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Battleship
Battleship
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List Price: $14.99  (€11.84)
Buy New: $10.00  (€7.90)
You Save: $4.99  (€3.94) (33%)
Buy New/Collectible from $9.98  (€7.88)

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(based on 61 reviews)
Sales Rank: 54
Category: Toy

Publisher: Hasbro
Studio: Hasbro
Brand: Hasbro
Label: Hasbro
Media: Toy
Batteries Included: 0
Age: 7 - 14 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 2.6 x 10.6 x 15.8

MPN: 004730
Model: 4730
UPC: 490870304634
EAN: 0490870304634
ASIN: B00000DMBB

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Classic naval warfare game
  • Look for your opponent's fleet by calling out squares on the grid
  • Requires strategy and logic
  • Game sets are portable, making them easy to play at home or on the road
  • For 2 players

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Do you have what it takes to command your own fleet of five ships' Can you survive thrilling, ruthless combat on the high seas' Find out with this classic Battleship game, a test of strategy, determination and luck! Stalk your enemy and plan your attack, even as the enemy is stalking you! Keep track of your hits and misses so you never waste a shot! Try to sink all five of your opponent's ships before your own are found and sunk. The game is portable - the game units fold up to keep everything shipshape and ready to go! Includes two fold-up game units, 168 white peg, 84 red pegs, 10 ships, label sheet and instructions in both English and Spanish. For 2 players.

Editorial Review
Battleship captains plot their strategies, send out torpedoes, and as the last ship (often the smallest, two-peg patrol boat) hides in an unsuspected corner, anticipation mounts. Like many classic games, Battleship walks a fine line between strategy and luck. The goal is to conceal the location of your ships while finding and destroying your enemies' fighters. The playing arena is a notebook-size plastic board updated for '90s sensibilities: the "floor" of the board is printed with waves and the exterior vaguely resembles a laptop. The design mimics the view a submarine captain would have, complete with a glimmer of radar waves. The game is perfect entertainment to share: simple enough for children, yet gratifying enough for adults to enjoy. One design decision keeps this edition from being truly stellar: the playing boards don't lock securely, allowing the small pegs to fall out and spill from the sides if jostled. --Jennifer Buckendorff


Customer Reviews:   Read 56 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars Battleships Is a Real Battle   October 31, 2008
Okay, I used to love this game. Played it when I was a kid, when we had to draw a new game out on paper each time we played. It was instant nostalgia on plastic game boards, and lots of memories from many many moons ago. And, guess what ~ I still love it. No one else does, or at least the ones who play with me. I have no mercy.

The game doesn't look real sturdy, but will outlast me, probably. I had a bit of a problem getting the play pieces mounted on the play board, but with a little determination, and some surgical trimming with my pocket knife, we got a game underway. The game didn't last long as I sunk my opponents ships one after the other. Nothing like a sore loser in a war game. They want revenge!!

One thing in particular that I didn't like: The game has red pegs and white pegs to denote hits and misses on the enemy's ships. All of these pegs come packed in a SINGLE CELLOPHANE BAG. What a pain, having to separate those little things before you can fire your first shot. Come on, guys (whoever makes this thing), use two cellophane bags. I promise, you won't go broke, and you'll do wonders for your image (and my language).

It's a fun game, but apparently frustrating for those who lose. I don't get the feeling I'll be playing this much, but it'll still make a nice gift - and I'll include two bags of separated colored pegs!



4 out of 5 stars Perfect For Any Day! All Hands On Deck!   October 23, 2008
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This was one of the most interesting & fun games of all times! We were known to play for hours when all the cousins got together for the holidays! We looked more forwrds to playing battleship than we did Grama's Christams Pudding! Of course if we could've kept up with the pieces Grama might not have taken our pudding away!


5 out of 5 stars "You Sank My Battleship!!"   October 15, 2008
Battleship was one of my favorite games as a child. Now, my son is able to share in that experience. We just picked up the new Battleship game about a week ago, and he loves it! I also like the changes that have been made to the game. For instance, when I was a child, the game was fairly basic. By that I mean that the containers were plain and there weren't many graphics to give the game a real "military" feel. Now, the game is much more realistic. The bottom part of the playing grid where the ships are placed has waves etched into the surface. In addition, the top part of the playing grid has the look of a submarine periscope. And, the game boxes themselves look like mini laptop computers.

The ships included in the game have remained the same over the years; a battleship, aircraft carrier, submarine, destroyer, and patrol boat. Each player takes turns "shooting" at the other player by calling out grid coordinates, such as B-3 or J-5. This goes on until one player's ships are sunk by the other player.

This game has seen many versions over the years since I was a child, but it still remains one of my favorite games. I really enjoy playing against my son as he's become quite good at it in a very short time. If you're looking for a fun, action-packed game, then "Battleship" is a good choice.



4 out of 5 stars one of the best games of all time   October 12, 2008
you probably have played it or have seen the commercials at some point in your life if you are older than 20 at least. It is fun and can go most anywhere. Turn off your TV and open a board game, any board game and get your kids involved for some fun and surprise; some personal interaction too.. LOL


3 out of 5 stars Fun Game, needs better design   September 2, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have to agree with several prior comments concerning the marking pins, they are a poor fit and a simple bump can cause the pins to jump off the board - can we expect a seven year old or even an adult to not bump the board ocasionally? Also, I had to file down the ships pins so they would fit into the boards holes - I don't recall having these problems when I was a kid. Too often the game companies rely on history to sell a game, then deliver an inferior produt.


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