A significant chunk of the game is just trying to remember which unit is which of the things you've seen so far
While this does get hard the further you go in the game, a think a more significant portion of the strategy is trying to predict newly moving units based on what is happening in the game. i.e. I just took a 7 unit with my 8. And now my opponent is coming straight towards me with a unit from elsewhere. Is it a 9 or 10, is it a bluff to drive me off, to drive me in to a spot where the actual 9 or 10 is waiting?
Yes, around 2000 they swapped the numbers. Most recent versions treat the Spy as 1 and Marshal as 10. Classic versions ranked the Marshal as 1 and Scouts as 9, with the Spy designated as S.
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While this does get hard the further you go in the game, a think a more significant portion of the strategy is trying to predict newly moving units based on what is happening in the game. i.e. I just took a 7 unit with my 8. And now my opponent is coming straight towards me with a unit from elsewhere. Is it a 9 or 10, is it a bluff to drive me off, to drive me in to a spot where the actual 9 or 10 is waiting?
Did they renumber the pieces? In the set I played as a kid a scout was 9 and a Marshall was 1...
Yes, around 2000 they swapped the numbers. Most recent versions treat the Spy as 1 and Marshal as 10. Classic versions ranked the Marshal as 1 and Scouts as 9, with the Spy designated as S.
I bought a set to play with my kids and felt like something was off but couldn’t really recall. Thanks!
Computers are better at such problems.