# Stratego

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Stratego and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Players recommend this hidden-information battle game for its engaging setup phase and fond memories of playing it with family as children.

## Why people recommend it

- Fond memories from childhood play (4 comments): "I love Stratego. I used to play with my girlfriend and my brothers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49939612)) "Some great memories of playing it with him and my brother." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49942497)) "Man I loved Hasbro's 1998 Windows Stratego" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49938686))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Stratego", https://hackerapproved.com/p/stratego/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).