Stratego Riddle 2

stratego · Posted: 07.02.2007 05:16 Post subject: Stratego Riddle 2

hello,

here is another one - maybe a little easier.
who is able to create one or two?

greetings
stratego

blue starts

gentleben · Fortgeschrittener Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 103

I believe the best blue can do is force a draw. If blue moves the scout first, he's finished. If the marshall moves anywhere but take the general, the red scout will reach the flag before blue can do anything to stop it. If the marshall takes the general, red must take the marshall or lose.

The rest of that series is interesting and I won't post the moves yet because I want to see what others say first. Some will think blue can win but I think red can stop him.

skywalker · Alter Hase Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 226 Location: Saxony

blue wins

blue marsh attacks general
red spy takes marsh
blue scout moves to i8
now red can't move the spy otherwise the game would be over immediately, if red moves the scout up he will be stopped by the 5-moves-rule, if he moves the scout to the right blue takes the spy so that the scout has to be placed between flag and blue scout. but again red will be stopped by the 5-moves-rule.

ruben87 · Posted: 07.02.2007 13:24 Post subject:

Yes this one wasnt that hard. Skywalker is right, blue will win.

stratego · Posted: 07.02.2007 17:33 Post subject:

hello,

think skywalkers answere is not 100% right.
i8 is a wrong position - think he means: E 8

but next move is more important.

by the way - a1 is always left button square
(blue flag is then: a 7)

stratego

skywalker · Alter Hase Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 226 Location: Saxony

ups... sorry, of course i meant E8

stratego, do you want to tell us that 1 - 10 is from left to right and A - J from bottom to top?

stratego · Posted: 07.02.2007 21:23 Post subject:

no - other way round.

thats why i said that flag is at a7

stratego

gentleben · Fortgeschrittener Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 103

I think you mean the flag is at g1, not a7.

Also, my initial assessment was wrong, blue wins and red can't stop it or force a draw. Skywalker is correct in his description of the moves.

stratego · Posted: 08.02.2007 06:13 Post subject:

yes he is right

ricardo90 · Posted: 08.02.2007 15:29 Post subject:

ofcourse he was right, thats the only way how blue can win, it wasn't difficult to find, i saw it in 2 minutes, it was very easy this one,

the first one i had to look some longer, but after 5 minutes i already saw it.
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gentleben · Fortgeschrittener Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 103

We are all very proud of you Ricardo that you are so much more intelligent than we are.

Humility is better than boasting sir.

eindhoven · Posted: 08.02.2007 20:42 Post subject:

yes...... he's the Lord of stratego didn't you knew that........

lightwing · Posted: 08.02.2007 21:03 Post subject:

ricardo90 · Posted: 09.02.2007 11:24 Post subject:

i just say howlong i did to see it, whats wrong with it ? do you think, that i think, that i am smarter then you all or something? nah,
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stratego · Posted: 09.02.2007 18:01 Post subject:

hello,

the question is not how long you need to solve it.

the question is: who can create a tricky one?

is it only me?

stratego