Battleships General Quarters Game
SO MUCH FUN.
No pieces to set up or put away, no lost little depth charges that disappear—until the vacuum cleaner sucks them up, anyway—and you never have to worry about your opponent peeking at your layout and then saying it was just your imagination when you tell him to stop, either.
First, you arrange your ships the way you want them. I prefer to use home design principles that emphasize the proper flow in a living space, but that’s just me. Feng shui might be applicable here, as well.
Then you and your opponent start dropping depth charges. Dark blue squares mean you’ve checked that area already. Orange squares represent hits. And your hunky first officer pops in every now and then to give you helpful updates, like, “Allright!” “Okay!” and “Our frigate has been sunk!”
Battleships General Quarters Game.
UPDATE 11/12/2006: I’ve updated the links to direct to the official website, which should always have an updated version of the game. Thanks, James “MacManX” Huff!
My uncle used to mark the top of the bombs with a tiny scratch. Then he used his knowledge to cheat against us kids.
You can’t do cool stuff like that with a computer version of this game.
Comment by m.g. tarquini — 9/5/2006 @ 3:19 pm
Oooh, cool.
You always find the coolest games!
Comment by Honey — 9/6/2006 @ 5:38 am
Wow instant go back in time memory. I used to play this with my son.
Comment by Vanda — 9/6/2006 @ 7:55 am
You are so awesome for finding these fun little games for us everyweek!!!
Comment by Squirrel — 9/6/2006 @ 12:43 pm
No! Not another game! *she runs from the room screaming…then peaks back aroung the corner to get the URL!*
Comment by Bonnie Calhoun — 9/6/2006 @ 3:38 pm
M.G.,, I only ever had the board game to play with the boys. The bombs were little plastic pieces… how did marking them help?
Thank you, Honey and Squirrel!
Vanda, me, too. They always cheated! The little boogers.
I’ll get you yet, Miss Bonnie Calhoun! If it’s the last thing I do…
Comment by Bonnie Wren — 9/6/2006 @ 8:42 pm
Nothing will beat the pancake game :o)
Comment by Michelle — 9/7/2006 @ 8:41 pm
Here’s the game at its official website:
http://www.battleships.f-active.com/
It’s probably received a few bug fixes since its release on Miniclip.
Comment by James — 9/11/2006 @ 9:40 pm
[...] Bonnie discovered an online clone of the classic game, Battleship. [...]
Pingback by MacManX.com | Blogroll Dive: 9/12/06 — 9/12/2006 @ 12:23 am
Thanks, James. I updated the link. I always try to get the official website for these games but I messed up on this one.
Comment by Bonnie Wren — 9/12/2006 @ 7:47 am