Battleship
1931 • 2-2 Players • Age 8+
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 8 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Deduction, Paper-and-Pencil und Secret Unit Deployment...
Game Data
- Average time to play
- 30 Minutes
- Minimum age
- 8+
- Number of players
- 2
- Publisher
- (Unknown), 3M, Action Games and Toys Ltd, AG Müller (AGMüller), Alexander, Alga, The American Belt Company, Aristoplay, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, BCF, Berliner Spielkarten, Bookmark Verlag, Brimtoy, Carlit, CBN Razor Company AB, CEFA (Celulosa Fabril S. A.), Chad Valley Co Ltd., CHH Games, Clementoni, Dal Negro, danspil, Dourios, Edition Michael Fischer GmbH (EMF Verlag), Enigma (Bergsala Enigma), Exclusive Toy Corp., Falomir Juegos, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Games International BV, Gegu Spielwaren GmbH, Gherzi, Goldmerk, El Greco, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, Guau, Hasbro, Heathside Trading Ltd, HEMA, House of Games, House of Marbles, Ideal, Inovac Rima SA, Invicta Games, Jouets Mont-Blanc, Kaywood Corp., King International, Klee, Korea Boardgames, Lakeside, Magic Box Int., Maple Toys, Marc Piqué Reg., Max Dähnert & Söhne, MB Giochi, MB Jeux, MB Juegos, MB Spellen, MB Spiele, Merit, Milton Bradley, Montitoys, Mulder, Nilco S.A., Noris Spiele, Novedades Montecarlo, Nu-Bef, Pais e Filhos, Palet spil, Papita, Parker Brothers, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, Pavilion, Peri Spiele, Peter Pan Playthings, Piatnik, Playkar, Poptoy, The Purple Cow, Ruibal Hermanos S.A., Saitek, Sala, Schmidt Spiele, Selecta Spielzeug, Smethport Specialty Co., Spear's Games, Stellar Games, Super Impulse, Tactic, Tesco, Top That! Publishing PLC, ToyCo, Transogram, Trixy Games, Unikatoy, Vilpa, Whitman, Wilco Publishing, Winning Solutions (WS Game Company), ΕΠΑ (EPA), Ο.Β.Ε.Π.Κ.
- Designers
- Clifford Von Wickler
- Artists
- Taavi Oolberg
- Mechanics
- Deduction, Paper-and-Pencil, Secret Unit Deployment
Battleship was originally a pencil-and-paper public domain game known by different names, but Milton Bradley made it into the well known board game in 1967. The pencil and paper grids were changed to plastic grids with holes that could hold plastic pegs used to record the guesses.
Each player deploys his ships (of lengths varying from 2 to 5 squares) secretly on a square grid. Then each player shoots at the other's grid by calling a location. The defender responds by "Hit!" or "Miss!". You try to deduce where the enemy ships are and sink them. First to do so wins.
The Salvo variant listed in the rules allows each player to call out from 1 to 5 shots at a time depending on the amount of ships the player has left (IE: players each start off with 5 ships, so they start off with 5 shots. As ships are sunk, the players gets fewer shots). This version of the game is closer to the original pencil-and-paper public domain game. Many versions of the pencil-and-paper game have different amounts of shots based on the ship (IE: Battleship: 5 shots. Destroyer: 3 Shots, Etc.).
Alternative names
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Salvo
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Sea Battle
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Seemanöver
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