
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,374
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Battleship: Card Game
- 2 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2011

2006
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Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition is a board game released in 2006 for 1–2 players and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Dustin DePenning.
You are at the helm in the fight for the future of the planet. Will you command the Alien Fleet or defend Humankind? Power up and scan the battlefield for locations to conceal your highly detailed, movie-based ships. Then, brace yourself for battle as electronic voice commands and sound effects signal your search-and-destroy mission to take out your opponent’s ships. Play on your own or battle a friend, and choose from three edge-of-your seat missions! Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition has its gameplay based upon Battleship Advance Mission. There are three game modes: Classic game (One attack per turn), Multi-attack game (go again if you hit an enemy ship), Salvo game (make 1 attack for every ship you have in play). Deluxe mission also has two weapon modes: attack with only one coordinate at a time, or use advanced weapons that let you scan for enemies, shoot down enemy plans, or launch missiles for massive attacks. Differences from Battleship Movie Edition: Has a computer, and adds search jets, and has a 10*14 field. The two player boards are joined in the middle. The ships are smaller and less detailed. Does not come with cards. Identical to the Advanced Mission version, with the exception of alien ships, a lighter board, and and an alien voice instead of a female one. Green Electronic Battleship Advanced Mission differences from the earlier, blue box edition: - improved voices and sounds (earlier said to be hard to understand) - the original game play in a bigger, 10 x 14, grid, Salvo mission, and Target Plus One Mission, or Bonus Mission. - advanced weapons can now be used in Salvo and Bonus Missions - the Attack Squadron planes now move and scan on the same turn, and the planes now scan the space immediately underneath them. - the Aircraft Carrier missiles were eliminated. The Attack Squadron planes are equipped with a one-time use only missile that automatically hits every space where it detects an enemy target. It does that on the first target found only, and then it only scans. - the Battleship has one Tomahawk missile that hits everything in the 3 x 3 square where it lands. - the now-called Light Missile Cruiser has two Harpoon Missiles that covers three vertical or horizontal spaces. - the Fast-Attack Sub has two torpedoes that travel from one side to the other of the grid unless it hits a target first. The Sub also has a scanner that will tell you that an enemy ship is in the vicinity but will not tell you the precise location unlike the Attack Squadron Planes. - the new design has a raised, inverted-Y design. - the ships are redesigned. - there are different colored lights to indicated launches, scans, hits and misses.
Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition for ages 8 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.
Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition belongs to these categories: Deduction, Electronic, and Nautical. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition 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 Deluxe Battleship Movie Edition 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.