HISTORY OF GAMES OF THE GENERALS:

• The Game of the Generals, also called GG or GOG as it is most fondly called,
or simply The Generals, is an educational war game invented in the
Philippines by Sofronio H. Pasola Jr. in 1970. Its Filipino name is "Salpakan."
It can be played within twenty to thirty minutes. It is designed for two
players, each controlling an army, and a neutral arbiter (sometimes called
a referee or an adjutant) to decide the results of "challenges" between
opposing playing pieces, that like playing cards, have their identities hidden
from the opponent.
PLAYING THE GAME:
• On a player’s turn they will move one of their pieces forward,
backward, left or right. A piece cannot be moved onto a space where
the player already has a piece. When a piece is moved onto a space
occupied by an opponent’s piece, a battle will occur. In a battle you
will compare the ranks of the two pieces to see which one wins the
battle. In most cases the lower ranked piece will be removed from the
board.
PLAYING THE GAME:

• If both pieces have the same rank, both pieces will be removed.
• If there is a third neutral player (the arbiter) they will compare the
two pieces so neither player sees the other player’s piece. Otherwise
the two players will reveal their pieces to one another so they can be
compared. The ranking of the different pieces in the game are as
follows (highest rank first):
 PIECES IN THE GAMES OF THE GENERAL

Five-star , Four-star , Three-star, Two-star, One-star

General
Lieutenant General, Major General, Brigadier General
Colonel Lt. , Colonel, Major, Captain
1st Lieutenant & 2nd Lieutenant , Sergeant
Private Flag Spy
Five-star General, Four-star General, Three-star General, Two-star
General, 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.
• Lieutenant General- Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the
private, and the flag.
• Major General- Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the private,
and the flag.
• Brigadier General- Eliminates any lower ranking officer, the
private, and the flag.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES:
• 1. Colonel vs. Captain = Colonel wins, Captain is removed from board.
• 2. Spy vs. Private = Private wins, Spy is removed from board.
• 3. 5 Star General vs. Spy = Spy wins, 5 Star General is removed from
board.

• If a lower ranking officer (example: Captain) attacks a higher ranking

officer (example: Colonel), the lower ranking officer is removed from the
board.