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==Pieces==

===Classic pieces===

There are seven immobile pieces – six ''Bombs'' and one ''Flag'' – and 33 mobile pieces per player. They can move to the adjacent square in horizontal or vertical direction, with exception of the ''Scout'', which moves any distance. From highest rank to lowest the pieces are:
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! US / EU Rank || "Classic" US Rank || Piece || Count per player || Special properties
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| B || B || ''[[Bomb]]'' || 6 || Immovable; any piece attacking a Bomb is removed from the game, unless the attacking piece was a Miner
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| 10 || 1 || ''[[Marshal]]'' || 1 || Most powerful piece, but vulnerable to capture by an attacking Spy
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| 9 || 2 || ''[[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]'' || 1 ||
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| 8 || 3 || ''[[Colonel]]'' || 2 ||
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| 7 || 4 || ''[[Major (rank)|Major]]'' || 3 ||
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| 6 || 5 || ''[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]'' || 4 ||
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| 5 || 6 || ''[[Lieutenant]]'' || 4 ||
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| 4 || 7 || ''[[Sergeant]]'' || 4 ||
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| 3 || 8 || ''[[Sapper|Miner]]'' || 5 || Can defuse (i. e. capture) Bombs
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| 2 || 9 || ''[[Reconnaissance|Scout]]'' || 8 || Can move any distance in a horizontal or vertical straight line without leaping over pieces or lakes; originally unable to move and attack in the same turn,<ref name=StrategoClassic-2002/> later changed to allow movement and attack.<ref name=Stratego-1996/>
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| 1 || S || ''[[Espionage|Spy]]'' || 1 || Weakest piece, captured by any other attacking piece, but an attacking Spy can capture the Marshal
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| F || F || ''[[Flag]]'' || 1 || Immovable; capturing the opponent's Flag wins the game
|}
The higher ranked piece always captures the lower, except when stated otherwise. When a piece attacks another piece with equal rank, both are removed.<ref name=StrategoClassic-2002/><ref name=Stratego-1996/>

In the original versions published in the United States, the ranks were numbered with the most powerful ''Marshal'' piece ranked at '''1''', then numbers ascending as power fell until ''Scout'' was 9, and the ''Spy'' was not numbered but designated '''S'''.<ref name=StrategoClassic-2002>{{cite web |url=https://instructions.hasbro.com/api/download/40836_en-us_vintage-stratego-game.pdf |title=Stratego Classic Instructions |date=2002 |publisher=Milton Bradley |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> In 2000, this was inverted, with the ''Marshal'' ranked as '''10''', descending to 2 for the ''Scout'', and the ''Spy'' ranked with number '''1'''.<ref name=Stratego-1996>{{cite web |url=https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Stratego.PDF |title=Stratego Instructions |date=1996 |publisher=Hasbro |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> "Classic" versions have been released since then with the lower number strongest, as in prior versions of the game.<ref name=StrategoClassic-2002/>

===Variant pieces===

Variant versions of the game have a few different pieces with different rules of movement, such as the ''Cannon'', ''Archer'' (possibly a different name for the ''Cannon''), ''Spotter'', ''Infiltrator'', ''Corporal'' and ''Cavalry Captain''. In one version, mobile pieces are allowed to "carry" the ''Flag''.  In some variants such as ''Stratego Waterloo'' and ''Fire and Ice Stratego'', all or most of the pieces have substantially different moves.