Strategies on How to Win

Practice and Learn How to ATTACK

Post by genRIDEN » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:02 pm

Attacking plays an important role in this game. But it should be
be a smooth and tactful attack. You need more practice to improve your
skills and to have more variation of attacks. I tried to improve the 6th Gens
attack but as I mentioned earlier in my previous post this is risky now coz
a lot of players are putting their private in the first row. Analysis
and practice is what you need. Here are some tips I can share with you. I also wants some tips from some known masters here in GOTG.. Revolt, UEV & Jug..

* When you are attacking, it doesn't mean that you will put all your powerful piece in one side a.k.a as Blitz. You need to practice an attack using middle rank official with 1 or 2 privates and 1 spy or any varieties you want.

*When you are trying to eliminate one piece, there should be a reason why you try it. You should have a plan what to do next if you eliminated it or not.

*Remember a real war, attacking should have a good strategy. You should have surprises. That surprises cannot be learn immediately. You need practice and proper analysis that can terrified your opponent.

*Sgt, 1st LT, 2nd LT are important official when you are using 6 gens attack. Why? This low rank official will help you to identify & eliminate the privates in the 1st row. For sure, a higher official or a spy is nearby.

*Learn to attack not just on one side or column.Try a varieties of attack in different angle. Make sure that one piece can enter to the back row and do not use immediately that piece to attack remaining pieces, another attack should be there coming from 1st row. Now you can identify the stronger piece and use that piece (should be a stronger Gen) on your 1st row to attack again.

* Remember the Low Key Gambit style that posted by UEV.

*Go for a Flag attack once you have the opportunity. Do not waste your time regarding this matter.

*Watch out for a bluff. Players may have a habit of bluffing but not all the times. So attacking is more on psywar also.

*Save your 5 star general and 4 star in the 1st attack. (That's why try a low key gambit attack) . Use it only when you are confident that you know where is the spies of your opponent or you already eliminated 1 or both of that pieces.

*IMHO, its better to use the 5 star in the middle of the game rather on your 1st moves of attack . Now if 1 spy of your opponent was already eliminated, this is the right time. Why? Aside that you have more chances to eliminate opponent's pieces, definitely you will know now the enemy's other spy. BUT you still need to be wise using your 5 star, so at least you eliminate more pieces. A help of another general is a plus factor while you are using the 5 star Gen.

*Putting a mid range official on the second row and acts like a private can also have a good help. You can use this also for bluffing, eliminates the privates and to attack in the last rows.

As I said, Practice makes you perfect on this matter. and REMEMBER .."IT'S NOT MATTER IF YOU WIN OR LOSE ON THIS GAME, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ON HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME". Because in the right time you will be also a Master of GOTG. I considered myself NOT a MASTER of GOTG just a mid range VETERAN player.

More Tips are coming !

by : genRIDEN

Salpakan Online

The Game of the Generals, also called Salpakan in Tagalog and simply The Generals, is an educational wargame invented in the Philippines by Sofronio H. Pasola, Jr. in 1970. Below are the pieces used in Salpakan and the pieces they eliminate:

Five-star General - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
Four-star General - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
Three-star General - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
Two-star General - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
One-star General - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
Colonel - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
Lt. Colonel - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
Major - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
Captain - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
1st Lieutenant - Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
2nd Lieutenant - Eliminates the sergeant, the private, and the flag.
Sergeant - Eliminates the private, and the flag.
Private - Eliminates the spy, and the flag.
Spy - Eliminates all officers from the rank of Sergeant
up to 5-Star General & the flag.
Flag - Eliminates the opposing flag as long as it takes
the aggressive action against the enemy flag.

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.

If you want to experience the thrill and mind boggling game, try to access this websites and create your username and password: http://www.salpakanna.com 

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