Command
the unknown.

Salpakan comes from the Filipino root word salpak, meaning “to crash,” “to clash,” or “to collide.” The name captures the moment two concealed pieces meet and their ranks are challenged.

It is the Filipino name for Game of the Generals, a strategy board game invented in the Philippines by Sofronio H. Pasola Jr. in 1970. It combines hidden information, bluffing, memory, and tactical movement.

Capture the opposing Flag, or move your Flag onto the enemy’s farthest row and keep it alive through the opponent’s next turn.

Hidden identities create the game’s “fog of war.” You learn about the opposing formation through movement, challenges, memory, and deduction. Once the battle is decided, every rank still on the board is uncovered for both sides.

Two table rules sit under the deployment panel. Reveal ranks after combat leaves both units unmasked for good once they clash; Open board lifts the fog entirely, so every rank is visible from the first move. Both are off by default, and in an online battle only the commander who opened the table can set them.

Yes. Choose Review the battlefield to put the after-action report aside and read the fully uncovered board for as long as you like. The After action report button at the bottom of the screen brings the result back when you are ready to rematch or return to the menu.

Yes. Choose Local Duel and pass the device at each secure handoff. The board conceals the outgoing player’s information before the next commander continues.

Unfinished Solo Command and Local Duel battles are saved automatically in this browser. No account is required, and that save stays on this device unless it is replaced, the battle ends, or browser storage is cleared. Online battles are held by the game service instead, so signed-in commanders can reconnect and switch between battles in progress.

No account is needed for Solo Command or Local Duel. Online battle requires Google sign-in and a unique callsign. The game database stores your sign-in identifier and callsign, but not your Google password or email address. Callsigns are 3–20 letters, numbers, or underscores, must start with a letter, and cannot currently be changed.

Choose Quick Match for automatic pairing, host a public or code-only private table, or browse public tables and request to join. A host approves join requests and sets the table rules before deployment. You can keep several battles in progress, switch between them, and reconnect after a temporary interruption.

Signed-in commanders can opt in under Account → Battle notifications. This browser may notify you when an opponent locks a formation, sends a message, makes it your turn, offers a rematch, or ends a battle. Before showing a notification, the browser checks its visible Salpakan Tactics windows: if this exact battle is already on screen, the notification is suppressed; a backgrounded game, a closed game, or a visible different battle can still notify you. Permission and delivery depend on your browser and device, and you can turn notifications off from the account panel or browser settings.

Chat is only between the two commanders in an online battle. Recent lines are held temporarily by the active match and cached for this browser session, but are not written into durable match storage; hibernation, a restart, or ending the battle can clear them. A report can attach the most recent 20 lines from the reporter’s device and is retained for moderation. Blocking stops that commander’s messages from reaching you and prevents the two accounts from being matched again until you unblock them.

Every active online battle is forfeited, your callsign is released, and the game removes your profile, match records, blocks, and push subscriptions before asking the sign-in provider to delete the identity. Reports are retained because they concern interactions with another player. Solo and Local Duel remain available without an account.

Choose War Room, Sunlit Patio, Tropical Beach, or Stone Army for the board, then choose Heroic, Heritage Minis, or Classic Stone for the pieces. Both choices are saved on this device. Current figures: HeroicColorful illustrated commanders with a bold adventure style. Current figures: Heritage MinisHand-painted Filipino historical-military figures. Generals alone wear starred team-color caps; Flags use full-height standalone bearers. Current pieces: Classic StoneRectangular rank stones with round bases and top-facing insignia. During a battle, open the upper-right controls in landscape mode to toggle sound or return to the menu.