| It is said that Chess was invented by someone | | | | Stratego. Contrary to Chess, Stratego is a game |
| who wanted to prove to his king how weak a | | | | with incomplete information. Collecting the |
| monarch is, compared to all the others who live in | | | | information, planning, and strategic thinking plays |
| his kingdom: the pawns, the knights, the bishops, | | | | an important role in Stratego. The pieces of |
| the rooks, and especially the queen. This story | | | | Stratego are more (40) than the respective of |
| really makes me wonder what the inventor of | | | | Chess (16) and not identifiable to the opponent in |
| Stratego had in mind when he decided to create | | | | the beginning of the game, since their ranks are |
| this game. That the Flag is the most important | | | | printed on one side of each piece. |
| part of an army, although it cannot move and it | | | | Today, Stratego is a popular game worldwide, but |
| may be captured even by the weakest enemies? | | | | especially in the Netherlands, Belgium and |
| That the Marshal can only be captured by a Spy | | | | Germany, where regular national and world |
| or a Bomb? That preparing for a war is | | | | championships take place. Several variants of the |
| sometimes equally important with the actual war? | | | | classic game have been developed, making the |
| It is really difficult to find out, since the origins of | | | | game quicker, more aggressive or simply |
| Stratego can be traced back to a traditional | | | | different which. On of those variants is an on line |
| Chinese board game, called or Game of the | | | | one, called sabotage. So if you haven't play |
| Fighting Animals (Dou Shou Qi) or Animal Chess. In | | | | Stratego for years and have missed this nice |
| its present form Stratego appeared in Europe in | | | | game or if this article triggered your imagination. |
| the first years of the twentieth century as a | | | | Just go on line! My whole army with the Marshal, |
| game called L'attaque and it is said to be designed | | | | the General, the Colonels, the Majors, the |
| by a French lady, called, Hermance Edan. | | | | Captains, the Lieutenants, the Sergeants, the |
| Chess fans that I have talked with consider | | | | Miners, the Scouts, the Spy, the Bombs and my |
| Stratego as an inferior game compared to their | | | | precious Flag will be there waiting to fight and to |
| favorite one. I had the same opinion, until one | | | | win. |
| friend of mine initiated me into the mysteries of | | | | |