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“The Game of the Generals, also called Salpakan inTagalog and simply The Generals, is an educationalwargame invented in the Philippines by Sofronio H. Pasola, Jr. in 1970. It can be played within twenty to thirty minutes. It is designed for two players and requires the use of logic. The games simulates armies at war trying to outflank and outmaneuver each other. As in actual warfare, the game allows only one side’s plan to succeed. Certain strategies and tactics, however, allow both sides the chances of securing a better idea of the other’s plans as the game progresses. Players can also speak with others during matches, hoping to make a false impression on where the flag is.
Objective
The objective of the game is to eliminate or capture the flag of one’s opponent, or to maneuver one’s flag to the other end of the board.
The Pieces
The player’s set of pieces or soldiers with the corresponding ranks and functions consist of the following 21 pieces. A higher ranking piece will eliminate any lower ranking piece, with the exception of the spy, which eliminates all pieces except the private. The pieces are bent in an angle in order to show the piece’s rank or insignia only to a player and not to his opponent.
In plastic sets, the colours commonly used in the pieces are black and white. There are also sets composed of wooden boards and steel pieces. Those pieces have insignias that are either coloured red or blue. In metal sets, the color of the board is commonly brown and the pieces are aluminum colored. The pieces are still bent.
It should be noted that apart from the flag (the Philippine flag) and the spy (a pair of prying eyes), the insignias used in the game are those used in the Philippine Army.
(•Pieces -No. Of Pieces -Function)
•Five-star General -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
•Four-star General -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
•Three-star General -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
•Two-star General -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
•One-star General -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
•Colonel -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
•Lt. Colonel -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
•Major -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
•Captain -1 -Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private, and the flag.
