1. TRUE OR FALSE - There are only two kinds of people in this world... a. those who guard their flag with bombs for protection from their opponent, and... b. those who mislead their opponent by obscuring their flag amidst seemingly inconsequential pieces.
2. SHORT ESSAY - In Operation Stratego Freedom, where is Saddam; a. beneath bombs over Baghdad, or... b. amidst seemingly inconsequential provincials?
I'll take your answers off air.
― j.a.e., Thursday, 10 April 2003 07:50 (twenty-two years ago)
Personally, I prefer a combination of bombs and decoys to mislead my opponent and simultaneously protect my flag. Oh, and I always keep a Colonel back to mop up if anything should get through the mineflieds.
Does anyone ever manage to actually use the Spy for anything other than getting blown up on bombs or taken by stoopid Sergeants?
― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 10 April 2003 08:12 (twenty-two years ago)
2: I actually think that Saddam is off leaping into squares that are no long in the board. He may be in one of the river squares or behind the board somewhere on the carpet. Also maybe they have the setup where there are bombs surrounding a piece, but when the miners get into the underground chamber it just turns out to be some goofy look alike. (that then proceeds to kill the miner.)
― A Nairn (moretap), Friday, 11 April 2003 04:43 (twenty-two years ago)
but the spy can kill the commander!
― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 11 April 2003 06:26 (twenty-two years ago)
Indeed he can, yes, but when does he ever? I mean he usually gets whacked by shitty Scouts or the like, or spends the whole game tracking what you think is the Marshall and when you finally strike, it turns out to be the fucking General.
― Alex K (Alex K), Friday, 11 April 2003 08:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― mark s (mark s), Friday, 11 April 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)
Who would be the piece that's not actually in play but is rubbing against your prostate verrry nicely at the moment?
― teeny (teeny), Friday, 11 April 2003 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 April 2003 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)
― teeny (teeny), Friday, 11 April 2003 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― teeny (teeny), Friday, 11 April 2003 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 11 April 2003 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 13 April 2003 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)
Dick Cheney.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Sunday, 13 April 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)
But one tactic that most beginner Stratego players fall for, is: you take your "2" go on a rampage thru the opposing ranks. Bring an "8" to clear the mines, but also bring your Spy to trail the 2 very very closely. Soon, the idiot on the other side of the board will bring out his "1" to take out your "2"... Then once you have his "1" identified, KILL KILL KILL!
― phil-two (phil-two), Sunday, 13 April 2003 03:20 (twenty-two years ago)