Jumbo Stratego 19496 Original Game, Multi & 12761 Strategy Original Travel Edition Board Game

I used to play stratego at the house of friends and always wanted one... I now ave one and it looks and feel like I wanted it to. The game itself can be learned pretty quickly also due to the addition of Arabic numbers which were not present in the version I used to play back in the 80s. I t took me half hour to explain the basics of the game to my 7 year old daughter and we played a round which she enjoyed a lot, there is something magical about Stratego.If you like Chess and other similar games where it is not only about LUCK, Stratego is a game you will enjoy!

The red engineers who defuse bombs are a slightly different shade of red from the rest of the red set. This means the other player can identify them and it spoils the game.I contacted Jumbo to address this, but they never replied. I therefore have had to return because you cannot play the game as intended.

I love this game, however what I cannot stand for is that the red pieces are different shades of red. This is only for the red scout pieces. This means that you are easily able to spot the scouts when playing. Love the game, but this is a huge disappointment.

We received one with some of the red pieces ver different colours making it unplayable. You can easily tell which the scouts are. We had hoped they'd fixed this as quite a few reviews had the same issue.

This looks complicated at first but it is really simple and fun to play. It’s a bit like chess meets battleships and you need to learn your opponents strategy which, if they don’t change it, means you can win easily. But if your opponent changes tack each game, it’s more of a challenge to read their approach. Loads of fun. The only downside is that the red pieces are 2 slightly different shades of red, so to the trained eye it’s possible to work out a couple of the pieces.

I remembered this game from when I was younger (Now 44) so I bought for my 2 boys for Christmas last year. After the flurry of playing a game nearly every day this did slowly take a back seat but a year down the line and my 2 boys still spend time playing this game throughout the year. Excellent game and just make sure you learn the rules which are really sime to follow. 5 stars from me.

A great quality game, I just wish the numbers printed on the playing pieces were much larger and clearer to read. Besides that minor niggle the game is quick and easy to learn for all ages and offers deeper tactical strategies after repeated play.

Endless strategy possibilities, easy rules for children to play, a great game. Loses one star due to the difficulty identifying some of the pieces. The drawings of some of the soldiers look similar, they are all monochrome, and the numbers on the pieces are way too small and should be much larger. Other than that, it's great!