1. Set Up the board: Place the 40 playing pieces on the board according to the Stratego setUp diagram. Make sure each player has an equal number of pieces.
2. Assign ranks: Each player should assign a rank to their pieces, ranging from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
3. Take Turns: Players take Turns moving their pieces one space at a time, either Horizontally or vertically.
4. Capture pieces: When a piece moves into a space occUpied by an opponent's piece, the piece with the higher rank captures the piece with the lower rank. If both pieces have the same rank, then both pieces are removed from the board.
5. Win the game: The game ends when one player captures the other player's flag. The player who captures the flag wins the game.