Legends vs original

[Granite]

I have looked at Stratego Legends in the stores quite often, but have never made the jump to buy a copy of the game. I was hoping that some one might be able to give me some more info on this game.
I am mostly interested to see what is the game/different from the old Stratego. Do they play the same at all? Are you still trying to capture an item while avoiding mines and such?
On another note, I thought that Electronic Stratego far outclassed the original. Being able to hide your bombs and not knowing who you were attacking was a huge improvement.
Thanks for any/all replies.

[Y2UAsk]

Stratego Legends is very similar to Stratego in its basic rules. The big difference is that every piece in SL has a special ability in moving, attacking, or defending. The Ranger, for example, isn't simply a 5, it's a 5 that becomes a 7 if it's sitting on a forest space. The huge range of abilities means that most of the pieces in the game are unique. Until you learn their abilities, you do a fair amount of looking up special powers during the game, but there's also a lot more strategy to think about and all sorts of interesting combinations to develop by positioning certain pieces near each other.

If you like Stratego and you're up for a game with more going on, then SL is a terrific choice.

Steve

[Granite]

Sounds good so far. Now for a few more questions.

1) You say the different terrain spaces. Are these set on the board or are there multiple game boards? How does this aspect work?

2) I see you can also buy expansion packs. I take it the game box has a set piece count. Are the expansion pakcs kind of collectable in nature? Like M:tG where you have rare, uncommon and common pieces?

3) How many different armies are there for Legends? Can they mix and match?

Thanks again for the reply.

[Y2UAsk]

1) The game board is divided into four, 4x4 boards. These are laid out randomly at the start of the game, so the terrain, while not infinite, is varied. There are numerous boards out there.

2) The expansion packs are a random mix of the expansion pieces. So is the basic set. The base sets aren't entirely random. There's a fixed number of configurations available, and I don't recall the number. You don't know which set you're getting when you buy the box. But they're not all the same.

3) There are 6 armies; essentially, 3 good (beige) and 3 evil (gray). When setting up your army you can use any pieces so long as they're all the same color. In other words, you can mix and match elements from all three good (beige) armies, but you can't use gray pieces in a beige army.

Steve

[jadedaemon]

Stratego Legends has been marketed as a "collectible" game. Each Stratego Legend game box has been packed with 1 of 6 possible combinations of units+terrain sets.

If you're really hard-core, you can buy all 6 sets. Each combination set can be identified by the sticker-sheet number that comes with each box (keep it, don't trash it). Unfortunately, there is no way to tell which combo you've got from the box; you'll have to ask the shop to open it to have a look if you don't want to double up on your collection.

Cheers.

[mr fear]

hello , i have been playing stratego legends for about 2 1/2 years now and i love it. there are some diferences compared to regular stratego. one is it is set up randomly,plus terrain boards are a big addition as each piece responds differently on terrain type. each piece has its own ability , which also can be used to "combo" with other pieces. some pieces have an "after death" effect,which means that it only happens when it dies. different movement abilities inlude "slashing" like a bishop in chess, "charging " which is like a rook , quickness gets u 2 spaces instead of one , and even flying. instead of mines , there is magic pieces. and of coarse some pieces have dispell magic. over all the game is much fun once u learn the pieces. and the combos are almost endless. im still learnin some new ones!. well i hope this helps, feel free to email me at sofmanfear@hotmail.com and ill be glad to answer any quetions. good luck

[StarvingWriter82]

Normally, a game like Legends would have me drooling all over it, but there are a couple snags.

1) Having to purchase "booster packs" means it's probably difficult and/or expensive to get all the available pieces.

2) If I have experience with the game, I'll be able to build a really cool force of guys, but my opponent will be stuck as he just throws together a mishmash of armies.


Is there any way to circumvent these flaws?

Also, if anyone in charge of game development is listening, I think a multiplayer, non-collectible version of Stratego where each player got a different "race" would be really cool. It would be quite interesting to set up four player team games, or other cool things along those lines.

[zooooma]

Hi starving writter 82.

As you get experience with the game, you will need an opponent, who will also accumulate experience.

Also, if you buy starters, you will always get an equall number of beige and grey pieces. So, you can allow your less experienced opponets access to your pieces (in the colour you are not playing). While experience will allow you to build the better army, the game leaves a fair bit to the actuall playing. With the exception of the top few armies, most armies will not be that big a favorite against a poorer but reasonable army.

As for having to purchase booster packs, most of the base sets have reasonably ballanced armies in them at the start. thought hese armies are not that powerfull, they play well against each other. I recommend picking up a "Qu'ans Resurgance" and "Celestial Vegance" expansions. each comes with one reasonably co ordinated army and two land boards. You will need to download the rules from this site, as the expansion games do not include rules.

If you enjoy the game with the starter, you can decide if you want to buy more starters/boosters. As a collectable game, it is a little more awkward and expensive to completely purchase. Twilightcards sells singles over the web. Also, check out Thunderpoint (www.strategolegends.com) for lots of great resources including full piece lists and an free online java game.

Happy gaming.
-Luke