Online Stratego popularity
An interesting topic was started on the forum by GaryLShelton about the current stage of the game's popularity. In my opinion, Stratego attracts a certain kind of people who don't need flashy graphics in order to enjoy a game. Many players who have tried the game will most likely say they found it to be fun, but they think they aren't good enough, quite frankly improving in this game isn't that easy. The first struggle for a new player starts when making a setup, when new to the game, making a good setup isn't that easy, there are 40 pieces you have to think about and throughout the first games, most likely with a lot of losses, improve the setup to the point where they feel comfortable using it. Then comes the next challenge, you may meet the same player twice, which requires another setup to be created (or boldly playing the same one again), only adding to the problem. Of course you can find some setups online (some good ones, some absolute trash ones), but t...