A bilingual party game by Salita

Host the perfect salo‑salo.Ruin everyone else's.

Collect the food, the family, and the fun. Then watch your tita show up with the latest gossip and take it all down.

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$30 Limited first printing

Salo Salo Sabotage game cover

The goal

Nine cards stand between you and the best party on the block.

Food, Family, Fun. Three of each and the salo-salo is yours — if it survives that long.

Kare-Kare food card

Food

3 Food

Kare-kare, lumpia, sisig, halo-halo. The table has to be full.

Ninang the Nurse guest card

Guest

3 Family

Ninang, Ate, Tita. Unexpected guests don't count. Sorry.

Barrel Man fun card

Fun

3 Fun

Barrel man, parol, pabitin. Atmosphere is non-negotiable.

Get all nine and shout "Salo-Salo!"

Tita's Tea sabotage card

The sabotage

Everything that can go wrong at a family party, in card form.

Tita's TeaTita's got the latest scoop and somebody's guest walks out.
BagyoA typhoon hits. You name a category and every player loses it — you included.
Filipino TimeNobody's guests can show up for two whole rounds.
BrownoutLights out. No Fun cards for anyone.
High BloodDraw it and the stress costs you a guest on the spot.
Unexpected GuestThat one guy plants himself in your collection and won't leave.

Kultura & counters

The rules come from the culture, not the other way around.

Every mechanic is a thing your family actually does. Kids pick up the words by playing, not by studying them.

KapwaWelcome the unexpected guest instead of fighting them. Connection turns trouble into blessing.
Utang na LoobCall in a debt of gratitude and the next two cards drawn come straight to you.
Mano PoThe strongest counter in the deck. Respect stops anything coming your way.
Bahala Ka Sa Buhay MoReverse it entirely. Whoever came for you deals with it themselves.
Bahala Ka Sa Buhay Mo counter card High Blood chamba card

What's in the box

Wraparound tuck box, original illustration on every card

Salo Salo Sabotage box front
Taya na!

The Filipino Party Game

Collect the food, the family, and the fun. Survive the tsismis.

2–5 players · Ages 8+ · 30–45 min
a bilingual learning game by SALITA
SALO SALO SABOTAGE
SALO SALO SABOTAGE
SALITA
Kare-Kare food card Ninang the Nurse guest card Barrel Man fun card Tita's Tea sabotage card

Why this game exists

Culture doesn't get passed down by accident.

I made this for my son, the same reason I wrote my first book. I wanted him to have a way into the language and the humor and the chaos of a Filipino party that didn't depend on waiting for it to find him. So we made it a game, because that's how kids actually learn — sitting at a table, arguing, laughing, and repeating words until they stick.

— Ren Dela Cruz, Salita

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2–5Players
8+Ages
30–45Minutes

First printing

Bring it to your next party.

$30per game

Printed in a small first run in Richmond, California on FSC-certified recycled paper with soy-based inks. Ships carbon-neutral.Catch us at Pamilya Play on September 19 at Kubo LB, and at Seven Syllables Coffee in Cerritos on October 3 for Filipino American History Month — play a round before you buy.

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