Stratego 4 is a game for 3 or 4 armies. The board is double sided according to the number of players. Secretly deploy your troops for the best advantage, and capture the fortress at the center of the board by getting your flag and one of your pieces there first.
People Playing/Turn Order:1. liopoil
2. Archetype
3. Qvist
4. Jimmmmm
The Rules for Stratego 4 can be found
here. I suggest you read them even if you're familiar with the original Stratego. The rules are quite different.
There, however, are some adaptions for PBF:
PBF RULES:1.
No outside communication. If you want to yell at someone for killing your 9 or strategize with another player, it's best to do it here. The only exception to this is when you're telling eachother they identity of your pieces.
2.
No posting spreadsheet links. I'll explain more on this later, but don't post these links in-thread. If someone wants to spectate, feel free to send it to them.
3.
Non players cannot post in-thread. They can '/tag' of course, but no commenting on a player's moves. Especially if you know all 4 of the player's boards. Kind of a no-brainer, but you never know.
4.
Posting Moves. To post your move, simply go to your spreadsheet, look at the coordinates of the piece you want to move is on, the coordinates of the space you want to move it to, and then post them here in-thread. This should be done something like 'B5 to B4'. Players will then update their boards.
5.
Posting in General. You should always,
always post moves/updates/strategic planning/attacking in the color you choose (explained below). This is to make it much easier updating the spreadsheets and not having to remember which player has which color.
6.
Attacking. When you move to a space already occupied by another player, you must PM each other the identity of your pieces. The owner of the piece of a lower value must then post in-thread "[insert number here] is dead". All players remove that piece from their board (by whiting it out) and then I'll update the game state.
7.
Stay Up to Date. You're going to have to update your board frequently in this game, but you really only need to have it fully updated by the time that it's your turn. It's best to do it one by one from the oldest move to the most recent. In case you get behind, I'll be updating the 'Home Board' whenever I update mine. This should help keep everyone on track.
8.
Play Fair. We are NOT having a mod for this game because I really don't think it's that necessary. Instead I except everyone to be honest about what there piece is. Which brings me into my next section...
9.
It's just a game. Even though there is a lot of skill in the setup of the game and movement of the pieces, it's still a guessing game which means there is still a fair amount of luck. So don't feel too bad if you lose, and don't gloat too much if you win.
If you have any questions, PM Qvist or I. I've never played the game, but I've read several articles so I know how it plays, but I think (correct me if I'm wrong) Qvist actually owns a copy.
"There are so many house-rules to Stratego, which ones are we using?"Great question imaginary naive player!
We are playing with these modifications:- When a player's piece has been seen by someone, the owner of the piece that figured out the opponent's piece may edit the name of that piece to their spreadsheet. This is to reduce the need for a good memory.
- 2's (Scouts) can move until they reach an unpassable space up, down, left, or right.
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