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About Battleship War
Battleship is a game of deduction on a grid. You place a fleet of ships on your board, your opponent places theirs, and you take turns calling coordinates — hit or miss — until one fleet is sunk. Nobody sees the other's board.
The skill is in the search. Random guessing is terrible; a systematic pattern that accounts for ship lengths finds the fleet far faster, and following up a hit properly is what finishes ships.
How to play Battleship War
- Place ships
- Click and drag, right-click or the rotate button to turn
- Fire
- Click a square on the enemy grid
- Place your fleet on your grid — ships can't overlap.
- Take turns calling shots at the enemy grid.
- A hit is marked; follow it up in the adjacent squares to find the ship's direction.
- Sink the whole enemy fleet to win.
Battleship War tips
- Search in a checkerboard pattern — no ship can hide entirely on squares you skip.
- After a hit, try both directions along one axis before switching.
- Don't place your ships in corners or along edges; those are where people search last but also where they're easiest to pin once found.
- Avoid placing ships adjacent to each other — a hit on one leads straight to the next.
Battleship War — questions
What is the best strategy in Battleship?
Search in a checkerboard pattern rather than randomly — since the smallest ship covers two squares, skipping every other square still finds every ship in half the shots. After a hit, work along one axis before trying the other.
Where should you place your ships?
Away from the edges and not touching each other. Ships packed together mean one lucky hit leads directly to the next, and pure edge placement is a common enough habit that opponents check it.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes — tap to place and fire. Nothing to install.
- Categories
- Action & Shooter
- Platform
- Web browser — desktop, mobile, and Chromebook
- Cost
- Free, no download or sign-up