FIELD MANUAL
Operative Briefing
Everything you need to know before your first deployment. Eight chapters covering lobby setup, the map, turn structure, card economy, negotiation, and victory conditions.
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 in eight chapters, from setting up a lobby to winning the game. Read them in order — each chapter builds on the last.