Battleship
Search a hidden grid to find and sink a fleet of ships in as few shots as possible.
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Controls
| Arrow keys or WASD | Move the crosshair around the grid. |
|---|---|
| Space, Enter or tap | Fire at the targeted cell. |
| R | Start a new game with a new fleet. |
How to play
- Press R or tap to start. A fleet is hidden on the grid for you to find.
- Move the crosshair with the arrow keys or WASD.
- Press space, Enter, or tap to fire. A miss is marked, a hit is shown, and a sunk ship is called out.
- Search in a spread pattern until you hit, then pick off the cells around the hit to sink the ship. Clear the fleet in as few shots as you can.
About Battleship
Classic Battleship pits two hidden fleets against each other, but the half that actually rewards skill is the hunting: once you have a hit, how quickly can you sink the ship and move on. This version keeps that half. A fleet is hidden on the grid and your only job is to find and sink every ship, so there is no opponent firing back and no luck of the draw in who goes first.
Good play is a two-phase habit the game quietly teaches. You search in a spread pattern until something is hit, then switch to picking off the cells around that hit to finish the ship before resuming the search. Fewer wasted shots means a better score, so your best is the smallest number of shots you have ever cleared the board in, saved on this device. You move the crosshair and fire with the primary key or a tap.
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