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Battleship

Q: Who places the ships?

Both fleets are placed automatically: yours and the computer's. You can use "Shuffle fleet" to rearrange yours before you start.

Q: How does my turn work?

You fire at a square in enemy waters. If you hit a ship, you fire again; if you miss (water), the turn passes to the computer.

Q: Does the computer cheat?

No. It doesn't know where your ships are: it fires to search and, after a hit, targets the neighboring squares, just like a human player would.

Q: How many ships are there?

Five per side: one 5-square ship, one 4-square, two 3-square, and one 2-square. Sink all of the enemy's ships to win.

Q: How do I know I've sunk a ship?

When every square of a ship has been hit, a text notice tells you it has sunk, and the count of ships remaining goes down.

Q: Is it a game of luck?

There's some uncertainty at the start, but winning depends on deducing the fleet's position from your hits. It's a deduction game, with no betting and no prizes.

Q: Can I play with the keyboard?

Yes. Use Tab to move through enemy waters and Enter or Space to fire at the focused square.

Hunt down the computer's hidden fleet. Every shot is a clue: use your hits to deduce where the ships are and sink them all first.

Enemy waters: fire here

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How to play

Tap a square in enemy waters to fire. Red is a hit, a white dot is water. Sink all 5 ships (5, 4, 3, 3, and 2 squares) before the computer sinks yours.

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Rules and tips

Each side has a fleet of 5 ships (5, 4, 3, 3, and 2 squares long) hidden in its waters.
On your turn, fire at a square in enemy waters. Red = hit; white dot = water.
After a hit, you fire again. After a miss, the turn passes to the computer.
Whoever sinks the opponent's entire fleet first wins.

Tips to play better

After a hit, aim at the neighboring squares to find out which way the ship runs.
To search for ships, fire at spaced-out squares (like a checkerboard pattern). That covers more water with fewer shots.
A sunk ship suggests the squares around it are probably water.

Controls by input type

Mouse / trackpad: click a square in enemy waters to fire.
Touch (phone/tablet): tap a square in enemy waters to fire.
Keyboard: use Tab to move through enemy waters and Enter to fire; a text notice announces hits and sunk ships.

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Frequently asked questions

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