Stratego is more than luck....

[esquire]

Does anyone think the Top Ten players (Overall Ratings) are just lucky. No way. This game does come down to intelligence and familiarity with the position you are in. There is a luck aspect of the game--but the great players are better than us at diminishing that aspect. Lion is #1 because he outthinks his opponents. I am sure he does not rely on luck!

The luck aspect comes in mostly in the initial setup. Maybe you have you marshal on the same side as your opponent's general—this gives you an edge. But the fundamentals come into play by how you move the pieces, how you bluff, and how you conceal the identity of certain pieces (marshal, general, spy, and bombs) until you either gained enough information or until you can gain an advantage by acknowledging that piece.

Players will get better by playing games. You luck will not increase by the number of games you played. I have found out some “secrets” of the game from opponents and I have passed them on to others. From what I have seen, Sadistic, Wussy, Gpet0, Playa1, Leto, and others do this too. It is very nice to help out the others, especially the ones that are starting out or think this game comes down to luck.

[art]

Can you get me a "get out of jail free card".
I may need that some day.

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