r/mildlyinfuriating 2d ago

Played Battleship with my 7 year old son

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He sunk all my ships without me getting 1 hit, so I played on to find where his were.

He hid them in his pocket.

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u/ElGrandeBlanco 2d ago edited 2d ago

I played one at a friend's house that had a single moving boat. It required teams of three people. One was the captain who decided where the ship moved. One was the radar who had to guess and track enemy ship movement and torpedo hits and misses. The other was boat systems that tracked the turns until the torpedos, mines, radar ping, and dash were available. The worst part is it was all real time and both boats moved simultaneously.

Edit: I forgot they were also submarines so the only time you get a knowledge on where the enemy was is if you hit them or they surfaced for air.

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u/ADHDitis 2d ago

Captain Sonar!

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u/Halop2k 2d ago

Captain Sonar is the game for anyone curious, really unique twist on a board game in my opinion.

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u/Medic5050 2d ago

"What's the vector, Victor?"

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u/CedarWolf 1d ago

"What's our clearance, Clarence?"

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u/BattleHall 2d ago

What's interesting is that that's basically how the Royal Navy war-gamed out convoy tactics against German U-boats during WWII:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Approaches_Tactical_Unit