RLC App SolutionsYou win Game of the Generals by capturing the enemy Flag, or by walking your own Flag into the enemy back row when nothing next to it can take it. Every other piece is there to protect that Flag, or to find the one across the board.
- Board
- Eight rows by nine columns
- Army
- 21 pieces a side
- Move
- One square, no diagonals
- Win
- Capture the Flag, or infiltrate
Salpakan is RLC App Solutions' mobile version of the game Sofronio H. Pasola Jr. published in 1970. It is an independent adaptation, not an official product of the original creator. The board is eight rows by nine columns. Each side fields 21 pieces. You see your own ranks. The other side is face down until a battle reveals them.
A turn
On your turn, move one piece one square up, down, left, or right. There is no diagonal step. Land on an empty square and the turn ends. Land on an enemy and a battle starts.
The higher rank stays. Equal ranks remove both pieces. The Flag never wins a fight it starts. If your Flag attacks and loses, the match is over.
How a battle is decided
Standard officers compare by rank number. A lower number is stronger. The 5-Star General is 1 and beats every ordinary officer. A Private is 13 and loses to all of them. Two pieces of the same rank eliminate each other.
The Spy sits outside that ladder. A Spy eliminates officers from the 5-Star General down through the Sergeant, and loses to a Private. Two Spies eliminate each other. Any piece that lands on the Flag captures it.
The 30-move rule
If 30 moves have passed on each side and nobody has fought, the side with more pieces past the middle of the board wins. A tie on that count is a draw. The rule is skipped as soon as any battle has happened, which is the usual game.
What to do first
Put the Flag behind a few pieces before you go hunting. A Private next to the Flag is useful, because that is the piece that removes a Spy. Do not spend a Spy on the first contact unless it removes something you already know is a general.
The full rank list, the three armies, and the four battle paces each have their own guide. Online matches, challenges, and replays are covered in the online guide.
Questions on this page
How do you win Game of the Generals?
Capture the enemy Flag in battle, or move your Flag to the enemy back row when no adjacent enemy can capture it. If your own Flag attacks and loses, you lose.
How do pieces move?
One square up, down, left, or right. No diagonals. Landing on an enemy starts a battle.
What is the 30-move rule?
After 30 moves by each side with no battle, the side that has more pieces past the middle wins. An even count is a draw. Any battle cancels the rule.