Stratego-Milton Bradley Board Games

by Hasbro

Product 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.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 10.5 x 2.5 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000DMFU
• Item model number: 4714
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,291 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com

To arms! A harsh and lonely battlefield is the setting for Milton Bradley's newly redesigned Stratego board game. A removable fortress barrier sequesters your army from prying eyes whilst ye prepare yourselves for a most lengthy and glorious conflict. Utmost care must be taken as you place your men. From the lowliest scout to the highest-ranking marshal, all must make ready to encounter enemy bombs, defend the flag, and steel themselves to triumph over the foe. Skillful planning, a keen memory, and sleight of hand will be your allies. Onward, for King and for Country! Spanish and English instructions are included. Stratego is for two players. --Julie Ubben

Product Description

The game board is your battlefield. You have an army of men at your disposal and six bombs. Your mission is to capture your opponent's flag and protect your own. Using the majestic fortress screen as a shield, you and your opponent secretly place your men, bombs and flag on the game board. Once the armies are in place, advance your men. When you're one space away from an enemy, attack. You and your opponent declare ranks. The lower-ranking man is captured and placed out of play in the display tray. Move with caution and courage. The next piece you attack could be a bomb. And when attacked, it could "blast" your man off the board and out of play. The first to capture the enemy's flag is the winner! For 2 players. Contents includes: game board, fortress screen, 40 piece red army, 40 piece blue army, display tray, label sheet and instructions.

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Build strategic thinking, memory in suspenseful game!, June 5, 2002

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"lynkfri13" (Waltham, MA United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Stratego-Milton Bradley Board Games (Toy)

I used to play this game with my brother when we were 8-12. Its one of the few strategy games I could beat him at. Creative thinking can be rewarding or it can backfire! The key to the excitement of this game is that each player arranges their own "men" (soldiers, in varying ranks up to Field Marshal) their flag, their "spy"-the only piece that can conquer the opponents marshal, their "landmine" bombs, and miners (who can defuse opponents bombs). As you play you begin to see what arrangements are safest to protect your flag, and allow you to trick the opponent into stepping on your "landmines" while not trapping your own soldiers as you will need them to go out "into battle" as each is needed. The game is suspenseful, as in almost every move, you are engaging an unknown enemy. Will it be a lowly Corporal you conquer, or a General who captures your soldier? Or, even worse, a bomb that kills your soldier, and requires you to bring one of your Miners forth to defuse it? I recently bought this for my 11 y.o. niece (who is too good at chess for me) after one game she quickly caught on to the strategy essentials; now we have very close matches. I was surprised at how much my 6 year old nephew understood the strategy, and how eager he was to play the game.
We made up a modified version to play a shorter game, using a limited number of pieces (2 or 3 of each rank), and he is learning to play well. I highly recommend this game as one that children can play against adults and hold their own. Each game is different because of the variations caused by the placement of the soldiers. This is a "prettier" version than the one I played with as a kid. As long as the colorful stickers last, I assume it will be just as durable. This game is not for kids that get frustrated easily, because, as in chess, each player will lose many battles, and will need to sacrifice pieces to win the game. This game teaches strategic thinking, and like chess forces you to plan several moves ahead. Stratego is a very entertaining way to practice logic, memory and planning!

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better-Constructed Version Is Available, December 9, 2005

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Michael Hardt "kid at heart" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Stratego-Milton Bradley Board Games (Toy)

I nearly bought this until I read that it involves cardboard and stickers. That's shameful.

Search Amazon's partners and other major booksellers for the "Nostalgia" edition of Stratego. It runs $4 or $5 more. It has plastic pieces with metallic paint.

This game is a blast; you and your kids are going to play it a lot.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Game Of All!, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Stratego-Milton Bradley Board Games (Toy)

Stratego is an exciting game that my babysitter introduced to us. I play against my ten year-old sister and seven year-old brother all the time. The point is to find a flag, which your opponent has hidden. But to get to the flag, you have to get through bombs and other soldiers. Each type of soldier(General, Marshall, Scout,etc.) has a rated number. The lower the number, the better. But watch out for bombs because anyone can die by those, except soldier type #8- the miner. This teaches good strategy skills while having fun in a challenge that anyone can win!