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Elektronisches Battleship

Navy vs. Aliens

Battleship or Schiffe versenken, whatever the name of the game, it is always a favorite. Based on the blockbuster film, Alien Armies confront the US Navy in this variant. The game features a foldable electronic Battleship command station with two drawers for ammunition, two sets of ships that are different for each party, as well as a blue and a red Jet for the Navy and a red and blue Machine for the Aliens, plus red pins for hits, white pins for misses and blue pins for sonar scans. You can confront a computer-generated opponent on your own or face another admiral in a duel and discover some surprising features:

Suggestions for fleet formation, special weapons, diodes showing hit or miss at the target coordinates, activation of hidden weapons systems, spying on the opposing fleet or use of fighter jets and sound effects for each move. The feature Sonar Scan allows you to scan an area of 3x3 squares under water for enemy ships, but you do not receive exact coordinates. An operator explains, gives orders and guides you through three different game variants, Original Game, Attack Game and Volley Game. You also can choose weapons – standard or special – and formation models; you can either position ships yourself or the computer places ships according to a template chosen by the player.

Despite sound effects and command voice the game remains the old beloved Schiffe versenken / Battleship, always tense, always challenging; this version has been based on the film and is targeting fans of technology, but still the goal and fun is “Hurrah, I found your ship!” Classic fun in modern garb, a well-working combination!

Players: 1-2

Age: 8+

Time: 20+

Designer: not named

Artist: not named

Price: ca. 45 Euro

Publisher: Hasbro 2012

Web: www.hasbro.at

Genre: deduction game with electronics

Users: For children

Special: 1 player

Special: 2 players

Version: de

Rules: de en

In-game text: no

Comments:

Edition adapted to the topic of the film

With electronic unit and astonishing effects

Basic mechanism stays the same

Compares to:

All other editions of Battleship / Schiffe versenken

Other editions:

Hasbro USA

Chance (pink): 2

Tactic (turquoise): 2

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 1

Interaction (brown): 2

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0