Stratego The game -------- Stratego is the computer version of the classic boardgame. where you must beat the army of the opponent. The board --------- This boardgame consist of a 10x10 board with 40 fields for the first player (R=red), 40 fields for the second player (B=blue) each opposite the board. Also 8 waterfields are at the board. This fields can't be visited. The other 12 fields are free fields to move to. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R|R| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | | |W|W| | |W|W| | | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | | |W|W| | |W|W| | | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B|B| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ The aim of the game ------------------- The aim of stratego is to conquer the flag of the opponent or immobilise the opponentsarmy. Ranks ----- Your army consist of the following ranks: Rank Number Moveable/Fixed Bomb 6 F Marshal 1 M General 1 M Colonel 2 M Major 3 M Captain 4 M Lieutenant 4 M Sergeant 4 M Miner 5 M Scout 8 M Spy 1 M Flag 1 F Any ranking can beat all the ranks below it. There are 2 exceptions: A miner can neutralize a bomb and a spy beats a marshal but only when the spy attacks the marshal. Moving ------ You can only move horizontally or vertically. A scout is the only piece allowed to move more than 1 field. You can't go over the waterfields. The set up ---------- After loading the game the board sized 10x10 is shown. By now the computer has defined its army setup. Now the player must set up the army. The cursor is set in the left upper corner from the cyan army. You can move the cursor over the army with the cursorcontrols. You can select a piece with the Z-button and drag it to the place wanted. Drop the piece by swapping the cursor with the field. When all pieces are set you can start the game by pressing any other key than the cursorcontrols or Z-selectkey. You can't go to the game when you still have a piece on the cursor and a single field empty. The play -------- Move the cursor to the piece you want to move. Select the piece and move to the new field. Set the piece at the new field to make the move. If you have selected a piece but you want to alter your choice just make an illegal move. After an illegal move the border will change colours for a moment. You lose the game when your flag is hit or when all moveable ranks are hit. After a hit the rank of the red army is shown. After pressing any key the game continues and hides the rank again. The winner is indicated with the border in the matching colour of the victor! After pressing any key the game will restart. The computer A.I. ----------------- This is a 2K version of stratego. Due to its size the A.I. of the computer is limited to the most basic intelligence possible. Any later version will have more and better A.I. Controls -------- Q = up A = down O = left P = right Z = select/set other keys = leave setup / restart game after win/lose. (sorry to all non-Spectrum gamers, but these controls are quite common in the Spectrum-scene and due to the size no redefinable keys are possible) Have fun, Dr Beep