Battleship

Topic
- Mathematics
Learning skills
- Cooperation
- Problem solving & decision making
- Calculating & counting
- Communication & expression
Activity type
- Board game
Materials
- Basic
- Printable downloads
Age
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
5 - 15 minutes
2 - 4 players
Easy
Calm
Small (office, pavement)

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Everything you need to play this game

GAME A5a panel Download game-a5a.pdf (53.6kb)
GAME A5b panel
10 red bottle caps
10 green bottle caps
Chalk, pens or pencils

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Attach the two magnetic panels on opposite sides of the mobile school or away from each other. Make sure the distance is not too big so the players can hear each other.

The players copy the magnetic board (both the circles and the numbers), using a piece of chalk, or with a pen or pencil on a paper.

The players then place the following "ships" on their magnetic panel:

a ship of four bottle caps
a ship of three bottle caps
a ship of two bottle caps

This can be done horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

The players start the game and take turns in guessing the positions of the opponent's ships. Examples of this step: see Additional game info.

The player who manages to find and sink all of his opponent's ships first, wins.

Extra game information

Examples step 4 How to play:

Player 1 asks player 2: "do you have a bottle cap on circle 15?" If player 2 does have a bottle cap on that circle, he answers "yes" and player 1 marks it with a piece of chalk on the copied circles. He may also continue guessing. If player 1 has missed it, it is player 2's turn.

If all bottle caps of one single ship have been traced by one player, his opponent says "ship sunk".

Specific learning objectives

Recognise points and lines and being able to use the terms: line, point, straight, horizontal, vertical, diagonal.

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