# Battleship

Battleship is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. It is rated 5.4 out of 10 by 26 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $19.96 (United States).

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1931
- **Categories:** Children's Game, Wargame, Nautical
- **Mechanics:** Secret Unit Deployment, Paper-and-Pencil, Deduction
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.4 out of 10, from 26 reviews
- **Owned by:** 63 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 174
- **Unique players:** 111

**Designers:** Clifford Von Wickler

**Artists:** Taavi Oolberg

**Publishers:** (Unknown), Ο.Β.Ε.Π.Κ.

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 Games | 27.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/battleship-the-classic-naval-combat-game |
| Hyggeonkel | 79.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/saenke-slagskibe-ga |
| Nordisk Spil | 89 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/saenke-slagskibe |
| World of Board Games | 149 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/pirate-battleships |
| Spelexperten | 149 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/familjespel/pirate-battleships.html |
| Alphaspel | 229 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/237999-sanka-skepp |
| Spielezar | 22.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kinderspiele/schiffe-versenken |
| Ludifolie | 24.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/9332-touche-coule.html |
| Reflexshop | 9990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/torpedo-tarsasjatek |

## Expansions

- [Super Sea Battle](https://www.ludoya.com/games/super-sea-battle)
- [Improving Games: Battleship](https://www.ludoya.com/games/improving-games-battleship)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battleship)
- [Battleship in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/battleship)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2425)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._