They must now capture all of your remaining men to win. If your flag is surrounded by bombs without miners, your opponent simply will not be able to capture your flag.
When you surround your flag with bombs and can capture all of your opponent’s miners, you cut in half the number of ways your opponent can win. Switch it up when you’re playing against the same opponent by alternating your flag location as well as the bomb setups. When you capture the flag of your opponent, you win the game.īelow, brush up on some quick strategies to help you win the game:.But overall, they are considered pieces that do not move.
They can only be taken off the board if a miner attacks or removes them from the game. If your opponent’s marshal ever destroys the spy, this leaves their marshall open for defeat. The general is supposed to protect the spy.
Bombs lose when they get defused by a miner. However, when the marshal attacks the spy, the spy loses.
When the spy attacks the marshal, the spy defeats the higher-ranked marshal. However, this movement will let your opponent know the value of that piece. A scout can move any number of open squares forward, backward, or sideways. If the engaging pieces are of equal rank, they are both removed. The weaker piece gets removed from the board, and the stronger piece gets moved into the place formerly occupied by the weaker piece. In turn, your opponent will reveal the rank of his/her defending piece. Then, reveal the rank of your attacking piece. To attack on your turn, take your attacking piece and lightly tap your opponent’s piece. Pieces move one square at a time, forward, backward, or sideways, but can’t move diagonally, jump over another piece, or move onto a square already occupied (unless attacking). Move one of your playing pieces to an open-adjacent space or attack one of your opponent’s playing pieces. On your turn, you can either move or attack. You and your opponent alternate taking turns. Within the board, there are two obstacles of two by two squares each. The Stratego board consists of 10 by 10 squares. Once you’ve set up your board game, you are ready to play! Keep the following in mind when it comes to the rules of Stratego: The two middle rows are left unoccupied at the start of the game. Place them anywhere in the last four rows on your half of the board game. Remember the printed side faces you so your opponent cannot see the rank of your pieces. They must remain where they are from the initial setup of the game. Stratego uses the following pieces (ranked from low to high):Įvery piece is moveable except for your flag and the bombs. In addition to your team of soldiers, you can use bombs to protect your flag. The objective of the game? To find and capture your opponent’s flag while protecting yours, or to capture enough enemy pieces that your opponent can’t make any more moves. Using a 10-by-10 board of squares, two players each control 40 pieces representing different officer and soldier ranks in an army. Below, we break down the rules and some winning strategies that will bring you to victory on game night. If you like games that help you refine your wits while also living out your dream as a military captain, then Stratego is definitely the game for you. In other words, tons of fun for everyone! Stratego rules can be a bit tricky to learn at first, but once you get the hang of them, they are simple enough for young children to grasp while also having a depth of strategy satisfying to adults. There are now four-handed versions available to play with different modifications and online versions, too (if you don’t have the board game at home). Based loosely on an early twentieth-century French game called L’Attaque, Stratego has been played in Europe since World War II and in the U.S. Stratego is typically a two-person strategic game appropriate for players over eight years old, making it a terrific game for the whole family. And nothing beats breaking up the monotony of a rainy day (or quarantine) - and getting those brain cells churning - like a good old-fashioned strategic board game. Let’s face it: Everyone loves a good challenge.
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