Learn the rules to the board game Stratego quickly and concisely – This visually rich video has no distractions, just the rules.
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RULES:
The object of the game is to capture your opponent’s flag. Setup: Layout the board between the players so the name stratego faces each of you. Each player picks a color and sets up their pieces on closest 4 rows of their side of the board so that the labeled sides face you and away from your opponent. You may use the dividing screen to help mask your setup from your opponent. Only 1 piece can occupy a square at a time. Once both players are ready, remove the dividing screen if used and play begins.
The red player moves first then play alternates. On your turn you must move 1 piece to an adjacent square or attack an opponents piece on an adjacent square. If you cannot do either, then you immediately lose and your opponent wins the game.
Pieces move 1 square at a time forward, backwards, left, or right. They cannot move diagonally, jump over or move through another piece. They cannot move onto the same space as another piece unless they are attacking. A piece may not move back and forth between two squares for 3 consecutive turns. Only 1 piece can be moved per turn.
The flag and Bombs may not move or attack. The number rank 2 scout is the only piece that may move any number of open spaces forward, back, right or left. When moved, the scout may only move in one constant direction until the next time they’re moved.
You may only attack opponent’s pieces. To attack an opponent’s piece, move your piece above it and tab it, saying your pieces number rank. The opponent says the number rank for their piece and the lower number is captured and removed from the board and put back in the display tray. If the attacking piece won, it now occupies the space the defending piece held. If the winning piece was the defending piece, it stays on the same space it was on when it was attacked. When pieces of the same rank battle, both pieces are removed from the game. Attacking is always optional.
The number rank 2 Scouts pieces may move multiple spaces in a straight line and attack a piece at great distance. Whenever a piece attacks a bomb the attacking piece is lost and removed from the board, except if it is a number rank 3 Miner, then the bomb is defused and removed from the board.
The letter rank “S” spy piece is ranked below all other pieces except the number rank 10 marshal. The Spy is the only piece that can beat the marshal. If any piece attacks the Spy or if the spy attacks a piece that isn’t the marshal, then spy loses and is removed from play.
The first player to attack the opponent’s flag captures it and wins the game. If all your movable pieces have removed or you cannot move or attack on a turn you lose.
There are three Tournament rule variations you can play with.
Aggressor Advantage: When pieces of the same rank battle, the attacking piece wins.
Silent Defense: Only the attacking player declares what his piece’s rank is and the defender removes the losing piece from the board. However, if the attacker is a scout, then the defender declares what piece it is. All removed pieces are kept hidden.
Rescue: when you move a non-scout piece to your opponent’s back row you have the option of returning any 1 piece of yours to any available space on your half of the game board and end your turn. However, you may not rescue a bomb, you may only rescue 2 pieces a game, and the same playing piece cannot make both rescues.
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"you may only attack your opponent's pieces" – what the fuck else are you mean't to attack?
2020 here. Ha. Had to do it.. 😷
I picked up this game a few days
Ago @ Goodwill. I played this in the 80s. But the box says 1999.
Didn't realize all the rules. Lol
I was playing the online version of this game, and something happened.
My Marshal captured the enemy Flag, which is in my opinion very rare
Really all the new version adds is a piece lower than the scout the can essentially screw your piece before they fight if they can guess what kind of piece it is
I put my wiener in whatever I want because I can afford it just like Bill Cosby.
Can you please make a video for playing for Stratego original
I played that game to death when I was a kid
Boring
I thought the spy always wins when attacking
REAL rules of Stratego:
Object of the Game: To capture your opponent's Flag.
You have 34 soldiers and six bombs at your disposal. Any soldier piece can move, Bombs and the Flag cannot. Once placed they are there for the remainder of the game (unless playing with house rules).
Pieces and Ranks (Low numbers = higher ranks) This differs on some versions.
Pieces under normal circumstances can only move ONE (1) space forward, backward, left, or right. You CANNOT move diagonally and you CANNOT move into the gated off areas on the board.
ANY piece can capture the flag, EXCEPT Bombs and another Flag since these pieces cannot move once placed.
If any piece is attacked, BOTH players MUST reveal their ranks. The rule of only the attacker revealing is a HOUSE RULE. The lower ranking piece is captured and removed from the board. In the event of a tie, BOTH pieces are captured.
Bombs defeat ANY attacking piece EXCEPT the Miner (Rank 8).
Field Marshal (Rank 1) – Strongest piece on the board numerically. Captures any piece ranked 1-S. However, he MUST strike the Spy FIRST to capture. Loses to Bombs. You have 1 of these pieces.
General (Rank 2) – Second strongest piece on the board. Captures any piece numbered 2-S. Loses to Field Marshal. You have one of these pieces as well.
Colonel (Rank 3) – Captures any piece on the board ranked 3-S. Loses to 1 and 2. You have two of these.
Major (Rank 4) – Captures any piece ranked 4-S. Loses to 1-3. You have three of these.
Captain (Rank 5) – Captures any piece ranked 5-S. Loses to anything ranked 1-4. You have four of these.
Lieutenant (Rank 6) – Captures any piece ranked 6-S. Loses to anything ranked 1-5. You have four of these.
Sergeant (Rank 7) – Captures anything ranked 7-S. Loses to anything ranked 1-6. You have four of these.
Miner (Rank 8) – Captures anything ranked 8-S. Loses to anything ranked 1-7. This is the only piece on the board that can safely capture and remove bombs.
Scout (Rank 9) – Captures 9's and the opposing Spy. Loses to anything ranked 1-8. Can move any number of open, onobstructed spaces on the board. In some versions, the Scout cannot move and strike in the same turn. This severely hampers it's usefulness in these versions. If this is not written in the rules, that means the Scout CAN move and strike in the same turn.
Spy (Rank S) – Can capture the Field Marshal IF HE ATTACKS FIRST. If he does not, he is captured as per normal. He can also capture the other player's Spy as well. In some versions, the Spy is actually female. He is captured by anything ranked 1(if he attacks first) to S.
The New version has a 10 ranked piece. No Rank 1. :/
Whenever I play, any piece that the spy attacks it kills, but any piece that attacks it kills the spy, the exception being bombs.
When I was younger I played this version of stratego often..Me and the person whom I usually played modified the game.In our version one scout was turned into a man who could go across the lakes and one number 5 was turned into a liar.It could attack saying it was anything except a number 1 but retained the value of five.If it attacked a lower number it had to "fess up" and was removed.
this is so gay
Thank you so much. I just bought the game and my friend and I are going to play tonight.
I play stratego with my dad
Great video! My students loved the tournament variations.
can you do 9 men morris and ludo
Commie. "F
Lovey dove couple.
Wow this is way different then the older version of Stratego that I have and play where the 2s move anywhere, 3s defuse bombs and the 10 is the only one that can kill the spy. Anyone else know or play this way?
White gold anyone?
Basically chess
This game is clearly copied from a game from the Philippines during the 1970's (Game of the Generals) added with few twist to make it abit different. Surely it's a GotG inspired board game. Playing the original Game of the Generals is way more fun and exciting.
Really best channel for explaining board games.
Thank you for your patience.
Whenever I played stratego, we had a rule where a scout could move in water but only one space at a time and that the spy can kill any piece as long as it is the one attacking… except a bomb
Stratego.com play online for free.
Thank me later.
Can add me in game “Fks”.
3:46 how does the bomb get to the other side anyways??? It has legs???
Is this realated to the filipino board game salpakan or game of generals?
I don't have anyone to play with.
Sounds pretty cool.
This game feels familier
You made it clear as creek water. I love traditional vintage games.
Here’s a few suggestions:
Dos
Trouble(While it is very simple, it’s a popular game and some rules may need to be talked about)
The Game of Life
If possible, can you do The Game of Life?
I mean, I know how to play the game already, but it seems that most don't. And there seems to be only a few people who makes videos on how teach the people how to play the game.
You might as well be the only person who makes good tutorials, so I hope you make one for The Game Of Life. I'll count on you cause you're the best game tutor out there.
Also, please continue on to make more of these. I know that in the future, you'll become a more well known person out there.
Keep up the good work!
Do you have a rule book?
Nice video