![]() In person, this can be a lot of fun, and thankfully, it works well on your iPhone, too. Is the flag surrounded by bombs, those powerful pieces that can defeat everyone except the special bomb-diffusing miner? Or are all of those bombs just a decoy, meant to distract your forces while the real target sits on the other side of the board. Since you can't see where your opponent's specific pieces are, the game relies a lot on bluffing and memory. The goal of the game is to find your opponent's flag. There are also spies, bombs and the all-important flag, which has special powers. When two pieces meet, the type is revealed to the other player, and the stronger piece wins. The pieces have names like generals, marshals and colonels, but all that really matters is their number. Each player sets up his pieces in a secret formation, and you cannot see which of your opponents pieces are where. The basic game involves 40 pieces per side and a 10x10 board. Keep reading to see which of the two versions of Stratego is most worth your money.īoth Stratego (Version 1.2 reviewed here) and The General (Version 1.50) offer the same basic two-player gameplay, which is probably ridiculously familiar to anyone who grew up in the US. There is a third Stratego-like option on the App Store, something called Marshal, but that uses a hex-based board and has a bunch of bad user reviews, so I let it slide for this review. If you want a pocketable version instead, what will you get for your money? We've got a comparison review of both the official version of Stratego (iPhone/iPod touch only, available for US$1.99) and The General, a well-done clone (universal, also $1.99). It's so common that you can probably find a decent copy at your local thrift store for the same price as one of the two iDevice versions available on the App Store. You could just use playing cards, or Uno cards for that matter.Stratego is a classic board game. The concept is that my bigger card defeats your smaller card. Have two sets of cards with different colors so each team knows the difference between their cards and the enemies cards they've captured. Pt cards: a higher pt card destroys a lower pt card whether they have a rank on them or not unless they have a specific task or can only be killed by a certain card (4) 50 (4) 100 (4) 200 (4) 250 (4) 300 (2) Hydrogen bomb Can destroy anyone including the atomic bomb. Can only be destroyed by the atomic bomb. This card can be used towards the end of the game for a team to get lots of points really fast. (6) Bomb Squad 100 pts Can disarm a bomb (4) Assassin Only player that can destroy the General Can only be destroyed by a bomb If General attacks 1st, then the General gets assassin card (2) Atomic Bomb Can destroy anyone on the field except the General (this card is just for fun. (2) General 500 pts (4) Marshall 300 pts-this is just a point card (4) Colonel 250 pts-this is just a point card (4) Major 200 pts-this is just a point card (8) Bomb 50 pts Can destroy anyone except a General Can only be destroyed by a bomb squad A bomb cannot tag anyone, but they can be tagged to be in effect. Feel free to up the # of cards of a particular rank or # to suit your desires. The # in parenthesis is the number of cards you should have of each rank for your record keeping. Ranks and #’s Each team gets half of the # in parenthesis. Feel free to announce the score of each round, but not the cumulative total of each round. The final score is not announced till the end of the 4th round. OR If the flag is obtained and taken back to your side the round is over. If the general is defeated, the round is over. The game will be played in 10-15 minute rounds. They may then turn and immediately attack the person they just challenged or were challenged. If a person looses his card he must retreat from the field of battle to obtain another card. ![]() However, a bomb cannot tag, but must be tagged. ![]() Bombs are used against anyone except a bomb squad and the General. ![]() So the exchange allows for points to be awarded. When a person comes into contact with an enemy, they can tag them. The only one who cannot switch cards is the General. A person may swap the cards out for strategic purposes. No person may have two cards at any one time. Each team gets a stack of cards with the same cards as the other team. One person on the team distributes the cards before and during the game. Each team goes to the opposite end of the field where their flag is located. Equipment: Wide open playing field (preferably in the woods or obstacles) two different colored flags game cards
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