My gut feeling is that optimum play in Stratego is not to play. It feels better to let your opponent try and take your piece because, if they take it, you can

My gut feeling is that optimum play in Stratego is not to play. It feels better to let your opponent try and take your piece because, if they take it, you can make sure there will be at least one neighboring piece that can strike back. If so, every game should end in a draw because of inactivity of both players. My limited experience confirms that. Playing defensively, only offering my scouts to get intel tends to win games for me. But then, I’ve never found any strategy guides, and wouldn’t know how good players play.