PlayMonster Stratego Original New Ed -- New Look, Same Classic Strategy Game -- Capture Your Opponent's Flag to Win! -- Ages 8+

This is a great game and I have many wonderful, nostalgic memories playing this game with my father. I was just but a child of 11, when times were easier and the biggest problem you faced was if you were going to watch GI Joe or if you were going to head outside and ride your Huffy around the neighborhood with a baseball card securely fastened to the rear wheel where it gently tapped against the spokes making a humming noise that made me feel like I was in the Grand Prix world championship. Now, all these years later, I have grown into a man and I play this game with my son. My son is 11, very much a child at this point, but well on his way to adolescence and soon the verge of manhood. The reason I enjoy playing this game so much is in hopes that my son, like me, has fond memories of it when he is an adult with a family of his own. That and he is truly terrible at the game of Stratego and I’m able to dominate and belittle him using cliche taunts such as “God you suck!!!” And “Are you really that stupid?!?!?” and as I watch him walk away with tears in his eyes it’s at that moment that I know he’s having the time of his life and he’ll look back at these moments fondly and say “Those were the good ol’ days”

I picked this up after hearing people talk about it. I never played it before. I really enjoy the game and so does my family. Like the name suggests, it is based on strategy. My 7 year old is able to play though. He may not understand the underlying strategy but you can see his mind working every time he plays. I like that the instructions give alternate ways to play with less pieces.The pieces are sturdy and everything fits easily in the box after use. The only negative is the middle board for blocking sight when setting up pieces is difficult to keep standing.

I held off years due to the versions prior to this with stickers for the pieces. Well they are redone now like the original game with painted ranks. The game is played opposite of the old one which used lower number as the stronger pieces. Now the higher ranked pieces hold a higher number which makes more sense. Stratego is a little complicated for younger players so I advise you watching a video or going to the Stratego web site where you can practice online for free as well. These are good ways to learn the board game if you have no one to play with right away. I played this game at 6 years old. Our little guy has mastered it too at a young age. What's better than seeing your kid playing a board game rather than being stuck to a TV or computer. Yes, totally recommended for sure. Excellent game play.

My wife always talked about playing Stratego as a kid so I bought this for her birthday present. We played a few games and had a blast. When friends come over, we turn it into a 2v2 and it gets pretty wild when partners try to figure out if we should wait, attack, decide where to move and what we think a piece may be. It leads to fighting but it's all in good fun.There was a small but major problem with 2 of the pieces. One of the blue piece had a scratch on it and the number 10 was a slightly darker shade of red. The red is unnoticeable unless you look really hard, in which you can immediately identify which piece is the 10.I reached out to customer service and showed them a picture. I added a filter to show how the reds differ. Within a few days, they sent two replacement pieces.

As one of the games of my childhood, I wanted to bring the joy of this game to my children.My first impressions were great. The box has a great vinyl like feel that is sure to be more rugged than most of our household games. Many of our games have cracked or broken edges based on stacking them or just the nature of young kids. So this was a huge plus immediately.The red and blue pieces have their own carrying case. Just a small plastic tray with a top, but it means that the game goes back together the same way each time. And this will prevent the playing pieces from going missing. Another plus in my mind.The board itself is rather rugged. There was a small tear initially upon first opening, but that was in the seam of the board and not on the playing surface. The board is heavy and feels like it will last.The divider was my first negative mark. 3 or 4 times in the first few play throughs, the board has fallen down and knocked over our pieces. I say set this aside and avoid the potential upset.Finally, the game itself is fun. This is more strategy then luck. Very simple concept, but the customization of arranging your pieces is a nice change from many other board games out there. And the time spend creating the game play is just enough to not get boring.Overall, if you played this as a kid, or this is your first time, I would highly recommend it!

Great quality for the price. This is a huge improvement in quality over the previous version from this publisher (Play Monster). I had purchased the older version from Walmart a few years ago and after a week the stickers for the pieces were peeling off. It was cool to have colorful pictures on the pieces the first few times I played the older version but it wasn't worth the cheap adhesive quality.For this version the pieces have painted numbers and image outlines on the pieces themselves so no setup is required. I haven't tested the durability of the paint to see how easily it will scratch off but it looks like it will last. The packaging was snug and the board quality is great. The addition of the cardboard screen was nice. The pieces themselves are good quality for inexpensive plastic with no mold lines or extra flakes of plastic coming off from the manufacturing process. The plastic containers they come in have labels for where all the pieces go. I don't see the plastic containers lasting many years but they are good for the price and a welcome improvement.I'm sure Broken Token or another third party will create a wooden box insert replacement for the manufacturer inserts but the ones that come with this version are a huge improvement from the older version.Thanks for fixing this, Play Monster!