Game Components:

• Game Boards: Each player has a primary ocean grid (10x10) for positioning their fleet and a secondary targeting grid to track shots fired.

• Ships: Each player has a fleet of five ships:

  • Carrier (5 spaces)

  • Battleship (4 spaces)

  • Cruiser (3 spaces)

  • Submarine (3 spaces)

  • Destroyer (2 spaces)

• Peg Markers: White pegs to mark misses, and red pegs to mark hits.
  

Setup:

1. Positioning Ships:

   • Each player places their five ships on their ocean grid. Ships can be placed either horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally.

   • Ships must be placed within the boundaries of the grid and cannot overlap each other.

   • Each player keeps their ship placement hidden from the other player.
     

Gameplay Overview:

Players take turns calling out coordinates to attack the opponent's ships, attempting to guess the locations of the ships.

1. Calling a Shot:

   • On a player's turn, they call out a coordinate (e.g., "B7").

   • The opponent checks their ocean grid and announces whether the shot is a "hit" or a "miss".

     • If it’s a hit, the opponent places a red peg on their ship at that coordinate.

     • If it’s a miss, the opponent places a white peg on their ocean grid at that coordinate.

   • The player calling the shot marks their targeting grid with a red peg for a hit or a white peg for a miss.

2. Recording Hits and Misses:

   • Players keep track of their hits and misses on their targeting grid to help refine their strategy.

   • Each time a ship is hit but not sunk, the player must say "hit" and specify which ship was hit once the ship is sunk (e.g., "You sank my battleship").
     

Sinking Ships:

• A ship is considered sunk when all of its coordinates have been hit.

• The opponent must announce which ship has been sunk.
  

Winning the Game:

• The game continues in alternating turns until one player has sunk all five of their opponent’s ships.

• The first player to sink all of their opponent's ships is the winner.
  

Advanced Rules and Variations:

For added complexity, some players may choose to incorporate advanced rules or variations:

1. Salvo: Each player may fire multiple shots per turn equal to the number of ships they have remaining.

2. Special Weapons: Introduce special weapons like "air strikes" or "torpedoes" that have different rules for targeting and hitting ships.

3. Fog of War: Players do not announce the type of ship hit, only whether it is a hit or miss, increasing the challenge of deducing ship placements.
   

Tips and Strategies:

• Balanced Distribution: Avoid clustering your ships too closely together to make it harder for your opponent to score consecutive hits.

• Pattern Shots: Use patterns like checkerboards or systematic sweeps to ensure thorough coverage of the grid.

• Tracking Hits: Pay attention to where your hits are and use logical deduction to target likely adjacent spaces to sink ships.