Stratego is a great classic board game of chess meets capture the flag. Players start the game by strategically organizing 3 rows of “army warriors” in what they believe will be the optimal way to protect their own flag while positioning themselves to discover the opponent’s flag. Warriors have different numerical values and characteristics about how they can move and which of their opponents’ pieces they can capture. Players must pay careful attention to their own pieces as well as their opponents’ moves, making this one of the best board games for strategic thinking and visual abstract reasoning as well as visual-spatial perception. Conversely, children with weaknesses in visual and/or verbal working memory and visual detail analysis will likely find the game overwhelming and/or frustrating, particularly at the lower end of the recommended age range. This is one of those games that can be fantastic when played with two interested and engaged players.

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Auditory Processing
• Social Awareness
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• Verbal Memory
• Requires recall of text information without audio or visual reinforcement
• Requires remembering a series of numbers or completing mulitple steps using numbers
• Visual Discrimination
• Words used during activity can be too small or difficult to read
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Requires recall of text information without audio or visual reinforcement
• Directions are visually difficult to read
• Visual Memory
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Requires remembering a series of numbers or completing mulitple steps using numbers
• Working Memory
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Requires recall of text information without audio or visual reinforcement
• Requires remembering a series of numbers or completing mulitple steps using numbers

Stratego - the classic game of Battlefield strategy. On a distant planet, two armies clash. Who will be victorious? You command an army of soldiers, generals and spies. Devise a plan and deploy your troops. Use strategic attack and clever deception to break through your opponent’s line, but beware, of bombs and enemy spies. Capture the flag, and victory is yours!