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: {| class="wikitable" |- ! US Rank || EU Rank || Piece || Count per player || Special properties |- | B || B || Bomb || 6 || Immovable; any piece attacking a Bomb is removed from the game, unless the attacking piece was a Miner |- | 10 || 1 || Marshal || 1 || Most powerful piece, but can be captured by the Spy if attacked by him |- | 9 || 2 || General || 1 || |- | 8 || 3 || Colonel || 2 || |- | 7 || 4 || Major || 3 || |- | 6 || 5 || Captain || 4 || |- | 5 || 6 || Lieutenant || 4 || |- | 4 || 7 || Sergeant || 4 || |- | 3 || 8 || Miner || 5 || Can defuse (i. e. capture) Bombs |- | 2 || 9 || Scout || 8 || Can move any distance in a horizontal or vertical straight line without leaping over pieces or lakes |- | 1 || S || Spy || 1 || Weakest piece, but can capture the Marshal by attacking him |- | 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. Some versions (primarily those released since 2000) make 10 (the Marshal) the highest rank with the Spy ranked 1, while others (versions prior to 2000, as well as the Nostalgia version released in 2002) have the Marshal piece ranked at 1 and the Spy designated S. The European version depicts pieces with the lower number to be higher ranked, whereas the American version depicts pieces with the higher number to be higher ranked. 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. History Japanese Military Chess Japanese Military Chess (:jp:軍人将棋, Gunjin