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Nick 28 Nov 2002 22:50:19 617 posts
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Spotted off b3ta.com...

http://home.iae.nl/users/franklin/battleships/pag/battleships.htm

BartonFink 28 Nov 2002 23:49:03 35,268 posts
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Just had a go, good game didn't do too well though...

BartonFink 29 Nov 2002 09:32:22 35,268 posts
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Right get your coat there is no excuse for that type of behaviour this early on a Friday morning.

UncleLou Moderator 29 Nov 2002 09:38:02 40,723 posts
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Nice link!

...but I lost :-(

UncleLou Moderator 29 Nov 2002 10:36:32 40,723 posts
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Shit, best I get is around 4500. Last match started real good, but it took me ages to find his last ship.

UncleLou Moderator 29 Nov 2002 10:44:11 40,723 posts
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Shame it's not multiplayer!

Deleted user 29 November 2002 10:49:43

*sob* 2200 and I lost, bastard hid his minesweeper, every single game of Battleships goes the same for me, I always get caught by the minesweeper.

UncleLou Moderator 29 Nov 2002 11:11:29 40,723 posts
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Should have made it into the top 50 a few times (well, starts with 3*** something), but somehow the highscore list doesn't update?!?

Edited by UncleLou at 11:11:44 29-11-2002

ssuellid 29 Nov 2002 12:55:37 19,142 posts
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First go got 5090.

ssuellid 29 Nov 2002 13:24:58 19,142 posts
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Errol,

http://search.shockwave.com/search/?sp-c=3000&site=sw&sp-a=sp100190fc&sp-p=all&sp-q=multiplayer

There are only a few and you don't have a choice of who you are playing against.

some more

http://www.candystand.com/games/cat_multiplayer.htm

JohnBye 29 Nov 2002 13:39:01 1,127 posts
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Since when did you get a bonus shot every time you hit something? Bah! Anyone got a version that has the proper rules?

UncleLou Moderator 29 Nov 2002 14:33:17 40,723 posts
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/me seconds otto

It's a bit the point of the game, that you, in theory, can win within a single turn, isn't it?

Deleted user 29 November 2002 14:36:48

UncleLou wrote:
/me seconds otto

It's a bit the point of the game, that you, in theory, can win within a single turn, isn't it?

You would have to be one jammy bastard

JohnBye 29 Nov 2002 15:05:44 1,127 posts
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You sure about that? Yeesh, it must have been a long time since I played... Either that or we never read the rules when I was a kid.

It seems to make things pretty random though. Both times I played that Shockwave version I sank the enemy's carrier almost straight away, but then he got all of my ships before I managed to hit anything else. Not much fun.

Nick 29 Nov 2002 15:09:47 617 posts
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That's what makes it so fun!

Deleted user 29 November 2002 15:10:47

JohnBye wrote:
Not much fun.

This is Battleships, I don't recall it ever being the height of gaming delight. Of course that might be because I always lose

Jesus-Action-Figure 29 Nov 2002 15:11:07 512 posts
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otto wrote:
Eh? Since always!

Since NEVER my friend! ;o)

http://www.centralconnector.com/GAMES/battleship.html

JohnBye 29 Nov 2002 15:17:16 1,127 posts
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"Since NEVER my friend"

Ah, there you go, see I'm not crazy!

I was sure we never used to have volleys like that when I played as a kid. And your opponent should tell you what sort of ship you've hit, which can help you to guess which direction it's facing in if you've got a few near misses around it. Makes the whole exercise a lot less random.

Now, has anyone found a Shockwave version that uses the proper rules?

Jesus-Action-Figure 29 Nov 2002 15:21:47 512 posts
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otto wrote:
I am right and they are SOOOOOO WRONG!!

schismatics!

Now you're just confusing Battleships with Asterix. Which sound similar, granted, but are actually poles apart

Edit - and I said the same thing just before some tossers nailed me to a plank of wood!

Edited by Jesus: Action Figure at 15:22:52 29-11-2002

UncleLou Moderator 29 Nov 2002 15:24:12 40,723 posts
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I am firmly on otto's side! And I am definitely not ready to back down here! :-)

Jesus-Action-Figure 29 Nov 2002 15:25:49 512 posts
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UncleLou wrote:
I am firmly on otto's side! And I am definitely not ready to back down here!

I cant' argue with you unless you've paid...

Oh, sorry, wrong thread

UncleLou Moderator 29 Nov 2002 15:26:05 40,723 posts
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If a player hits then they are allowed to shoot at another box. Players can use their spare grid to mark down the boxes that they have shot at and to see what they have hit.

Source: here

Edited by UncleLou at 15:28:27 29-11-2002

Jesus-Action-Figure 29 Nov 2002 15:29:15 512 posts
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UncleLou wrote:
If a player hits then they are allowed to shoot at another box. Players can use their spare grid to mark down the boxes that they have shot at and to see what they have hit.

Source: here

Edited by UncleLou at 15:28:27 29-11-2002

In response, I'd like to quote my honourable friend, m'lud, and say:

I am right and they are SOOOOOO WRONG!!

schismatics!