When comparing Risk vs Stratego, the Slant community recommends Stratego for most people. In the question“What are the best board games?” Stratego is ranked 23rd while Risk is ranked 51st. The most important reason people chose Stratego is:
Stratego's rules are pretty easy to learn but the beauty is there is so much strategy involved that each game can have wildly different outcomes. Being that there is so much choice in how to strategize every game there is truly a limitless amount of fun to be had.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Strategy game
Let's you develop a strategy and forces you to think a few steps ahead playing off the moves of others.
Also allows you to develop alliances and enemies which allows for fun banter.
Pro Simple to learn but utilizes much strategy
Stratego's rules are pretty easy to learn but the beauty is there is so much strategy involved that each game can have wildly different outcomes. Being that there is so much choice in how to strategize every game there is truly a limitless amount of fun to be had.
Pro Creative thinking and playing the other player take a large role
Players can arrange their troops however they like which begins a game of strategy but also a game of playing your opponent. By trying to trick or manipulate the other player the game becomes more in depth as a match of will.
Cons
Con Easily snowballs
Leaders in the game generally keep winning and losers in the game generally keep losing. It's difficult to stop the snowballing.
Con Character pictures have to be manually placed
The character pictures have to be manually placed on each individual plastic board piece, which is time consuming and really should have just been done at the factory.