Battleship

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.).

Battleship: Classic Card Game Essentials: No. of players: 2 Playing time: 15 minutes Age: 7 + Battleship: Classic Card Game - Rules of Play says: The Classic Naval Combat Game now has a twist as a fast, fun card game! In this version of the Battleship game, players lay out their Coordinate cards in front of them, and choose the Battle cards from their hand to play either a Peg card or a Power card. It's an exciting strategy game as players use their cards to search out, hit, and sink enemy ships. Younger players can use the Beginner Game Rules included in the game guide. The first player to sink all 5 of their opponents' ships wins the game! This card game is a convenient way to let your kids take a version of the Battleship game with them when traveling or visiting a friend's house.

Lead your fleet to victory on the move with this compact Battleship Grab and Go game! It features the same classic Battleship gameplay in a travel-size format. Can you sink your opponent's ships before all of yours go down? Command your battle from the flip-open game unit and deploy your carrier, battleship, submarine, destroyer and cruiser on the ocean grid. For ages 7 and up, this portable travel game for 2 players is great for playing the Battleship game just about anywhere on the go. It's easy to set up and comes with built-in storage. When the battle is over, store the pegs in the units and slide them together. Rule the oceans with the Battleship Grab and Go game! Hasbro Gaming and all related terms are trademarks of Hasbro.