Stratego: Next Edition NDS

Late: Next Edition is an electronic version of a board strategy game known since 1960, which under the name L'attaque entertained people already before the First World War. The Nintendo DS console was supplied by Ubisoft and includes in its portable version everything that made it popular in the paper edition.

The game takes place on a board of 100 squares (10x10) and focuses on commanding a blue or red army. In each of them you will find 40 units of different military rank. Moving your troops we are looking for an opponent's flag, the acquisition of which ends the game. This is also the case if the opponent is unable to move.

When the two units on the board meet, a battle takes place, which is won by the higher rank unit. If their rank is the same, they are both removed from the board. In addition to standard warriors, we also have non-moving bombs that kill everyone except the miner, who can disarm them. Spies also appear - they are the only characters who can kill the Marshal, the strongest character in the game. Eight squares on the board (two lakes 2x2) are inaccessible to the units - thanks to them the frontal attacks of the whole army are impossible.

Late: Next Edition on Nintendo DS includes multiplayer mode via Wi-Fi. It is worth mentioning that in order to take part in a game for several people one copy of the game is enough - only one of the players has to have a cartridge to face the opponent. The authors have also made available several different modes. In addition to the traditional Original Loss, we have Loss Duel, Loss Rotation, Open Loss and Custom Loss personalisation.

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Last updated on 08 May 2008