Battleship: The Tactical Combat Game (2008)

About this game

A new "revised" edition of the classic game Battleship. Your Mission: Be the first player to identify and destroy your enemy's five ships and rescue your captured man. Plays basically the same as original Battleship with a few exceptions... There are now small islands on the playfield where your captured man will be hidden. Also, the three-holed cruiser has been replaced with a three-holed Weapons Platform (with the 3-holes being in a triangular pattern) and the Aircraft Carrier's five holes are no longer in a straight line. The upright grid (where you mark your hits and misses) has also been redesigned with a clear plastic grid with a removable map piece. Once the game is over, just lift out the removable map and you can instantly see how close (or how far) you were to winning the game!!

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.4/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.