Stratego

Moby ID: 9690
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The board game Stratego is a more elaborate version of Capture the Flag. Each player starts with 40 pieces; made up by the flag, 5 bombs, and an assortment of 9 types of military units.

After these have been placed, each player takes it in turn to move their pieces. Other than scouts (which are the least powerful) the units can only move one space at a time. The flag and bombs can't be moved during the game, so watch out for any squares the computer does not move when it otherwise logically should, and these could be your goal.

When you choose a square occupied by an opposition piece, combat arises, and the higher-numbered piece is lost from the game. You have no way of knowing what strength the opposition pieces are until you have hit them.

This computerized interpretation has 3 different board layouts, a selection of automatic setups with different strategic benefits, and a demo mode.

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  • ストラテゴ - Japanese spelling

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  • Stratego
    The story behind the original Macintosh version of what became the Accolade release, and notes about Stratego titles in the late 1990s.

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Game added by Cabeza2000.

Amiga added by JRK. TurboGrafx-16 added by Infernos. Macintosh, Atari ST added by Martin Smith. Commodore 64 added by Terok Nor. PC-98 added by Unicorn Lynx.

Additional contributors: Martin Smith, Kayburt.

Game added July 11, 2003. Last modified January 24, 2024.