# AI beats Stratego's greatest player, ending one of the last human strongholds in board games > Source: > Published: 2026-10-01 12:58:02+00:00 # AI beats Stratego's greatest player, ending one of the last human strongholds in board games By Maximilian SchreinerSource: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) The AI system Ataraxos has decisively beaten the best Stratego player of all time. The board game is a tough test for AI because both sides set up their pieces face down. Google [Deepmind](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/deepmind) fell short in 2023 despite a multimillion-dollar budget. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Stanford, and MIT built Ataraxos for less than $8,000. The article [AI beats Stratego's greatest player, ending one of the last human strongholds in board games](https://the-decoder.com/ai-beats-strategos-greatest-player-ending-one-of-the-last-human-strongholds-in-board-games/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.