Battleship

Battleship, Mariner, Destroyer and sometimes just Ship

The dice game, Battleship, is a fun family game offering quick action and suspense for a group of any size. This game can be played for fun or money. The goal is to be the first player to reach 100 points; or to score the highest number of points in ten rounds of play. Battleship is also known as Ship, Captain and Crew, Mariner and Destroyer.

Playing Time: 2 to 10 minutes per round, depending on the number of players

Number of Players: Any number can play but 3 to 6 players are best

Number of dice needed: Five

Other equipment needed: Dice cup and a simple tally sheet for keeping score

Game play:In each turn a player has three throws of the dice and tries to roll and put to one side a 6 (the ship), a 5 (the captain), and 4 (the mate).  The 6, 5, and 4 may not be rolled out of order so if the first throw contains a 6 and 4, but not a 5, only the 6 is put aside and the rest of the dice, including the 4, are rolled again.  If a player fails to throw the 6, 5, and 4 after their three throws they score nothing.

If after three throws a player has put aside the ship, captain and mate the remaining two dice (the crew) are totaled to form the players score.

If all three in the sequence are rolled before the third and final throw then the remaining two dice (the crew) may optionally be rolled in the remaining turn(s) to improve the total of the players score.

The player with the highest aggregated crew total, wins the game. In the case of an equally high total all players must play the round again.