New to Destroyer?
Check out the "What to Expect" section below.
Instructions
1) Place your ships.
2) Click on Computer's screen where you want to attack (3
attacks/turn).
Click "Finalize attack" to submit your attacks.
3) Evaluate your report and
make new attacks.
What to Expect:
General Information
The two 8x8 grids on the left side are where you can attack your opponent (the grid labeled "Computer")
and see where your ships are (the grid labeled "Player").
Your ships have been randomly placed on the grid for you. If you do not like this layout, you can
refresh the page and there will be a new layout.
You make attacks on the "Computer" grid by clicking the locations you want to attack. For more
information on attacks, check out the "Attacks" section below.
After you have selected the three attacks you want to make for your turn, click the "Finalize attack"
button.
A report will be generated for you, and will appear in the table labeled "Report."
The game ends when either you hit all of your opponent's ships or your opponent hits all of yours.
Ships
There are five different ships - a Destroyer, a Tanker, a Cruiser, a Battleship, and a Submarine.
Ships can be placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Ship lengths:
Destroyer: 5
Tanker: 4
Cruiser: 3
Battleship: 3
Submarine: 1
The ships each have their own color on the "Player" grid.
Attacks
At each turn, you make three attacks.
Left-click on the square you want to attack. The attack will be marked as a red-colored
number.
If you change your mind about where you want to make your attack, right-click on the red number
you wish to change, and then left-click where you want to make your attack.
After selecting your three attacks for the turn, click "Finalize attack."
You will notice that a new row has been added to the Report. Consider this report as you plan your next
attack (see "Understanding the Report" for more details).
After you make your attack, the computer will make its attack, and you will see its attack marked on the
"Player" grid.
Understanding the Report
Each column stores the report for a different ship. The number in brackets indicates how many more units
of that ship you need to attack.
The report will have a new row after each turn.
If one or more of your three attacks hit a ship unit, the number of hits will be indicated in the
appropriate column.
For example, if you hit one Destroyer in your first turn, the first row's first column will read
"1h."
Each attack can only hit, at most, one ship unit (a hit is if you attack a cell where the ship unit is
located).
Once you hit all of the units of a ship, the ship's column in the report will turn green.
In addition to hitting a ship, you can also damage a ship. This is done by attacking a cell next to one
where a ship unit is located.
For example, if you attack C3 and there is a Submarine located at C2, the report for the
Submarine will read "1d."
*note:* A cell is "next to" another cell even if they are diagonal to one another.
For example, an attack at C3 can damage any ship units located at B2, C2, D2, B3, D3, B4, C4, or
D4.
A single attack cannot hit and damage ships.
For example, suppose the Submarine is located at C2, and the Battleship is located in B3, C3, and
D3. Let's say you again attack C3, and this time the column for Battleship will say "1h," but the
submarine will not say "1d."
After making your three attacks for each turn, the report will come in simultaneously for all
three attacks; you will not be told which attack caused damage or which attack hit a ship. That
is up to you to reason out.
Keep in mind that a single cell can be damaged by more than one other cell.
For example, let's say the Submarine is still hanging out at C2. This time, you attack B1 and C3.
Although both of these cells damage the Submarine, the report for the Submarine will still read
"1d."