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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