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Battleship

How To Play  (see also: Super Battleship)

Moving

Battleship is based on a game played by radio operators during WW2, designed as a way to test radio transmissions, and bypass Japanese intelligence. Battleship is played between two people in a 'virtual places' environment.

Placement of Ships

Every player has five ships including:

  • Carrier covering 5 squares on the grid
  • Battleship covering 4 squares on the grid
  • Cruiser covering 3 squares on the grid
  • Submarine covering 3 squares on the grid
  • Destroyer covering 2 squares on the grid.
You place the ships on the board by dragging a ship to a (legal) position on your board. It is illegal to place a ship in direct contact with another one or to have part of the ship off of the board. If you try to drag a ship to an illegal position, an error message will inform you to replace the ship. For each of the above ships, a horizontal and a vertical version of the ship are available for placement, but only one version is allowed to be on the board. When all ships are positioned, press the "Setup Complete" button.

Playing

Once you and your opponent have placed your ships, you will be able to fire on your opponent by clicking anywhere on the target grid. If you hit an opponent's ship, a message is returned stating which ship was hit, and a fire symbol is displayed on the target grid. If you do not hit an opponent's ship, a miss symbol will be displayed.

End of Game

When one player sinks all of the other player's ships, a win/loss message will be displayed and the loser will be able to see where the opponent's ships were located. A new game can be started by returning to the home page. All games are archived for later viewing.

Display and Statistics

Xtob offers additional features to its Battleship game. These features are described below.

Stastics
First, statistics are kept throughout the game on the number of shots fired, the number of hits, the percentage of shots that were hits, and the probability of a hit on the next shot.

Fading Shot Technology
Battleship and Super Battleship have FST, or Fading Shot Technology. Your most recent shots are full color, but as the shots age they grow more transparent (to a certain point). This allows you to determine bombing patterns from other players and to see your own bombing pattern.

Last Shot Indicator
Battleship and Super Battleship also have a LSI, or Last Shot Indicator. Your most recent shot blinks on the board to allow you to keep your strategy in tact across multiple-day games.