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Stratego Legends

Hasbro / Avalon Hill, 1999, Designed by Craig van Ness. Distributed in the Netherlands by Jumbo.

For my inventory see below or here to the left

Stratego Legends takes the familiar gameplay of Stratego and expands it into something new. Instead of only having numbers, all pieces now have powers as well. Some fly, some teleport. Some perform better in the marshs or in the mountains. Others have powerful death curses that provide longlasting effects to the battle. There are 206 different pieces in the universe, each with its special function (excluding additional expension).

Stratego Legends is an "optionally collectible" game. Each box comes with a good army and an evil army whose pieces have been chosen to work well together. However, there are rules for customizing your army (and the lands it fights upon) to specialize your attack force. There are also rules for multiplayer games where 4, 6, or 8 players can square off as two teams: good vs. evil. In addition, the board is customizable also (various combination of deser, forest, marsh, mountains, plains, town and water). The 'starter'-box comes with 60 pieces and 4 boards (you need 4 of these to set up the game, see picture).

There are six orginal armies and they are divided into two sides. They are the forces of good and evil. The Valorians, The Ancients, and The Celestia form the forces of Good. While the Gargans, Manes, and Qa'ans make up the forces of evil.

The Valorians (beige): "A heroic race whose codes of honor are as long as their titles, the Valorians are comprised of noble knights, fearsome wizards and, and the clerics of the Grand Temple. But do not let their courtly ways and fine music fool you. Their true strenght is found on the field of battle, where epics are written and brave men create legends."

The Ancients (beige): "The original inhabitants of The Shattered Lands include elves, dwarves, and other people of the earth. The Ancients work the powers of the earth against their enemies. Their seers are the most powerful of magic workers and their attacks often come from nowhere - and everywhere."

The Celestia (beige): "Mysterious people of the winds, the Celestia are a race of beautiful reatures. This, however, does not make them any less deadly. their angles and spirits are embodiments of nature itself, and mythical beasts fight alongside them. Their sages lend their magic arts to the cause and protect the skies from the forces of evil."

The Gargans (grey): "are a teeming army of belligerent beasts, ogres, giants and titans. Swords, fangs and whip are the weapons of choice and their shamans work magic that makes them even stronger."

The Manes (grey): "Under their blood-stained banner, the fiendish undead armies of the Manes terroize the countryside. Led by a race of dragonoids and influenced by necromancers who raise corpses and control spirits, the Manes feed on destruction and war itself."

The Qa'ans (grey): "Spawn of the depths, these beings resemble insects grown large. The Qa'ans are a rancid race of monstrous mutants. Mysterious warlocks harness new magic while illusionary beings, living slimes, and other strange mutations slither their way into battle. Who knows what their true motives are?"

Game + expensions

Stratego Legends: The Shattered Lands (Basic set)

Landor's Legion booster pack (15 beige playing pieces)

Kralc's Horde booster pack (15 grey playing pieces)

check here to see what pieces come with the different boosters

Celestial Vengeance: 30 Biege army pieces (+new powers) / 12 new characters / 2 multi-terrain battle boards

Promotion pieces: Celams and Noslrac

Qa'ans Resurgence: 30 Grey army pieces (+new powers) / 12 new characters / 2 multi-terrain battle boards

My Stratego Legends Inventory

See the links on the left side for pictures