Another rule variation that I like to use--the Spy can win against any officer it attacks, not just the Marshal. That keeps it from being completely useless in the event the Marshal's eliminated, since the General and the other strong pieces need to fear it as well.
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.
The version in this video is the exact same one the wife & I have. I introduced her to this classic game & we've been playing ever since. I remember as a kid playing this at school during recess when the weather was crap outside & we had to stay in. That said, I always played the game the exact same way as described here. Even during my school days. Last night as I read the box description of the rules, it stated 2 opposite things. First it said, the higher ranking piece aka the scout for example, if you attack another piece, say the minor for example, the HIGHER piece (in this case the scout numbered at 9 would win the attack & remove the minor ranked at number 8. But the directions also stated the exact opposite in that the LOWER NUMBERED RANK aka the Marshall can take the HIGHER RANKED pieces like the the scout or the minor for example. So which is it, b/c you can't have it both ways here. So I googled up a video on this very question & it turned out that the way I played it in school & the way the wife & I have been playing it ever since, matches up with the exact way described in this video. You NAILED IT my man!!! And even better than that is, I've been playing this way the whole time. And best of all is, my very first purchase online was this very exact game seen in this video & best of all is, the feller only wanted like 2 or maybe it was 7 bucks for it. And all the game pieces were there & the playing board was exactly the way I remembered it. It was in short, in EXCELLENT condition! Not a bad first time investment if I do say so myself. And that feller who I bought this classic game from? We kept in touch via email. Turns out He's a swell feller. And heck, ain't nothing wrong with that! And thanks again for clearing up these rules. You did a GREAT JOB my man!
It can get confusing because higher _rank_ can mean lower _number._ Like how 1st place is higher than 2nd place, or a 1st class award/rank is higher than 2nd class. 🥇🥈🥉
One rule I have used before, not often, is when you attack another piece of the same rank, you and your opponent play a best 2 out of 3 Rock Paper Scissors, and the winner gets to keep their piece on the board. This adds a really risky tension and creates high stakes between opposing Generals and Marshalls on the board, and prevents trading. It gives the vibe of the pieces actually fighting each other on the battlefield, and one of them winning. It makes the game much scarier. Another rule I have used before, is allowing the spy to move, if you choose to do so, the same way a scout can. This allows for the spy to be a greater threat, as it can attack a Marshall from across the board. I have found this rule to be imbalanced.
Rock, Paper, Scissors is a poor way to determine who gets to keep their piece a better way is keeping a set of dice each player rolls and high number wins.
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!
Im from the US and online the 10 is the highest number england version, but i grew up in america and the best piece is the number 1. I had to learn that on line. But ive already win 5 games❤
So far the best video explaining this game. It may still be a bit confusing for my son, our version the piece that has the higher number is the strongest. And the fact that it is Lord of the Rings also adds to the confusion.
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
2:56 I understand that if I'm out of moveable pieces I can't take a turn and basically forfeit the game. However, that doesn't mean that my opponent has found my flag (the true objective of the game). They could lose all of *their* moveable pieces in the search for it. If my flag is surrounded by bombs and they are all out of miners, my booby-trap worked and my flag can't be captured, resulting in a true stalemate. There should be a version where gameplay proceeds by the surviving opponent until the flag is truly found.
Im still confused i think. So when i play with my niece and nephew i have us show the piece thats being attacked and the attatcking peice. Then we put the peice sideways so we can remember which pieces have been found. I always say we know this character now and face the piece sideways bc we will forget. Im still learning.
Very nice game. It's a great childhood favorite of mine and still is. I recently made a video of me playing against my niece and would love to add this video as a link in the description if you're ok with that. Great job on the video!
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
My father, brother and I added a few variation rules called "diagonal", "rocket" and "diagonal rocket". Diagonal - Pieces can now move in diagonal directions. Everything else stays the same. Rocket - You can now "fire" the bomb pieces. They travel in a straight line, as many squares as needed to reach their target. Bombs "fired" can cross over the two "lakes". Bombs used in this fashion are sacrificed (cannot be rescued). If the bomb hits a Miner (8), the bomb is destroyed, but the miner survives. If the bomb is not "fired", the old rules apply. Diagonal Rocket - Same as above, but now you can "fire" bombs in diagonal. Extra rules are decided before the match begins. These new rules make the game even wilder and unpredictable, especially the DR version. 😈
Loved this game as a kid. Not as difficult as chess and if you know how to protect your flag with your bombs and men, you win. Play offensively and go after your opponents flag more importantly
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?
Hi, please clear me a doubt: if a pawn moves and ends up next to an opponent's pawn, can it attack in the same turn? then in the same turn move to a new square and attack? Thank you
No. The spy's rules are written terribly ambiguous, so it's unclear if it wins by attacking any piece but loses when attacked, or if it's only effective attacking the Marshal.
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 dont like these pieces. When I was in school in the 1990s, we have them shaped like castles where when you land on the opponent, you would lift it up, look at it rather than the opponent telling you the number or rank.
Stratego came out on 1961, while Games of the Generals came out on 1973. Although, Wikipedia states that the creator was not inspired by Stratego, but rather he was inspired by James Bond and Mata Hari. Either way, the games may seem alike on the surface, but the strategies and tactics and way different from one another.
Miners are 3s not eights, and the piece with the lowest rank looses not the highest. Unless it's a different version your playing. I know that numerous versions of this game where actually created.
This guys is completely wrong. First of all, the higher ranked pieces beat the lower ranked pieces. A 10 beats a 2. Also, 3’s diffuse the bombs and 2’s are the scouts. At least this is what the gameplay instructions say.
There are two different stratego types, the older one, some people still play it is the lower prices are stronger, and the other version the stronger prices are the greater pieces, they are almost literally the same game just have opposite rankings.
Naw, it’s not. Similar all things considered, but still very different. There is much more limited and simple movement here and there is no kill ranking system in chess.
No, chess has no hidden information. The movements are pretty much all the same in Stratego. And very limited. (except for the scout's). All chess pieces can move while in stratego the flag and bombs don't. Any piece in chess can defeat another piece. Regardles of rank. There are more differences, but I think you get the idea.
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.
You made it clear as creek water. I love traditional vintage games.
You should try Luzhanqi. It has similar gameplay but adds a railway mechanic. It’s much more fun.
That was a great cut and dry explanation, and exactly what i was looking for. Thank you very much for this video!
Another rule variation that I like to use--the Spy can win against any officer it attacks, not just the Marshal. That keeps it from being completely useless in the event the Marshal's eliminated, since the General and the other strong pieces need to fear it as well.
Or once the Marshal's eliminated, the winnable target changes
@@revimfadli4666 yeah, if the 1 is defeated, the spy can defeat 2, then 3, etc.
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.
Good modification, wish we did that back then. Now I want to buy the board game again🤔
The version in this video is the exact same one the wife & I have. I introduced her to this classic game & we've been playing ever since. I remember as a kid playing this at school during recess when the weather was crap outside & we had to stay in. That said, I always played the game the exact same way as described here. Even during my school days. Last night as I read the box description of the rules, it stated 2 opposite things. First it said, the higher ranking piece aka the scout for example, if you attack another piece, say the minor for example, the HIGHER piece (in this case the scout numbered at 9 would win the attack & remove the minor ranked at number 8. But the directions also stated the exact opposite in that the LOWER NUMBERED RANK aka the Marshall can take the HIGHER RANKED pieces like the the scout or the minor for example. So which is it, b/c you can't have it both ways here. So I googled up a video on this very question & it turned out that the way I played it in school & the way the wife & I have been playing it ever since, matches up with the exact way described in this video. You NAILED IT my man!!! And even better than that is, I've been playing this way the whole time. And best of all is, my very first purchase online was this very exact game seen in this video & best of all is, the feller only wanted like 2 or maybe it was 7 bucks for it. And all the game pieces were there & the playing board was exactly the way I remembered it. It was in short, in EXCELLENT condition! Not a bad first time investment if I do say so myself. And that feller who I bought this classic game from? We kept in touch via email. Turns out He's a swell feller. And heck, ain't nothing wrong with that! And thanks again for clearing up these rules. You did a GREAT JOB my man!
It can get confusing because higher _rank_ can mean lower _number._
Like how 1st place is higher than 2nd place, or a 1st class award/rank is higher than 2nd class. 🥇🥈🥉
This was SUPER HELPFUL! Especially the alternate tournament rules at 3:04. Thanks for putting this together so clearly!
One rule I have used before, not often, is when you attack another piece of the same rank, you and your opponent play a best 2 out of 3 Rock Paper Scissors, and the winner gets to keep their piece on the board. This adds a really risky tension and creates high stakes between opposing Generals and Marshalls on the board, and prevents trading. It gives the vibe of the pieces actually fighting each other on the battlefield, and one of them winning. It makes the game much scarier.
Another rule I have used before, is allowing the spy to move, if you choose to do so, the same way a scout can. This allows for the spy to be a greater threat, as it can attack a Marshall from across the board. I have found this rule to be imbalanced.
Rock, Paper, Scissors is a poor way to determine who gets to keep their piece a better way is keeping a set of dice each player rolls and high number wins.
it's more fun with RPS though
@@PeterBornAgain
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!
How much is it actually a game though
He should teach about a very unknown feature called blinkers. They are very useful but only a small portion on players use them.
Im from the US and online the 10 is the highest number england version, but i grew up in america and the best piece is the number 1. I had to learn that on line. But ive already win 5 games❤
Thank you so much. I just bought the game and my friend and I are going to play tonight.
I don't have anyone to play with.
You can play the desktop version against other players for free at stratego.com
Hah lonley
@@strategotacticsandtips5636 thank you for real
You can always buy an ouija board
@@randomyoutuber4829 , and subject myself to a carnival mirror hall of endless pretenders?
Thank you for your patience.
So far the best video explaining this game. It may still be a bit confusing for my son, our version the piece that has the higher number is the strongest. And the fact that it is Lord of the Rings also adds to the confusion.
In the US version it was the low numbers that's were more powerful. I the 70s .online app is the 10 is the strongest. Got to learn it all over
Whenever I play, any piece that the spy attacks it kills, but any piece that attacks it kills the spy, the exception being bombs.
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
2:56 I understand that if I'm out of moveable pieces I can't take a turn and basically forfeit the game. However, that doesn't mean that my opponent has found my flag (the true objective of the game). They could lose all of *their* moveable pieces in the search for it. If my flag is surrounded by bombs and they are all out of miners, my booby-trap worked and my flag can't be captured, resulting in a true stalemate. There should be a version where gameplay proceeds by the surviving opponent until the flag is truly found.
I love this game, I even created my own 3D stratego game called (Toon Troops Strategy) for Steam... So much fun!
Im still confused i think. So when i play with my niece and nephew i have us show the piece thats being attacked and the attatcking peice. Then we put the peice sideways so we can remember which pieces have been found. I always say we know this character now and face the piece sideways bc we will forget. Im still learning.
You could do that, just that there's a play style tournament rule where you hide that piece. It's optional of course.
That was a very short and sweet tutorial. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Very nice game. It's a great childhood favorite of mine and still is. I recently made a video of me playing against my niece and would love to add this video as a link in the description if you're ok with that. Great job on the video!
This reminds me of Philippines board game “Game of the Generals”
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
My father, brother and I added a few variation rules called "diagonal", "rocket" and "diagonal rocket".
Diagonal - Pieces can now move in diagonal directions. Everything else stays the same.
Rocket - You can now "fire" the bomb pieces. They travel in a straight line, as many squares as needed to reach their target. Bombs "fired" can cross over the two "lakes". Bombs used in this fashion are sacrificed (cannot be rescued). If the bomb hits a Miner (8), the bomb is destroyed, but the miner survives. If the bomb is not "fired", the old rules apply.
Diagonal Rocket - Same as above, but now you can "fire" bombs in diagonal.
Extra rules are decided before the match begins.
These new rules make the game even wilder and unpredictable, especially the DR version. 😈
Great video! My students loved the tournament variations.
Loved this game as a kid.
Not as difficult as chess and if you know how to protect your flag with your bombs and men, you win. Play offensively and go after your opponents flag more importantly
Can you please make a video for playing for Stratego original
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?
Thats not the original, its a revision.
My board doesn't have a Marshall #1.
You mean the spy is the only one to kill the 10
@@RightBeforeYurEyes yeah
@@MrReed888it's the number 1
That looks like a good quality version of the game… where did you buy that? Thanks
Informative. Is this game actually fun?
YES!!!
Hi, please clear me a doubt: if a pawn moves and ends up next to an opponent's pawn, can it attack in the same turn? then in the same turn move to a new square and attack? Thank you
No
...only the explorer...
Superbly informative video! Thank you
Does anyone play that the bomb is removed from the board if any piece hits it?
I feel like everyone watching already knows how to play Stratego
Edit: I stand corrected
You’re wrong. I’ve heard of the game but never seen it played.
@@weirdbeard2244 well then I stand corrected
No. The spy's rules are written terribly ambiguous, so it's unclear if it wins by attacking any piece but loses when attacked, or if it's only effective attacking the Marshal.
My lady doesn't. Hence here.
I dont even have the game
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
interesting
I like those rule variations!
I dont like these pieces. When I was in school in the 1990s, we have them shaped like castles where when you land on the opponent, you would lift it up, look at it rather than the opponent telling you the number or rank.
Does the bomb stay on the board if it’s not an 8 attacking?
Yes...
Do you have a rule book?
"you may only attack your opponent's pieces" - what the fuck else are you mean't to attack?
can you do 9 men morris and ludo
I thought the spy always wins when attacking
We play SPY kills anything except bombs, and anything kills it.
I think it can only kill the 1 if it attacks. Or the 10 in eu version. I think
So many games with my dad
He used to beat me every time
Eventually
He couldn’t beat me
I won my 5th grade whole class. Theirs a way where you almost can't lose. Love it
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
Trouble is done. Here's the video link:
th-cam.com/video/OrxTKzGRzMo/w-d-xo.html
Does a bomb stay on the board after it explodes?
Yes...
Wouldn’t the higher number win? The way you explained it if my 10 attacks a 1 the 10 is captured?
Lower number is higher rank. The same way 🥇 is higher than 🥈
the only version of the game that ive played is the kind where the higher number wins, but in this version the lower number wins
Sounds pretty cool.
Is this realated to the filipino board game salpakan or game of generals?
i love how his head looks like it moves on 4 motors at the same time
Sounds likr games of the generals
Which came first, Stratego or Game of the Generals?
Stratego came out on 1961, while Games of the Generals came out on 1973. Although, Wikipedia states that the creator was not inspired by Stratego, but rather he was inspired by James Bond and Mata Hari.
Either way, the games may seem alike on the surface, but the strategies and tactics and way different from one another.
The higher piece loses?
That's how I played way back ,now it the high numbers that are powerful online game. I think it's British I'm American and it was opposite
This game feels familier
I played this with my teacher in second grade I've been looking to find it for so long
eBay
Doesn't every rank have specific powers or is it just for the newer version?
Imagine if a new Stratego video game was made - just like Chess Ultra from 2017.
I don't like the new version with the rank numbers reversed. It's confusing.
The New version has a 10 ranked piece. No Rank 1. :/
3:46 how does the bomb get to the other side anyways??? It has legs???
I prefer the even earlier version.
Ratt ego?
I played that game to death when I was a kid
Nice video
Play speed 1.25x and it's good
Boy was I playing this game wrong as a little kid
Miners are 3s not eights, and the piece with the lowest rank looses not the highest. Unless it's a different version your playing. I know that numerous versions of this game where actually created.
0:06 he mentions this already
Listening is not your strong suit eh?
Also if you are so knowledgeable why did you search how to play? Lol
White gold anyone?
I play myself
Stratosphere
hey no not the higher one loses.the lower one loses
He already specified that in newer versions, the rank order is reversed. His rules are correct for older versions
This guys is completely wrong. First of all, the higher ranked pieces beat the lower ranked pieces. A 10 beats a 2. Also, 3’s diffuse the bombs and 2’s are the scouts. At least this is what the gameplay instructions say.
That was in the older versions. Even my dad was shocked when I got that version.
There are two different stratego types, the older one, some people still play it is the lower prices are stronger, and the other version the stronger prices are the greater pieces, they are almost literally the same game just have opposite rankings.
1:57 - what? Higher rank is captured? 🤣🤣 "classic" is dead for two decades dude.
Basically chess
Naw, it’s not. Similar all things considered, but still very different. There is much more limited and simple movement here and there is no kill ranking system in chess.
No, chess has no hidden information. The movements are pretty much all the same in Stratego. And very limited. (except for the scout's). All chess pieces can move while in stratego the flag and bombs don't. Any piece in chess can defeat another piece. Regardles of rank. There are more differences, but I think you get the idea.
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.
Did you know that you are completely wrong? Stratego has been around since 1946. GoG is inferior too.
It takes 2 seconds to check this shit idiot
Michael Beauchemin Eh, the secrecy The Game of the Generals naturally offers is pretty cool too. I like both.
You're dumb
Genos Kwa, did you know that you completely right? GotG is indeed fun and exciting and in no way an inferior board game.
Lovey dove couple.
Commie. "F
Not good... didn't understand anything... u don't explain well
Stratego is like rasism chess
It's a war game trying to capture the flag of your opponent
Boring
THE GAME OF GAMES
Im here because of RJ from White Gold series