Hidden Ranks
Each side hides an army. You never see a piece’s rank until two pieces meet, so you reason from how the other side moves: a piece that never moves might be a bomb or the flag; a piece that runs several squares is a scout. Capture the flag to win.
Setting up the board…
Set the table — large pieces, high contrast
Rules in brief. Pieces move one square up, down or sideways; scouts move any distance in a straight line. When a piece moves onto an enemy piece, both are shown and the lower number is removed (equal numbers: both). The spy wins only when it attacks the 10. Bombs never move and remove any attacker except a miner. The flag never moves. No piece may move back and forth between the same two squares more than three times in a row. Today’s puzzle: Today’s Fog. Playing with a child on Spark & Anvil? Join their game by its code. Six short positions that each show one idea: Classic Situations. Hosting several players? Run a game night. Where the game came from: Fog of War, 1908.
The computer opponent runs on your device and plays a beatable game; it is a practice partner, not a strong engine. Each setup is sealed with a short code at the start, and at the end every strike is checked against it. In the family of L’Attaque (1909) and Stratego®, a trademark of Koninklijke Jumbo B.V.; this is our own version, with our own rules text.