Stratego Pieces
One classic army is 40 pieces. The table below is those 40 tokens grouped by rank, not 40 invented piece types. Symbols on this site are geometric marks for the browser board, not publisher sculpture.
Back to Stratego rules, or place them with Stratego setup. You can also play Stratego online and watch the same ranks clash.
| Piece | Mark | Rank | Count | Moves | Combat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | F | — | 1 | No | Capturing it wins the game. |
| Bomb | B | — | 6 | No | Destroys any attacker except a Miner. |
| Marshal | 10 | 10 | 1 | One square | Beats every rank except an attacking Spy. |
| General | 9 | 9 | 1 | One square | Loses only to the Marshal (or a Bomb). |
| Colonel | 8 | 8 | 2 | One square | Beats Major and below. |
| Major | 7 | 7 | 3 | One square | Beats Captain and below. |
| Captain | 6 | 6 | 4 | One square | Beats Lieutenant and below. |
| Lieutenant | 5 | 5 | 4 | One square | Beats Sergeant and below. |
| Sergeant | 4 | 4 | 4 | One square | Beats Miner, Scout, and Spy. |
| Miner | 3 | 3 | 5 | One square | The only piece that removes a Bomb. |
| Scout | 2 | 2 | 8 | Any clear orthogonal line | May move and attack in the same turn on this site. |
| Spy | S | 1 | 1 | One square | Wins only if it attacks the Marshal; loses if attacked. |
Ties remove both pieces. A Spy only beats the Marshal when the Spy is the attacker. A Miner is the only piece that can remove a Bomb. The Flag never fights back; landing on it ends the match.
How those clashes feel in a long game is covered in strategy and the how to play walkthrough. The homepage keeps a first-screen board.