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Battle of the Generals ver 1.0
Developer   denthorq
GenreStrategy
PlatformWindows
Downloads799

About: A board game that uses military strategy and tactics. This is an original game reminiscent of chess and the strategic war-game classics.

Game Info How To Play Downloads Comments


How to Play

The Game Objective
To find and capture your opponent's flag.

The Board
The game board is composed of 64 Squares in an 8 by 8 grid.

The Movement
The pieces can move forward, backward, left or right but not diagonal.

The Attack
To attack, move into a square occupied by an opponent's piece. This will result in elimination of the piece.

The Game Ends
When an opponent's flag is captured or when the player's only piece left is a flag.

The Pieces
At the beginning of the game, each player has 24 pieces represented by symbols and icons. These pieces have designated ranks.

Pieces Deployment
(1) FLAG
(1) NUKE
(2) SATELLITE
(1) GUNSHIP
(2) MISSILE
(1) TANK
(1) BOMBER
(2) SPY
(1) GENERAL
(1) COLONEL
(1) MAJOR
(1) CAPTAIN
(1) LT
(1) SERGEANT
(1) CORPORAL
(6) PRIVATE

The Rules Of Elimination
Flag - can be eliminated by any piece.

Nuke - can eliminate all pieces except the private.

Satellite - can eliminate the bomber, tank, gunship and the flag.

Bomber - can eliminate the private, tank, gunship and the flag.

Missile - can eliminate the tank, bomber, gunship, satellite and the flag.

Tank - can eliminate any ranking soldiers and the flag. If it attacks the gunship, both are eliminated.

Gunship - can eliminate any ranking soldiers and the flag. If it attacks the tank, both are eliminated.

Spy - can eliminate the gunship, bomber, missile, satellite, tank and the flag.

General - can eliminate any lower ranking soldiers, bomber, spy, missile, satellite and the flag.

Colonel - can eliminate any lower ranking soldiers, bomber, spy, missile, satellite and the flag.

Major - can eliminate any lower ranking soldiers, bomber, spy, missile, satellite and the flag.

Captain - can eliminate any lower ranking soldiers, bomber, spy, missile, satellite and the flag.

Lieutenant - can eliminate any lower ranking soldiers, bomber, spy, missile, satellite and the flag.

Sergeant - can eliminate any lower ranking soldiers, bomber, spy, missile, satellite and the flag.

Corporal - can eliminate the private, spy, missile, bomber, satellite and the flag.

Private - the most special piece. This is the only piece that can detonate the nuke, eliminate the spy, missile, satellite and the flag.

Note: Other than the flag, if a piece attacks the same piece, both are eliminated.
 
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