Battleship is a classic naval combat board game of strategy
and excitement. In this board game, you will search the ocean floor to destroy
your opponent’s fleet of ships.
The board game was first introduced by Milton-Bradley in
1967 as a plastic board and peg game. The game battleship comes from earlier
versions of a pencil and paper game from the 1930s.
Battleship has also evolved into many electronic versions
of the game today. The game I had growing up was the original plastic board and
peg game. I have spent many hours playing this game with my brothers and
friends.
The game we have today is the same, but it was made by
Hasbro. I have never tried one of the electronic versions but thought about it
many times. Today I play the same battleship game with my grandchildren that I
played growing up.
How to Play Battleship:
Each player has a fleet of five ships consisting of the
following:
Class of Ship #of
Hits to Sink the Ship
Aircraft Carrier 5
Battleship 4
Destroyer 3
Submarine 3
Patrol Boat 2
Each player has a plastic case with two grids, white pegs, and red pegs. One grid is the ocean floor, this is where you place your fleet of ships either horizontal or vertical. The upper grid is to record your misses with white pegs and your hits with red pegs.
You can also use your ocean floor
to track your opponent's misses with white pegs. This is an option and I never
use it.
A player calls out a location on the grid and the opposing
player says either hit or miss. If it is a miss the first player marks the
location with a white peg, so he doesn’t call that location again. If it is a hit,
then he places a red peg in that location and the opposing player places a red
peg in the ship that was hit.
Now, the first player must figure out if the ship is placed
horizontal or vertical on the opposing player’s grid. Once a player has sunk
the other player's entire fleet, he wins the game.
Battleship is just another classic game that has been
around for many years and will provide hours of fun.
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Battleship has been a favorite board game in my family for a long time. One of my all-time favorite games to play with the kids & then the grandkids, but also fun between the grown-ups. I even remember the pencil & paper version from when I was a kid! Fun review, Sam. Now I want to play the game again.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy board games, but only played a few growing up - checkers, Monopoly, backgammon and Scrabble (my favorite). It is only as an adult that I have been introduced to others, including Parcheesi and Sorry. Thanks for introducing me to yet another classic!
ReplyDeleteI can hear it now.....You sunk my battleship! We had a lot of fun playing with our children too and they are now starting the same process with their children. When we all get together it can sometimes be mayhem, but always lots of fun. This is a great classic game Sam! Thanks for giving it such a great review!
ReplyDeleteI also grew up playing Battleship with my siblings and friends. I always enjoyed playing the board game and like you, I have not played the electronic version. I haven't thought about it in years, but it really is a fun game! One everyone should own and play.
ReplyDeleteBattleship is a fun classic game that children and adults alike can enjoy. I have never played the electronic version but I imagine that is good fun too. A great game to enjoy!
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