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What should be our official game rules at Stratego.com? Should we follow the International Stratego Federation (ISF) Rules, or should we make changes to them that will govern play at our site? Where some people have expressed disagreement is on Section 10 and 11 of the rules. So please read those parts at the link below and then give your opinion if you think this site should follow what is written, or if not then please suggest what changes you think should be made. We may then do another poll later on to judge the support of specific changes that people have proposed.

Created Date: 2/14/2006 10:20:56 AM. What are the differences between the various versions and how do they. Has the original rules. Some of the Stratego-inspired games I've played.

Personally I don't care about chasing just as long as you do it quickly - the level allowed today for one piece is fine as far as I'm concerned. It can be annoying when people do a multiple chase with two pieces going back and forth three times each, or if they make their three moves back and forth - move a second piece and then do it again (that is just weak IMO - your just seeing if your opponent might have already clicked on another piece to move) Aside from that (which doesn't seem to happen too often), unless an algorithm can be developed to penalize the folks that refuse to ever make an attack I'm fine with how the rules are. But I'm also not the most serious player. What I want is the CLOCK!!!!! Maybe there should be a serious player section and they can think and move all day long.

And a fun section where you get three seconds a move! The only other change I've thought of relates to those (like my son) who are minors and playing. I think the chat function shouldn't send any profanity across (I know its hearts - but he knows that means someone is swearing at him). And if someone tries to send profanity across simply lock the chat function for the remainder that they are logged in that day. First of all it's too hard to take the rules 1vs1 over to the rules of this site, because it's hard to understand and read for people not know with the competitive stratego. We have here also starters and the rules must be able to understand, even if you're not familiar with this game.

Secondly you can't force people to read, understand and obey all ISF rules. The rules you implement for this site must be implemented on the software also. You can't bann people for saying some is against ISF rules, while hardware of the site is allowing so. I don't care if people chase, sometimes i do it myself too.

It must just have sense to do some moves and not delay the game without any progress that can be made. But that looks me just commen sense. So I don't care about following the ISF rules or make our own rules. Petz 5 Breedz Downloads.

My condition is that it has to be implemented in the software so you can't offend it, without knowing it. Since this isn't a option to vote i haven't casted a vote. ISF rules are fines, why creating new rules? Because some players doens't understand them? We shouldn't be tied to their rules.

It prevents us from making better, clearer ones. The continuous chasing one is a prime example. The English wording in Section 11.1 () clearly does not say what they enforce it as. The word 'continuously' in English has the meaning of 'unbroken'. Logic dictates that two pieces alternating in a 'double chase' are clearly breaking any 'continuous' chase with two single chases that switch back and forth. To enforce the rule the way the ISF does would, yes, have given Enigma the clear win in his game that he posted the problem about recently.