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Batalla Naval (Sea Battle) guide: rules, how to play and tips

What is it?

Batalla Naval, the sea battle game, is the classic of strategy and deduction where each player hides a fleet and tries to sink the other’s by firing blind. It used to be played on graph paper and a lot of trust; on WePlay each fleet lives on its owner’s phone and the server announces the result of every shot, so nobody can cheat.

Setup

• Each player has a 10×10 grid with numbered rows and columns.
• The fleet has 5 ships: one of 5 squares, one of 4, two of 3 and one of 2.
• Place your ships horizontally or vertically without overlapping. In a hurry? Tap Random and the game places them for you.
• When both players confirm their fleets, the battle begins.

Rules

1. Players take turns choosing a square on the opponent’s grid to fire at.
2. The result is Agua (miss), Tocado (hit) or Hundido (sunk, when every square of a ship has been hit).
3. Each square can be fired at only once.
4. The first player to sink all five enemy ships wins.
5. Spectators see the shots and results, but never where the ships are.

How to play on WePlay

1. Open weplay.zone in the browser on every phone. There is no app to install and no account to create.
2. If everyone is on the same Wi-Fi, they land at the same table automatically. Anyone far away or on cell data taps Invite and joins with the link, the QR code or the 4-letter code.
3. The host picks Batalla Naval (Sea Battle) and taps Start. Each phone shows only its own player’s information; the table is shared in real time.
4. Nobody else around? Open Play the computer and the game starts instantly against a computer opponent.
5. You see two grids: the opponent’s on top, where you fire by tapping a square, and yours below, with your ships and the shots you have taken.
6. The computer places its fleet at random and fires with a plan: when it hits a ship, it tries the neighboring squares to finish it off.

Tips and strategy

• Start by firing in a checkerboard pattern: since the smallest ship is 2 long, none can hide and you use half the shots.
• After a hit, try the four neighboring squares until you learn whether the ship runs horizontally or vertically.
• Don’t place your ships touching each other: if your opponent finds one, the other is found right away.
• Avoid putting every ship on the edges; experienced players check them early.
• Keep track of which ships you have sunk so you know which sizes remain and which gaps they could fit in.

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