The game is essentially a giant, physical version of Battleship, played on two large boards with pawns and bombs.

🎯 What the text is explaining

It describes how to place your ships, how to take turns firing, and how to win in Battleships.

🚢 Your fleet

Each player has 5 ships of different lengths:

These numbers represent how many times that ship must be hit before it sinks.

⚓ Starting the game

You begin by placing your ships on your vertical playing field:

• Choose a ship (e.g., the battleship).
• Pick a coordinate where the ship will start (e.g., 8B).
• Decide whether it will lie vertically (8B → 4B) or horizontally (8B → 8F).
• Place all ships randomly in this way.
• When both players confirm their boards, the battle begins.

This matches the placement instructions on the page.

💣 How the game works

You now see two boards:

• Top board → your sea, showing your ships
• Bottom board → opponent’s sea, where you fire shots

Taking a shot

• Choose a coordinate (e.g., 9B).
• Place a white bomb if you missed.
• Place a red bomb if you hit.
• A hit gives you another turn.

When your opponent shoots

• Their shot appears on your top board:
  • White pawn → miss
  • Red pawn → hit
• If they hit one of your ships, you place a large red pawn on your vertical board at that coordinate.
• You say “Hit”, and when all spaces of a ship are hit, you say “Ship Sunk.”

🏆 Winning the game

The first player to sink all ships of the opponent wins.

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