How to Play Stratego

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Stratego is a two player game that requires memory and strategy skills. The goal is to be the first player to capture your opponent’s Flag or to capture all of your opponent’s moveable pieces. You do this by attacking your opponent’s army pieces with your own army pieces. [1] X Research source Each army piece has a different rank and some pieces have special abilities. During your turns you can either move a piece or attack one of your opponent’s pieces. Get the game, learn the rules, and you will be all ready to start playing Stratego.