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Pitikan
A Filipino schoolyard pen-and-paper war, one flick per turn
Before phones, Filipino kids fought wars on pad paper: hold a ballpen, press, flick. Wherever your line lands, that's your soldier. Cross an enemy's line and he's out; reach their corner, you win. Pitikan keeps it that way. One flick per turn — hold to build pressure, pull back like a slingshot, let go. Quick flicks are short and true; long holds go far but skid. Every line stays on the page as a wall. Each side hides a mine, a sniper and barbed wire. Play the Bot offline, or a friend by code.
Hi Product Hunt 👋
I grew up in the Philippines playing this on pad paper during recess. Two corners of a page, a few soldiers drawn in each, and one rule everybody knew: hold the ballpen upright, press, and flick. Wherever your line ended, that was your soldier now. Cross an enemy's line over him and he was gone. Nobody remembers who taught it to us.
I rebuilt it for iPhone and tried hard not to modernise the feel out of it. The board is ruled paper with a red margin. A quick flick is short and true; a long hold goes far but bends and scatters, the way a real pen skids across a desk. Every line you draw stays on the page and becomes a wall your opponent can't cross.
The one thing recess never had: each side hides a landmine, a sniper and a roll of barbed wire on the page, and your opponent can't see them until one goes off.
Free, no ads. Play the Bot offline, or pass turns with a friend all day using a six-letter code. Everything you can buy is cosmetic — pens, paper and armies.
If you played this as a kid, I'd love to hear what you called it.
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About Pitikan on Product Hunt
“A Filipino schoolyard pen-and-paper war, one flick per turn”
Pitikan was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #58 on the daily leaderboard. Before phones, Filipino kids fought wars on pad paper: hold a ballpen, press, flick. Wherever your line lands, that's your soldier. Cross an enemy's line and he's out; reach their corner, you win. Pitikan keeps it that way. One flick per turn — hold to build pressure, pull back like a slingshot, let go. Quick flicks are short and true; long holds go far but skid. Every line stays on the page as a wall. Each side hides a mine, a sniper and barbed wire. Play the Bot offline, or a friend by code.
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