Heroic Battle

So, the last upgrade, which was apparently designed to make the AI more difficult to beat actually made the game more tedious to play. The time for the AI to make a move became excessive, especially as the game went on ….. excruciatingly slow. A typical game could take as long as 45 minutes. Now, with this latest “upgrade” you apparently have one minute to make a move or you forfeit. Meanwhile, the AI takes forever to make a move! And, to top it off, in my first game, near the end when the opponent had two pieces left (one of them a scout) the game shut down, gave me a defeat and indicated I had no moveable pieces! WRONG! I had several …. Here’s an idea ….. if it ain’t broke, don’t “fix” it!

This is the fantastic Stratego. At least for me, ads have been no problem. Pretty much just one ad before each game, and it doesn’t interrupt a game after that. Must have been updated based on some of the old reviews? Simple and easy to use, with customization of 3 board layouts that you can go between, and the ability to change your layout before every game, including the ones you customized. The A.I. isn’t perfect, I’ve seen it act funny a few times, but I’ve had some really great games where I’m either shocked that I win or shocked that I lose. This is exactly what I was looking for. Plus the ability for local multiplayer AND pass and play? I haven’t played against anyone else yet, but that is fantastic.

This is a high quality game. It may not be flashy or equipped with high def graphics, but the playability and user friendliness is top notch. Having the ability to switch the rankings, save setups, choose whether or not Probe is aggressive, among others, is paramount for someone who sincerely respects the Stratego tradition. Thank you for a wonderful game. I play it often, having recently taught my sons who enjoy it as well, and have even defeated me a time or two. My one piece of feedback, if you can do anything about it, is to screen the ads. My young sons play this game and I have seen some pretty inappropriate ads here and there.