![]() Stratego is from the French or Greek strategos (var. ![]() The International Stratego Federation, the game's governing body, sponsors an annual Stratego World Championship. There are also variant pieces and different rulesets. There are now two- and four-player versions, versions with 10, 30 or 40 pieces per player, and boards with smaller sizes (number of spaces). It has been in production in Europe since World War II and the United States since 1961. The game is a slightly modified copy of an early 20th century French game named L'Attaque (" The Attack"). Stratego has simple enough rules for young children to play but a depth of strategy that is also appealing to adults. The objective of the game is to either find and capture the opponent's Flag or to capture so many enemy pieces that the opponent cannot make any further moves. Each player controls 40 pieces representing individual officer and soldier ranks in an army. When she's not doing that, you might find her running a tabletop RPG or two, perhaps even voluntarily.Stratego ( / s t r ə ˈ t iː ɡ oʊ/ strə- TEE-goh) is a strategy board game for two players on a board of 10×10 squares. This crash course in NPC lifestyles uniquely qualifies her to pick apart only the juiciest video games for your reading pleasure.Ĭat cut her teeth on MMOs in the heyday of World of Warcraft before giving in to her love of JRPGs and becoming embedded in Final Fantasy XIV. She's also been an art gallery curator, an ice cream maker, and a cocktail mixologist. She has three degrees and has studied and worked at Cambridge University, University College London, and Queen Mary University of London. An inveterate RPG maven and strategy game enjoyer, Cat is known for her love of rich narratives both story-driven and emergent.īefore migrating to the green pastures of games journalism, Cat worked as a political advisor and academic. As seen on, , and, Cat is here to bring you coverage from all corners of the video game world. ![]() Hailing from the crooked spires of London, Cat is an experienced writer and journalist.
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