Stratego
A classic strategy board wargame of hidden ranks and Napoleonic warfare.
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Milton Bradley introduced the game in the United States in 1961.[1][2] The change from wood to plastic was made for economical reasons and served a structural function.[2] Jacques Johan Mogendorff, a Dutch citizen, invented Stratego prior to 1942.[1][2] Van Perlstein & Roeper Bosch N.V., a Dutch firm, registered the Stratego name as a trademark in 1942.[1][2]
For European distribution, Hausemann and Hotte obtained a license in 1958.[1][2] Painted wood pieces were used in early editions, while later editions switched to colored plastic ones.[3][4] Milton Bradley brought out Electronic Stratego in 1982.[5]
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The origins of Stratego can be traced back to the traditional Chinese board game Jungle, also known as "Game of the Fighting Animals".[2] A modern Chinese game called Land Battle Chess is a descendant of Jungle and a cousin of Stratego.[2] Hermance Edan filed a patent for a battle game with mobile pieces on a gameboard on November 26, 1908.[2] A French manufacturer sold Edan's game as L'Attaque as early as 1910.[2]
Red and blue colors distinguished the two armies in the 1910 edition.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Stratego" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stratego box, 1961 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "The History of Stratego UltraBoardGames", www.ultraboardgames.com. facts only, no text reused. ultraboardgames.com
- Wikipedia, "Stratego" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Milton Bradley 1961 edition (wooden pieces) and Milton Bradley 1967 edition (plastic pieces) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stratego" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Waggoner, "Under the Tree: the Toys and Treats That Made Christmas Special, 1930–1970", Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stratego" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Stratego Summit Held", February 1983 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Stratego (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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