

It is not required to "strike" when two opposing pieces are in a position to do so. After pieces have finished the "strike" move, the player who was struck has his turn to move or strike. A player may move in his turn or strike in his turn. When a red and a blue piece occupy adjoining squares either back to back, side to side, or face to face, they are in a position to attack or "strike". (Scouts: more than two or more same squares in 5 consecutive turns) Important: Pieces cannot be moved back and forth between the same 2 squares in 5 consecutive turns. If a player cannot move a piece or if there is no legal move with one of his pieces, a game is lost. A player must either "move" or "strike" in his turn. The Scout may move and strike in the same turn. The Scout is valuable for probing the opponent's positions.

Therefore, the player may choose to move the Scout only one square in his turn, so as to keep the Scout's identity hidden. This movement, of course, then reveals to the opponent the value of that piece. The "Scout" may move any number of open squares forward, backward, or sideways in a straight line. Once these pieces are placed at the start of the game, they must remain in that square. The "Flag" and the "Bomb" pieces cannot be moved. Only one piece may be moved in each turn. A piece may not move through a square occupied by a piece nor jump over a piece. Two pieces may not occupy the same square at the same time. Pieces must move around lakes and cannot move where there is no square. Note that there are two lakes in the center of the board, which contain no squares. A piece may be moved forward, backward, or sideward but not diagonally. A piece moves from square to square, one square at a time. The players place one piece in each square of their half of the board. Each player gets an army of 40 pieces, in order of rank from high to low, consisting of: One player takes the Red and the other the Blue playing pieces. The Objective of the game is to capture the opponent's flag. player :: X-FilesĬlassic Stratego rating/ranking :: Classic Stratego challenge rating/ranking 2023 :: Personal challenge ranking statisticsīarrage Stratego rating/ranking :: Duell Stratego rating/ranking :: UL Stratego rating/ranking

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