![]() (I personally didn't like this change it's also my main objection with some of the Stratego-inspired games I've played like Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation.) The piece distribution and board size was the same as classic in that version, so I can't say how the change in numbers impacts gameplay, though the consensus on BoardGameGeek seems to be that the smaller board doesn't change the feel of the game. It also minimized the role bluffing plays and made the game more about getting the pieces with useful powers into the right positions - which could be a good or a bad thing. In LOTR, the piece powers are asymmetrical, and I found them to be unbalanced. Of the variant rulesets, I have only played the LOTR version, and I will say that special powers do change the game significantly. (There's also Ultimate Stratego, which adds 4 player options, but I do not believe this version adds special powers to any pieces.) My understanding is that most of the rethemed versions have changed gameplay at least somewhat. Most of these give most of the pieces powers, not just one as with the current version. Several other sets have had pieces with special abilities over the years, including (but not limited to) Stratego revised (sometimes called Fire & Ice), Civil War Stratego, Stratego Legends (which also supports up to 8 players) and Lord of the Rings Stratego. Some retailers have some special edition exclusives, like Barnes & Noble's Onyx Edition and Target's wooden box and bookcase editions. The third version is simply titled Stratego, and has a Sci-Fi theme, 30 pieces per side on a 10x8 board, and one of the pieces has a special ability to destroy an adjacent piece of any rank if it can correctly guess its rank. They also released a 50th Anniversary version that's a Toys R Us exclusive, which has the classic rules and theme, but no variant pieces. The 50th Anniversary Collectors' Edition has the original rules, theme (Napoleonic) and piece distribution, with some variant pieces available optionally. There are also some differences in numbering among different versions sometimes the highest rank is 1, in other cases it is 10.Īs of early 2012, Spin Master Games has 3 different versions available. There was a misprint in an early version that claimed Scouts could not move more than one space and attack in the same turn, so this is sometimes incorrectly cited as a difference between editions. "Classic" Stratego is played with 40 pieces per side on a 10x10 board. If your opponent reveals a piece, remember where it is then attack it with a stronger piece to capture it.I can't speak definitively for all versions, but I can give you some information. Send your wolf Scouts to identify enemy pieces, your Dwarves to disarm traps, and your Slayer to defeat the Dragon. Advance your soldiers with skill, and attack the enemy with courage. ![]() Which army will you command in this mighty contest of swords, sorcery, and strategy? And when the battle is over, who will capture the enemy flag to claim victory?Ĭhoose your army, then place your warriors strategically on your side of the gameboard. Across the landscape, beyond the forbidden fire and ice zones, the Fire Army from the molten realm of Volcandria prepares to invade and conquer. On one end of the frozen world of Everwinter, the Ice Army readies its forces.
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