Board Games and Card Games

Many variants have been introduced in this game over a period of many years, in order to make the game more interesting.

1. One-Time Bombs

As a rule, whenever any piece happens to come in contact with the opponent’s bomb, just the piece gets destroyed and eliminated away. In this variation of the game, if any of your piece strikes the opponent’s bomb, it can cause both the bomb and the piece to explode.

This variation lessens the importance of miners in the game. Miners as you already know are very important in game. Miners can decide the game to a large extent. It is a frequent observation to put two bombs around the flag, upright and parallel, in order to defend it. This implies that your enemy can win the game with the aid of miners. You can take for granted that your enemy is using the identical plan. Don’t leave any of his miners or he will triumph the game easily.

2. Reduction in the number of pieces in the game

Barrage stratego is a good example of this variation. This is an online version of this game. It makes us of only eight pieces unlike the normal stratego that makes use of 40 pieces. These pieces are the Marshall, the General, the Miner, two Scouts, the spy, bomb, and the Flag. This alternative is also called as mini stratego. This game is flexible. You can play with as many numbers of pieces you want. This game never gets boring because the time duration is quite short.

3. Variable power stratego

This can make the game more speedy and interesting. Normally, what happens is that when ever to pieces face each other, the higher raking officer is only allowed to make an attack. Here any body can attack. In the end the higher number of possession player wins the game. This game depends a lot on the luck factor.

4. Variation in the board

Now this change can make the game very interesting and challenging. Imagine if a ten cross ten square boards makes a game this challenging, how much would a hexagonal board make! The game will reach a new dimension of fun and challenge. Each hexagon will have six sides to it. This will make more permutation and combinations. You will have to think in six possible directions for each hexagon. It will also make each piece more vulnerable to an attack and more difficult to protect. The flag will be difficult to safeguard.

5. Introducing a change in the number of players

Normally, this game is played between two players. In case of four players, each player will set the pieces in all the 4 sides of the board. Now, the game will have four lakes instead of two lakes. The game can work clockwise or anticlockwise. Winning strategy is also simple. The last player who has captured the flag of the second last player wins. If no one is able to capture, then the player with immovable pieces loses or the player with higher number of pieces wins the game.