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Battleship: Card Game
2011
Rules assistance for Battleship: Card Game
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 15 min
- 7+
- Complexity 1.1/5
Rules assistant for Battleship: Card Game
For 2 players
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Battleship: Card Game is a board game released in 2011 for 2 players, 15 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. It was designed by Dustin DePenning and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Campaign / Battle Card Driven.
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About the game
From Hasbro's web site: "Brace yourself for search-and-destroy battle intensity as you compete with the enemy to keep your ships afloat. Play peg cards and power cards to find, hit and sink your opponent’s fleet of five ships. Each ship has a special power! Choose from beginner or advanced rules for edge-of-your seat excitement.Includes 24 coordinate cards, 52 destruction cards, 4 reference cards and instructions." Game play: To begin, each player shuffles and places their twelve Coordinate cards facedown in a 3x4 grid. They then draw five cards from their Destruction Card deck. Players take turns playing one card, then re-drawing up to five cards in hand. Players can play the following cards: White peg cards to search for ships in the other player's grid; Red peg cards (of variable strength) that damage revealed ships; Power cards that have variable abilities. In addition, revealed ships guide their players additional powers, allowing for rule-bending changes to the game. The first player to eliminate all five of their opponent's ships wins! The game from 2014 is now part of the Shuffle series of games and now simply called Battleship.
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- Hasbro
- ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
- Cartamundi
Questions and answers
Battleship: Card Game supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Battleship: Card Game is 15 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Battleship: Card Game for ages 7 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Battleship: Card Game has a complexity rating of 1.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Battleship: Card Game belongs to these categories: Card Game, Children's Game, and Nautical. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Campaign / Battle Card Driven. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Battleship: Card Game are: Dustin DePenning. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Battleship: Card Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.