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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.
What is 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.).
Game details
- Players
- 2
- Age
- +8
- Duration
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- Light
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 1931
- Mechanics
- Deduction · Paper-and-Pencil · Secret Unit Deployment
- Categories
- Children's Game · Nautical · Wargame
- Designer
- Clifford Von Wickler
- Publisher
- Action Games and Toys Ltd · The American Belt Company · Aristoplay · BCF
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Sin enfundar
El hundir la flota de toda la vida. Su gran ventaja es la sencillez, pero también es su gran desventaja. Apenas influye la habilidad del jugador. Es simplemente cuestión de suerte.
Un juego bueno, pero comparado con los juegos mas modernos se queda atrás, es lento de jugar pero si tienes buena suerte reirás mucho.
Love to play this game with my mother back in the 80s.
El juego de batalla naval de toda la vida, lo volveré a jugar? mmm...cuando mi sebas crezca lo suficiente, lo haré.
Edición en Castellano.
Tuve la versión de viaje. Peinar la zona para localizar cuanto antes las naves de tu enemigo aporta cierta tensión, pero es invariable en cada partida.
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How many players is Battleship for?
Battleship plays with 2 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 30 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 8.
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