History TabletopGame / Stratego

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: In any duel, the higher-ranked piece wins. With equal ranks, either each destroys the other or the aggressor wins, [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on which rule you play by]]. However, see TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou.

* FrontlineGeneral: The Field Marshal and the General are [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking the two most powerful pieces on the board]], and are often placed on the front lines for this reason. (Of course, it's dangerous for them to get too aggressive because of the risk of hitting a bomb.)

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The Spy can capture the Marshal if he strikes first. If the Marshal strikes the Spy, though, the Spy goes down.

Each player gets 40 squares to place their pieces on, but they may arrange them in any way they sees fit. Smart piece placement is ''crucial'' to victory. At the start of the game, a "privacy screen" is put on the board between the two players, so neither can see what the other is doing. When both players have finished their formations, the screen is removed and the game begins.

Stratego is a board game featuring a 10 × 10 square board and two players with 40 pieces each. Pieces represent individual officers and soldiers in an army. The objective of the game is to either find and [[CaptureTheFlag capture the opponent's Flag]] or to capture so many of the opponent's pieces that he/she cannot make any further moves. Players cannot see the ranks of each other's pieces, so disinformation and discovery (and last but not least, memory) are important elements of the game.

Each player gets 40 squares to place his pieces on, but he may arrange them in any way he sees fit. Smart piece placement is ''crucial'' to victory. At the start of the game, a "privacy screen" is put on the board between the two players, so neither can see what the other is doing. When both players have finished their formations, the screen is removed and the game begins.

When it's your turn, you may move one of your pieces one square in any of the cardinal directions. If an enemy piece is next to one of your pieces, you may "strike" it with your piece, and both pieces have to declare their rank. What happens then depends on your piece's rank and that of the enemy piece. You capture the enemy piece if it ranks lower than your own; the enemy captures your piece if it ranks lower than his. If both pieces have the same rank, [[TakingYouWithMe both are captured]].

When it's your turn, you may move one of your pieces one square in any of the cardinal directions. If an enemy piece is next to one of your pieces, you may "strike" it with your piece, and both pieces have to declare their rank. What happens then depends on your piece's rank and that of the enemy piece.

* FalseFlagOperation: No, not really. That would be impossible in this game. But for the LiteralMinded: The Flag is usually placed on the back row, surrounded by two or three Bombs. When placing the pieces, it's standard procedure to put up a "decoy" Flag, usually a Sergeant or another low-ranking piece, also surrounded by Bombs. When your opponent strikes one of the Bombs, he may believe your Flag is there and devote considerable effort to getting at it - thus buying you time to search for ''his'' Flag.

* BavarianFireDrill: You can trick your opponent into believing one of your pieces is much stronger than it actually is - for example, by making it look like it's "going after" one of his stronger pieces. If your opponent is gullible enough, you can block off a significant section of the battlefield with a Scout. (Has nothing to do with ImpersonatingAnOfficer)

Stratego is a board game featuring a 10 × 10 square board and two players with 40 pieces each. Pieces represent individual officers and soldiers in an army. The objective of the game is to either find and capture the opponent's Flag or to capture so many of the opponent's pieces that he/she cannot make any further moves. Players cannot see the ranks of each other's pieces, so disinformation and discovery are important elements of the game.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking - In any duel, the higher-ranked piece wins. With equal ranks, either each destroys the other or the aggressor wins, [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on which rule you play by]]. However, see TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou.
* DastardlyWhiplash - the usual "Spy" piece looks like one of these.
* FacelessGoons - You cannot see what is what on your opponent's side. There is also an option where the defender does not have to declare their piece, only who wins.
* FemmeFatale: One version of the spy piece.
* OhCrap
* OnlyMostlyDead - The optional rescue rule.
* TacticalRockPaperScissors - Everything in the game can beat the Spy. The Marshal is the most powerful piece in the game and can beat anything other piece ... ''except the spy'' (He'll also be slain by a Bomb, but that's different).
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou - The Spy can kill the Marshal if he attacks first.
* StuffBlowingUp - There are six bombs per side. Only one specific class of weaker piece can defuse them.
* TakingYouWithMe - Without the optional aggressor advantage rule, this is how equal pieces fight.
* WeakButSkilled - The three weakest pieces all have a special skill: The Miner defuses Bombs, The Scout can move any distance in a straight line, and The Spy kills The Marshal.
* WheresTheKaboom - Miners can defuse enemy Bombs

* TacticalRockPaperScissors - Everything in the game can beat the Spy. The Marshal is the most powerful piece in the game and can beat anything other piece ... ''except the spy''.