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Spies & Lies: A Stratego Story
Head-to-Head Duel

Spies & Lies: A Stratego Story

Designed by Don Eskridge

Published by Jumbo, GateOnGames + 1 more

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

2

Community Snapshot

Best with 2
Medium-Light complexity
~30 min
6.9 on BGG (380)
No text needed

Language Editions

DutchEnglishFrenchGermanItalianPortugueseSpanish

Categories

Bluffing
Deceive your opponents — hide your intentions, make false claims, and read others.
Card Game
Cards are the primary component — may involve hand management, drafting, or deck building.
Deduction
Use logic and clues to figure out hidden information — who, what, or where.
Napoleonic
Set during the Napoleonic era (1799–1815) — grand battles, European campaigns, and empire.
Spies / Secret Agents
Espionage and covert operations — hidden identities and secret missions.

How It Plays

Betting and Bluffing

You place bets and try to read (or mislead) your opponents — poker vibes at the game table!

Secret Unit Deployment

You place your units face-down so opponents don't know what you've got — the reveal is always exciting.

Simultaneous Action Selection

Everyone chooses their action at the same time and reveals together — no waiting around, and plenty of surprises.

About This Game

The head-to-head game of deployment, deduction and deception Break the deadlock in the final days of war. Victory will hinge on the actions of a handful of men – and we women spies… Go head-to-head as you secretly select soldiers with different abilities to engage the enemy. Each of you will have the opportunity to sabotage your opponent’s missions – using careful deployment, clever deduction and surprising deception.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Play Time

30 min

Complexity

1.8 / 5

Rating

6.9

Year

2019

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