Battleship Game Online
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Ready to play the Battleship Game online? The classic Battleship board and electronic game has been remade as a cool, online version that you play against the computer. Battleship trains strategic thinking and concentration.

To begin, click the Small, Medium, or Large link above. This opens the game in a pop-up window. Wait for the game to load, then enter your name (or a made-up name, like "Capt. Awesome") and click the ENTER button.

Win the game by sinking all five of your opponent's ships before he sinks your ships. Good luck!

Game distributed by Miniclip.com. Used with Permission.

Battleship Game Online Instructions

HOW TO PLAY.  The object of Battleship is to sink your enemy's ships before he sinks yours. Each player takes turns strategically guessing where their opponent's ships might be and shooting at those locations.

Both sides have one of each of the following ships:

• Aircraft Carrier, five squares in size
• Battleship, four squares
• Destroyer, three squares
• Submarine, three squares
• Patrol Boat, two squares

Before the game begins, each player secretly places their five ships on their own 10x10 grid. Opponents cannot see each other's ship placements.

To place a ship, first select the ship by clicking on it. Drag the ship to a location on your board. You can rotate the ship by pressing the Right or Left Arrow keys. Click the ship to set it in place. Ships cannot overlap. Once the game begins, you take turns with your computer enemy clicking empty spaces on each other's board. If you hit an enemy ship, an explosion occurs and you get another turn. If you miss, your turn is over and your enemy gets a shot at your ships.

COOL FACTS ABOUT BATTLESHIP. Here are some interesting facts about the classic Battleship game from Wikipedia.

• Also known as Battleships, this game originated as a paper and pencil game before World War I.
• The inventor, Clifford Von Wickler, never patented the game. Milton Bradley published it (still in pencil and paper form) in 1943.
• The electronic version of Battleship was released by Milton Bradley in 1977 followed by the talking electronic version in 1989.
• Today Battleship is available on mobile phones. In addition to this online version, there are also PC versions of the game.

I remember playing the electronic Battleship game as a child. I hope you enjoy this online Battleship game!

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