Army Chess Strategy: 7 Tips for the Flip Version

1. Think about where you flip

A flipped piece could be yours or the enemy's. Flip next to your own strong piece: if it's an enemy piece, you can probably take it; if it's yours, it's protected. Flipping next to a strong enemy piece can hand them a free capture.

2. Find and guard your flag

Once your flag is face up, it can't move. Keep strong pieces and camps around it, and keep enemy pieces away from the posts next to it.

3. Bombs are for the big pieces

A bomb removes whatever it meets. Trading a bomb for the enemy field marshal or general is a great deal; trading it for a lieutenant wastes it.

4. Save your engineers

Only engineers can clear landmines and survive. A flag surrounded by landmines can only be reached by an engineer or a bomb.

5. Use the camps

A piece in a camp can't be attacked. Park a valuable piece in a camp when it's threatened, and attack from camps when you can.

6. Watch the railways

A piece on a railway can strike from far away. Before you leave a piece next to an empty railway, check which enemy pieces could fly down it.

7. Count what's left

Every face-up and every lost piece tells you what's still face down. Late in the game you can often work out where the last strong pieces must be.

Last updated 2026-10-19