GAME OF THE

GENERALS

Game of the Generals

also

called Salpakan
Psychological, war game
designed for two players and
requires the use of logic
simulates armies at war trying
to outflank and outmaneuver
each other

Objective
to eliminate/capture the flag of
opponent,
or to maneuver own flag to the
other end of the board where it
lands to a space with no enemy
piece/s beside it

Equipment
Game board
Pieces

Game board

9 x 8 squares
Shaded squares are the allotted for the pieces in their initial
positions

Pieces
21 pieces
Moves
Ranks

21 pieces
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.

Spy
5 general
4 general
3 general
2 general
1 general
Colonel
Lt. Colonel
Major
Captain
1st Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
Sergeant
Private

b
c

m
l

flag

e
f

j
i

21 pieces

Spy

Flag

Can eliminate all pieces except

privates
Can eliminate challenged flag

Other pieces

Can eliminate other lower ranked

pieces

Moves
All pieces move the same
Forward, backward, and sideways
One square per turn

Ranks
Insignia

Piece

Qty

Five-star General

Four-star General

Three-star General

Insignia

Piece

Qty

Private

Spy

Flag

Insignia

Piece

Qty

1st Lieutenant

2nd Lieutenant

Sergeant

Insignia

Piece

Qty

Lt. Colonel

Major

Captain

Insignia

Piece

Qty

Two-star General

One-star General

Colonel

Game play
Rules
Arbiter
Challenging

Rules

Pieces are not required to be

placed in a definite pattern
Players

place their pieces according to

their strategy
But, players are only allowed to place
their pieces on the first 3 rows of their
side of the board
Pieces should face their owners so it
cant be seen by the opponent

Players decide who goes first then

they take turns alternately

Arbiter
Neutral third person
Act as judge in the challenges

looking

at the pieces
applying piece ranks
eliminating the weaker piece and takes
it out of the board

Challenging
When a piece is placed on top of
the other so that they are in the
same square (since only one piece
can fit in the square)
Higher rank wins -see diagram
If pieces are of the same rank,
they both lose
If Flag-flag challenge, the
challenger (the piece on top) wins

Blitzkrieg strategy

Concentrating high-ranked officials

in one side of the board
Usually

spies and generals are

positioned around the flag to protect it
while charging through the opponents
pieces
Goal is to successfully bring the flag to
the other side of the board

End of the Game

When
When
board
When
draw
When

a flag is captured
a flag reach the end of the
both players agree for a
a player resigns