![]() Recommended for all fans of tabletop war/strategy games. 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. But remember your opponent is doing the same thing, so you must plan a defense as well as an offense. Secretly place your men, bombs, and flag on the gameboard with these objectives in mind. Your mission-protect your flag and capture your opponent's flag. Unlike Chess, success of "attack" is determined by the pieces' ranks, not whether that attack is valid. You have an army of men at your disposal and six bombs. 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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