Barrage Stratego is played identical to the normal game, on the same classic, two-player board. The one difference is each player, instead of having forty pieces, has just eight, consisting of:
1 Marshal | 1 General |
1 Miner | 2 Scouts |
1 Spy | 1 Bomb |
1 Flag |
You are allowed to put these pieces on any square of your own normal 40-square start position. Something must be used as a shield to prevent your opponent from seeing where you put your pieces.
The player who captures his/her opponent's Flag wins. As with the normal game, a player not capable of moving a piece loses the game.
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