Generals Salpakan

The idea

Two armies of 21 pieces face off across a 9×8 board. Every piece's rank is hidden from your opponent — you see only plain colored backs — so the whole game is deduction, bluff, and nerve. No referee: the computer secretly resolves every clash.

How to play

• Move one piece one square up, down, left, or right each turn.
• Challenge by moving onto an enemy piece. The higher rank wins; equal ranks eliminate each other. The loser is removed and the winner's rank is not revealed.
• Three twists: the lowly Private captures the Spy, the Spy beats every officer, and Flag vs Flag — the challenger takes it.
• Win by capturing the enemy Flag, or by marching your own Flag safely to the far back row and surviving one turn.

Playing it

Arrange your 21 pieces in the setup phase (tap two of your own to swap them), press Start Battle, then click a piece and a highlighted square to move. Pick your opponent:

Inspiration

Generals Salpakan is an original, free reimagining inspired by Game of the Generals (Filipino: Salpakan, “clash”) — the classic hidden-rank strategy game invented by Sofronio H. Pasola Jr. in 1970 (with his son Ronnie), copyrighted 1972, published February 1973 by Mind Masters Inc., and patented in the Philippines. This project reimplements that game’s mechanics with all-original artwork and code.