Sink the Ships Help

Rules for Sink the Ships
Playing a Game
Placing Your Ships
Using Infrared


Rules for Sink the Ships



Playing a Game



Placing Your Ships

Each player has a fleet of five ships of various lengths. When you start the game, the longest ship appears in the box at the lower left corner of the screen. As you place each ship, the next ship will appear in the box.

  1. Tap Rotate if you want to rotate the ship.
  2. Drag the ship to the grid, or, using the keyboard input method, enter the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the ship and the tap the ENTER key.
  3. If you want to move a ship after launching it, just drag it, on the board, to the new position.
  4. After you have placed all your ships, tap Game > Start Game.


Using Infrared

You can use the infrared (IR) port on your mobile device to play against another player.

  1. Tap Game > New Game. One player should select Player 1 of an infrared game and the other should select Player 2 of an infrared game.
  2. Place your ships on the board.
  3. Tap Game > Start Game.
  4. Make sure the IR port on your device lines up with the IR port on your opponent's device and that nothing obstructs them. After the boards are transmitted, Player 2 will be prompted to move and Player 1 will see the "Waiting for opponent to guess..." message.
  5. As you play the game, ensure the infrared ports are lined up after each move so you can see which square your opponent guessed.