the French Hermance Edan.
Stratego has more moves and more complexity than other known games, however one or more bad moves in the early stages of the game can hardly lead to batch loss. The object of the game is to conquer the enemy flag or capture so many enemy pawns that the opponent cannot make any new moves.Ī typical Stratego game has an average of 381 moves, the number of seats allowed is 10115 and the number of possible games is 10535.
This is a two player game where opponents must develop a strategic plan on a 10 × 10 square board.Įach player controls 40 pawns representing officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers. Stratego is a strategy game that belongs to the spiritual sports Olympiad cognition (Mind Sports Oympiad).
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