Battleship

About This Game

Battleship is a classic strategy game where you compete against an enemy to sink their fleet of ships. Each player places their ships on a hidden grid and takes turns guessing the locations of the opponent’s ships. The first player to sink all of the enemy’s ships wins the game. It’s a test of strategy, memory, and luck!

How to Play

Setup: Place your fleet of ships on your grid. Ships can be placed horizontally or vertically but not diagonally.
Gameplay: Take turns with the enemy to call out grid coordinates (e.g., B5) to try and hit each other’s ships.
Hits and Misses: Mark hits and misses on your tracking grid. A hit means part of a ship is located at that coordinate; a miss means no ship is there.
Winning: The game continues until one player sinks all of the opponent’s ships.

Game Features

• Instant play — runs in your browser, no download or installation
• 100% free — no sign-up, no payment, play as long as you like
• Any device — desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile friendly
• Fullscreen mode — use the Fullscreen button below the game for the full experience
• Part of our Boardgames collection — hand-picked for quality and quick loading

Why Play Battleship?

If you enjoy Boardgames games, Battleship deserves a place in your rotation. It runs entirely in your browser on Game Crafty — no installation, no sign-up, no cost — and it plays just as well on a phone between errands as it does on a desktop with a big screen. Give it two runs: the first to learn it, the second to beat your own best.