n ews from the Divide! Read the lastest news from the war front. News is precious in The Shattered Lands, few messagers ever survive the journey from the front. It takes a warrior with great courage and strength to combat the many evils that abound every corner. Praise be to the fearless messenger!
News Archive (2000)
News Archive (2001)
Over 200 New Pawns - 06/12/2004
Want more pieces for you Stratego Legends games? Head on over to Darwin's Desktop and check out over 200 new pieces.

I've upgraded my server, so if things aren't working let me know (I know that the PDF stuff isn't working). With the upgrade, my IP address has changed which means that the SLI chatroom will not work after today. I'll post a new SLI soon. The new SLI will include the 2 current online only expansion packs along with the new Ancients online only expansion pack. Also, with the upgrade I'll now be able to host a stratego legends forum, so look for that in the near future.

Some sad news. Avalon Hill has discontinued Stratego Legends.
Stratego Legends Online Update - 12/05/2003
Starting December 9, 2003 there will be a gaming night every Tuesday at 9 P.M. Players from around the world will join in for sli competition. So get your Armies prepared for battle. You never know who will await you.

Rumor has it that the Lord of Bones and his army are pushing there way thru the divide, but have no fear, the Ancients are responding with an attack of there own! Thats right, coming soon, a new online only expansion to be released. It will consist of green ancients to fulfill the needs of the beige armies. Check back often so you wont miss out on these awesome new pieces.

To get a sneak preveiw of one of the pieces that will be featured in the new online only expansion set click here.
New Online Only Expansion Set - 6/10/2003
We have added a second Online only expansion pack to be used with SLI, Artolis' Betrayal. To use this expansion online, download the images and install them in the pieces folder of your SLI directory.

There will be a Stratego Legends game night this Thursday (6/12/03) at 10pm CST (Central Standard Time). Come join us! This event is open to everyone!

To learn more about playing Stratego Legends Online click here.
Stratego Legends Online Event - 2/13/2003
There will be a Stratego Legends Online Event this Saturday (2/15/03) from 9 am to 1 pm CST (Central Standard Time). To learn more about playing Stratego Legends Online click here. This event is open to everyone!

Also, Congrads to Blaneg61 for winning the Darkskies 2002 tourney.
Complete your Set - 12/30/2002
Zoooma posted the following on the Avalon Hill Message board.

Hi everyone.

I found a site which sells extra sticker sheets and castle bases for incredably low prices. SV games offers all six sticker sheets (from the original boxes) for only $5.99. Castle bases are extra.

The hot news is that the sheets reflect a correction of the initial misprints - two Ulanvia Crusader pieces, and one WASCYO! I don't know the quantity of stock, so don't miss out, complete your set today.

Here's a URL:

http://store.yahoo.com/svgames-store/parts-strategolegends.html
Darkskies Tournament - 10/20/2002
The brackets have been set and games will start tomorrow.

Because of the number of participants, the winners from the previous tournaments will have byes until the simi finals. If there are some no shows (people who signed up and don't play) then the previous tourney winners will be put into those slots. Remember this is just a game, Have fun, and good luck!
Darkskies Tournament - 10/11/2002
I've extended the sign up period for the Darkskies Tournement (until 10/18). I would like to see at least 16 people join.

I have decided to provide the first place prize myself. The winner of the tournament will recieve a Noslrac pawn. This pawn was given out at 2000 gaming conventions, it is not in any set.
Darkskies Tournament - 10/5/2002
It's time to sign up for the next tournament. The 2002 Darkskies Tournament is now open for sign up. The close date will be 10/11/2002, and games will start 10/14/2002.

There will be 2 additions to this tournament's rules.
  1. You may use custom terrain (new feature of SLI 2.1).
  2. You may use Dalbac's Alchemists.
Online Expansion / new SLI version - 8/13/2002
Version 2.1 of SLI is now available. This new version includes the following changes.

We have added an Online only expansion pack to be used with SLI. Check it out Dalbac's Alchemists and enjoy.
Hall of Fame - 4/02/2002
The Hall of Fame is no longer empty. Blane61 defeated me in what turned out to be a best of five. I have added him to the Hall, along with some of his impressive stats.

The next tournament is coming up soon, along with a new version of SLI. Stay tuned for details.
2002 Madness Tournament Update - 4/02/2002
The tournament is now over, the winner is Blaneg61. Thanks to all those who participated, and to TwilightCards ( tournament sponsor ). If you need singles or terrain give TwilightCards a visit.

Also, Blaneg61 dicovered a bug in the SLI update routine. If your army has a comma (or special chars, maybe) in its name the stats on your army will not update correctly. I am in the process of testing a patch that will fix this. I will post it soon. For now, if you want your stats to be updated correctly use an army without a comma in its name.

In my opinion, the builder page is taking too long to load. I have changed the page to only display the armies that have at least one win. The other armies (no wins) will be on another page that can be accessed by a link at the bottom of the builder page.
2002 Madness Tournament Update - 3/25/2002
I updated the tourney bracket to include the last round.

Those of you who are participating in the tournament please get with your opponent and start playing.
2002 Madness Tournament Update - 3/16/2002
I updated the tourney bracket to include Round 3.

Those of you who are participating in the tournament please get with your opponent and start playing.
Stratego Legends Checklist - 3/14/2002
It's been a long time since I added anything to the links/download section, but this last week trailsong sent me an awesome stratego legends ckecklist. I've zipped it and added it to the download section.
2002 Madness Tournament Update - 3/11/2002
I updated the tourney bracket to include Round 2.

Those of you who are participating in the tournament please get with your opponent and start playing.
2002 Madness Tournament Update - 2/24/2002
I updated the bracket page to include the brackets for the 2002 Madness tournament. Those of you who are participating in the tournament please get with your opponent and start playing. Remember there are new rules for this tournament, read them here.
2002 Madness Tournament Update - 2/19/2002
After talking to Mr Fear last night I have decided to change things around again. The big changes are how the BM will work and how to advance rounds. The BM will have the choice of either picking a side (good or evil) or who goes first for the first game. Each game thereafter you will switch sides, and the loser of the previous game will choose who goes first. The first person to win at least one game from each side (good and evil) will advance to the next round. In the final round the first person to win at least one game from each side (good and evil) and have at least 3 total wins will be crowned champion. If your round goes 10 games without a winner then there will be a sudden death game. The person who was not the orignal BM will now be the Battle Master. The winner of the sudden death game will advance to the next round. I don't think 11 games will ever be necessary to declare a winner, but the sudden death game is there just incase.

I am eliminating the Sinnue rule from below, but keeping the Ground Lightning/Dumes rule. I have updated the tournamemt rules page to reflect the changes.

As always, If you have any concerns or suggestions about these rule changes let me know.
2002 Madness Tournament Update - 2/18/2002
The 2002 Madness tournament has a sponsor. TwilightCards has once again donated the first place prize. The First place prize will be a random set of 4 terrain boards, and 1 random booster. I personally appreciate their support, if you need anything for Stratego Legends give them a visit.

From the results of the last tournament, I feel that the evil side has the upper hand on the good side. So, to even things up a bit the 2002 Madness Tournament will have the following two rules.

  1. An evil army can only have two Sinnue in it (instead of three).
  2. An evil army cannot have Ground Lightning and Dumes in it at the same time. The army can have one or the other, but not BOTH.
These aren't big changes, but I'm hoping it's just enough to make things more interesting and fun. If you have any concerns or suggestions about these rule changes let me know by Friday.



I have also made the following rule change to the Thunder Point Tournamemt Rules.
  1. In the Final round you need to win 3-out-of-5 games.


Finally, I made a change to the way the Hall of Fame challenge will be played. The first time a player takes the Hall of Fame challenge I will be the BM. For each challenge after that we will alternate being the BM for the first game.
2002 Madness Tournament News - 2/15/2002
Well, it's time to sign up for the next tournament. The 2002 Madness Tournament is now open for sign up. The close date will be 2/22/2002, and games will start 2/25/2002.

There will be a few changes from the last tournament. The way you advance rounds, and the Hall of Fame challenge will be different. I haven't quite figure out what I'm going to do, I'll post the changes Monday. The reason for the changes is the fact that in the last 2 rounds and in the Hall of Fame challenge the evil side posted a record of 11 wins, 3 losses. Does this mean anything, let me know what you think? Also, there will be a special Ground Lightning/Dumes rule for the tournament.

Check out the new variation from Mr Fear (Opals crush) on the builder page.
Tournament News - 1/30/2002
The tournament is now over, the winner is Shi Desu. Thanks to all those who participated, and to TwilightCards ( tournament sponsor ). If you need singles or terrain give TwilightCards a visit.

Tournament News - 1/27/2002
Round 3 concluded yesterday, and the final round starts today. The final round will be a best of 5 series.

Tournament News - 1/21/2002
I updated the tourney bracket to include Round 2.

Those of you who are participating in the tournament please get with your opponent and start playing.
Tournament News - 1/13/2002
I updated the bracket page to include the brackets for the first Tournament. The "Results" are updates in real time, so check back often to see the progress of the tournament.

Those of you who are participating in the tournament please get with your opponent and start playing.
Tournament News - 1/2/2002
The 2002 kick off tournament now has a sponsor. The sponsor of the tournament are our good friends from TwilightCards. They have graciously donated a Celams/Noslrac set for the first place prize.

I updated the bracket page to include the participant list for the tournament.
Tournament News - 1/1/2002
First off, Happy new year! I have archived last year's news (you can access it by using the link above).

The first Tournament will start on 1/14/2002. The last date to sign up will be 1/11/2002 (close date). I will post the brackets on 1/12/2002. All tournament info is now on the contest pages. I have also added a few extras to the contest page, check them out.

Note: To return to the main page click on the Thunder Point Logo.