FIELD MANUAL

Operative Briefing

Everything you need to know before your first deployment. Chapters covering lobby setup, the map, turn structure, cards, negotiation, and how games are won.

Full game screen showing the map, HUD, and card hand

Backchannel is a multiplayer strategy game where diplomacy is the weapon and territory is the prize. You’ll negotiate through cards, forge agreements you may never honour, and outmanoeuvre rivals through fog of war.

This manual covers the core mechanics, from setting up a lobby to winning the game. Read the chapters in order — each one builds on the last.