Sink the Ships Help

Rules for Sink the Ships

• Place ships on an 11x11 grid, and then try to sink your opponent's ships before your opponent sinks yours. The first player to sink all five of his or her opponent's ships is the winner.
• Squares are identified by row (denoted by a letter to the left of the grid), and column (denoted by a number above the grid). For example, the upper left square in the grid is "A1."
• Players take turns selecting a square on their opponent's board. A "hit" is scored when a player selects a square containing an opponent's ship.
• Each player has a fleet of five ships of various lengths: one 5-piece, two 4-piece, one 3-piece, and one 2-piece. These ships can be placed on the board either horizontally or vertically.
• You may decide whether or not to announce when each ship is sunk by tapping Game > Announce when ship sunk. You must select this option before you begin game play, and cannot select this option if you are Player 2 of an infrared game. If this option is selected, a message will appear informing you whenever you or your opponent has sunk a ship.

Playing a Game

• You may play against the computer or against another player.
  If you choose to play against the computer, you can decide whether or not to announce when ships are sunk, and you always go first.
  In a two-player game, Player 1 decides whether or not to announce when ships are sunk, and Player 2 goes first.
• After placing your ships, tap Game > Start Game. Players take turns choosing a square to guess. You can tap the square with the stylus or, using the keyboard input method, enter the board coordinates of the square you wish to guess and tap the ENTER key.
• To view your board, and your opponent's guesses, tap Game > Change Board. To change back to your opponent's board, where you are guessing, tap Game > Change Board again.
• The first player to sink all five of the opponent's ships wins.
• To play again, tap Game > New 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.