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BATTLESHIP
Posted by SprueOne on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:23 PM

Box Art

The discussion topic, Table top gaming by Mississippivol sparked this idea for a thread here.

Several years ago my buddy moved away so he proposed an idea to me. To play Battleship through email. We plotted our fleet grid on graph paper and emailed our strikes consecutively in turns. I know it's not for everybody but I thought it was fun. 

This was all honor system of course and since there was no pay ins or pay outs, there wasn't any benefit in cheating. It was all just for fun. 

 

^ My graph paper plots and strikes and 'enemy' movements ^

 

Most members here probably remember this game but the following images are for those who are unfamiliar with this game.

These are the traditional ships from the game but they can be any sort of fleet from Sci-Fi space ships, Fantasy Pirate ships, WWII . . . etc.

The winner of this round will call out the next challange in PM preferred. The member asked to the challange can accept or decline in PM then.

This is an open forum and any members are free to comment, encourage, advise and watch the battle.

Mississippivol has agreed to this challange with me so gets first strike turn. 

 

 

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 9:37 PM

Well alrighty, then. My patrol aircraft has guided me to within range. Gallant fellows they are, wish they had all made it back. I think that I can just make you out in the fog.....E8....FIRE!

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Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 9:40 PM
I will say, though, that I remember the patrol boat being the destroyer and the destroyer was a cruiser when I was a boy.
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Posted by SprueOne on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 10:04 PM

mississippivol
I will say, though, that I remember the patrol boat being the destroyer and the destroyer was a cruiser when I was a boy.
 

Really? I didn't know that

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by SprueOne on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 10:07 PM

mississippivol

Well alrighty, then. My patrol aircraft has guided me to within range. Gallant fellows they are, wish they had all made it back. I think that I can just make you out in the fog.....E8....FIRE!

 

 

Your crew's sights are on point tonight.

E8 = HIT!

 

 

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by SprueOne on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 10:13 PM

A Boatswain has detected an audible clank of a fouled lanyard, perhaps. 

F2 Fire!

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 10:47 PM

Miss. Issippi. My boys need to be a little more disciplined. Torpedo launch to B3.....Fire!

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Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 10:52 PM

SprueOne

 

 
mississippivol
I will say, though, that I remember the patrol boat being the destroyer and the destroyer was a cruiser when I was a boy.
 

 

 

Really? I didn't know that

 

Yeah. This latest edition that I got for the lads was the first time I had seen the current descriptors.

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Posted by SprueOne on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 8:11 PM

mississippivol

 SprueOne

 mississippivol

I will say, though, that I remember the patrol boat being the destroyer and the destroyer was a cruiser when I was a boy.
 

Really? I didn't know that

 

 

 

ok, that explains it. The ship description chart above is from the version I have. It's a 'Talking Battleship'. Electronic with sound effects from the 1990s.

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by SprueOne on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 8:18 PM

mississippivol

Miss. Issippi. My boys need to be a little more disciplined. Torpedo launch to B3.....Fire!

 

 
B3 = torpedo miss.
 
BTW, how does a torpedo work? It there a little engine inside or is all the propellant energy from the launch? 
 
 
D4 - fire
 
 

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 9:04 PM

Not really sure myself. Looks like I need to invest in good ones with a homing radar...

D4 is a miss. 

I2...Fire!

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Posted by SprueOne on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 9:13 PM

lol, Smart torpedos, I think they got those 

I2 = miss

B2 . Fire

 

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 9:32 PM

That's the problem, they do, but I don't,  lol.

B2 miss

F4 fire

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Posted by SprueOne on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 10:07 PM

well neither do I, lol 

F4 = HIT

H8 . . . fire

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 10:39 PM

H8-miss

J6-fire

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Posted by SprueOne on Thursday, July 7, 2016 8:42 PM

Well at least being consistant with my strikes. 

 

J6-miss

J10 Fire

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Thursday, July 7, 2016 10:10 PM

Yeah, looking at the board, I think I am recognizing a shot pattern. Pretty cool. 

J10-miss

D1- fire

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Posted by SprueOne on Thursday, July 7, 2016 10:28 PM

A shot pattern of misses, yes, very cool. 

 

D1-miss

H1 - fire

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Thursday, July 7, 2016 10:36 PM

Now I  didn't mean it that waySmile

And you can call H1 a hit..

G6-fire

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Posted by SprueOne on Thursday, July 7, 2016 11:01 PM

LOL, I know, I was just trying to be funny. 

Ok finally a hit.

 

G6-miss

J3 - Fire

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Friday, July 8, 2016 6:02 PM

J3- miss

 

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Posted by mississippivol on Friday, July 8, 2016 6:04 PM

We have a carrier each, too bad we can't call in an air strike. ...

 

A8-fire

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Posted by SprueOne on Friday, July 8, 2016 7:00 PM

But that's what I've been doing. My Albatross squadron has been . . . uh . . dropping . . but only one landed so far Smile

A8-miss

I2 - fire

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Friday, July 8, 2016 9:03 PM

I2-miss

C6-fire

Btw, in this game, the attrition to both sides is huge, at least in past games. What's the least amount of ships you've lost in a win?

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Posted by SprueOne on Saturday, July 9, 2016 10:50 AM

The least ever for me was 3.5 ships. Average is 4 and sometimes, just 1 red peg left. Yes, I agree massive attrition. 

C6 - hit

A9 - fire

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:14 PM

A9 Miss

G1 Fire

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Posted by SprueOne on Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:25 PM

G1 = miss

I looked up Wiki on Battleship Game this morning and read up about it a little.

This type of 'pencil and paper' game play can translate 'ships' to 'tanks and APCs' or 'mortar positions' or 'cities and towns' and etc. Then played the same way.

F4 - fire

 

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Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:57 PM

I didn't realize that it was that adaptable. 

F4 Miss

C10 Fire

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Posted by SprueOne on Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:22 PM

C10 = miss

Yes, all positions are stationary. They could even be rival Kentucky stills during prohibition.

D8 - fire 

Anyone with a good car don't need to be justified - Hazel Motes

 

Iron Rails 2015 by Wayne Cassell Weekend Madness sprueone

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Posted by mississippivol on Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:34 PM

D8 miss

E2 fire

Kentucky stills, lol!

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