Manufacturer: Hasbro Find all Hasbro reviews Model#: 47.14 Weight: 2.73lbs Height: 19.10"     Width: 9.70" Length: 2.70" Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $14.99 Online Price: $39.90
Features: Your mission is to capture your opponent's flag and protect your own Move with caution and courage. The next piece you attack could be a bomb Contents includes: game board, fortress screen, 40 piece red army, 40 piece blue army, display tray, label sheet and instructions For 2 players Note: This new, updated version of Stratego is slightly different than the original, though the gameplay is the same.

User Submitted Stratego-Milton Bradley Board Games Reviews (cont...)

Some good things can't be improved upon.....stratego is one of them.

I hope this is helpful.

Date: 2003-06-23
The new stratego is an abomination
With this version, I was very disappointed to discover
both the red and blue pieces are blank when
purchased and one is required to stick
a label of the officer image on each piece.

Arrgh! With care, all my other Stratego pieces will last a lifetime.
These pieces will only last as long as the glue
on the back of this label holds up!

Another disappointment: The Marshal, although still the
strongest piece, is now given a numerical 10 instead of 1.
The General is now given a 9 instead of 2, etc.

Ugh! Thanks a lot Hasbro! This doesn't make it any easier
for new players to grasp the concept of rank and yet is a
bane to the rest of us

Date: 2003-05-28
Outstanding game, hours and hours of fun
Most board games are horrible. Yes, they have that nostalgic feel, but most of them just cannot compete with today's forms of electronic interactive entertainment. There are some classics: chess, checkers, and Go, for instance, but games made in the past few hundred years tend to be horribly simplistic, low quality toys not worth more than a child's passing fascination. Stratego, however, is a great strategy game - a thinking game suitable for older children up to learned adults.

Success in this game depends on the ability to plan very far in advance, to analyze risk given incomplete information, solve puzzles, and remember important facts. Unlike most board games, pure chance has very little to do with success in Stratego, but there is an element of risk and surprise which keeps players on their toes. It is the combination of battle strategy, comprehensive planning, memory, and risk that make Stratego a truly great board game. It is, to use a cliche, very easy to learn but difficult to master.

Granted, the game has its shortcomings. It is only playable by two people, and watching the game is frustrating and long. It is not the best game for the whole family to sit around and play, but tournaments can be fun. Several strategies may not work against the same player several times: it is unlikely that you could play Stratego against the same person for years like you can in Chess. Also, the board and pieces are somewhat flimsy, and if any of the pieces are lost, you will have to buy an entirely new Stratego set (not the best for young children to play unsupervised). However, these concerns are trivial for the most part.

Buy a copy of this game, it really is one of the best. Learn how to play and teach others how to: its a great way to have fun, challenge your mind, and spend time with friends and family. Its also a great value, and makes a terrific gift.

Date: 2003-04-23
it is cool
it is a awsome game i could play i for a year and not get bored!!!

Date: 2003-04-13
best game ever!
This game is awesome. Its easy to learn how to play, but like chess, it is hard to master. the peices are numbered 2-10 (atleast on the version i played) with 3's as the only ones who can defeat bombs. Spys, though powerful, are actualy weak at the same time. They defeat everything, but they also lose to everything. if it attacks, it wins. If it defends, it loses. bombs, which should be placed to protect your flag, defeat everything but 3s. They are immobile, though. The first time i played, although i lost, i figured out how to play. This game is very good, but takes patience. This is one of the most strategic games, so the playing and the setting up of pieces are both very important.