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[dboekestein]

Hi Stratego players!

We got some feedback from you on our iPad game. We have made a list with the top 5 of most frequently asked questions and our answers!

• I need Facebook to play the game
  
• Your A.I. is too difficult
  
• I need to be online to play in Single player mode
  
• The game is not working correctly on my iPad 1
  
• You got the numbering of the pieces in the wrong order

We will answer these questions here one-by-one:

1. I need Facebook to play the game

To play the game you need to log in with Facebook or create a free Stratego account, where you register with your email address. The reason for this is that Stratego is first and foremost a social game and created so you can compete with other players/friends online. Facebook login makes this easier, but is not a requirement: you can create your own account!

2. Your A.I. is too difficult

During our Closed Beta phase we had a lot of feedback from players who told us our A.I. was too defensive, too easy and made stupid moves. Games also took too long. We spiced it up and now the AI is challenging and able to win from a human player while it is still fun. We do hear your feedback and will implement different difficulty levels in one of the next releases.

3. I need to be online to play in single player mode

This is a big misunderstanding: you don`t need to be online to play the sIngle player version. To play without being online, just switch off your wi-fi and start the Stratego App. We will try to make this more obvious and add it as a link/button on the first screen in one of the next releases.

4. The game is not working correctly on my iPad 1

We are seeing the game does not run great on the iPad 1. Sadly Apple does not give us the possibility to exclude iPad 1-owners from buying/downloading. If you have an iPad 1, please contact us on customercare@stratego.com to apply for a refund.

5. You got the numbering of the pieces in the wrong order

There are two ways of ordering the numbering of the pieces. The European way and the American way. Since Stratego is originally Dutch and we (Keesing Games) as well we don`t see this problem ;-) We do hear your feedback and will implement an option to reverse the numbers. That way everyone can play his/her childhood version of Stratego!

If you have any other feedback please add it in the replies below or send us an email at: customercare@stratego.com and we will be very happy to help you out. Also, if you love the game? Please give us a review in the App Store!

To see what we will add/fix in the upcoming release, read here: http://forum.strateg...-ipad-releases/

[Maximilian]

This is a great game! It would be great if you could add the option of displaying the opponents pieces once someone won the game. For instance, when I loose, I always wonder where was his flag. I think an option to turn this on or off would be appropriate in case someone does not want it.

[dboekestein]

@Maximilian we got this request before and the idea is to implement it as a request at the end of the game, and your opponent can give permission to see it or deny it.

[dboekestein]

@Guest_blackcro55_* thanks!

@Guest_Guest_* if there is enough request we are adding it, I think I will do a poll here soon to see which feature is the most appreciated first

@Guest_John_* we are working on this! We will help you to sort things out ;-)

[dboekestein]

@Guest_Malfoy95_* Thanks, I got the pass-and-play and we are thinking about a request you can do to your opponent at the end of the game, if he want to reveal his pieces. What do you think?

[Tomski]

Saved setup slots are not available when playing offline?

[dboekestein]

@Guest_artemiso_* there is a problem showing your +points at the end of a game. In our system it is recorded correct, you can see this by going to your profile and the Leagues and Ladders.

[TheeeMarshall]

A ton of glitches in the early years of Stratego.com

Need to get these ironed out asap.

[Jens14]

I don't think the AI is too difficult but sometimes it seems it knows EXACTLY where the bombs, flag and spy is lol.

[dboekestein]

@Jens14 we are working on making the AI better

[Lady Kathryn]

how
does the buffer time work? I understand I have a certain amount of time
EACH TURN to move BEFORE the buffer time starts 'counting down', but
WHY does that 'time to move' vary from turn to turn. sometimes, its 16
seconds and sometimes only 1 or even 0.

[dboekestein]

@Guest_Justaplayer_* we had one of the best AI`s in place for some time (in fact one of the AI world champions for Stratego) but this was no fun to play against. We are offering several styles pretty soon, so stay tuned!