Project title: BATTLESHIP
About The Game
Battleship is a historical game which
comes down from the days when navy became a deciding factor of many wars. It was
very popular with seamen in paticular and the public in general.Over the years
the game remains unchanged in form and is played with the same spirit and
enthusiasm. In the game each player is given a grid (usually 10 x 10) in which
he places five ships.The fleet consists of ships of diffrent sizes.Each players
fleet stup is hidden from the others view.The players then calls shots, one at a
time or more and gets a respond from his opponent whether it is a hit or a miss.
Each player is also given a second grid to keep a track of teh shots he has
made. Depending on the responses from his opponent the player has to decide a
strategy to finally sink the entire fleet of the opponent .The first to do that
wins.
About the project
In this project we will produce a
computerised version of the Battleship .The game will include the conventional
version and a variation. In the game the user has the choice to play a single
player game(vs the computer)or a double player(over the network).The game will
be playable in diffrent modes. The game will give each player two grids- one for
his fleet and other to track his shots.The player can call shots and will be
given the result of a hit or a miss.He will also be informed of the number of
ships remaining and hint might also be supplied by program if needed.This hint
will purely on basis of the game without any knowledge of the computers fleet.In
the two player mode two players can play against each other on diffrent pcs
connected over net which will prevent them from watching the others fleet.
Motivation
Computerised version of the Battleship has
been created many times in past .what makes this project diffrent are the
following additions to the usual versions
Multiplayer Option
The Computer providing a hint
Variations in the conventional Battleship Game
Sample Input/Output
When the programme starts it will show a window
which will give the player following choices
The Mode he wants to play in - single player or double player.
For Double player mode the user will have to input the location of the second
user.The programme will verify the existence of network connection and the
address of the second player. In case of any problem it will flag an error
message
The Game style he wants to play in - Conventional, Rapid or Clash
Of Titans
In the Conventional game the each side gets one turn each and at the
end of each turn he is told whether that particular shot was a hit or a miss.If
it was a hit then which ship has been hit.
In the Rapid game it is the same as the conventional except that each
player gets number of shots equal to the number of ships remaining.
In the Clash of Titans each player gets number of shots equal to
number of his ships afloat but at the end of each game he is just told the
number of hits with no idea as where the hits are or which ships he has
hit
Who Goes First
Besides these ,the screen will also give the player the rules ,historical
importance and other relevant information.
After making his choices the
user starts on the game.Two 10 x 10 grids will be displayed - one representing
computers waters and the other players.The first work is the setting up of his
fleet.Key points regarding these are
The Length of the ships are fixed .They can be setup only horizontally and
vertically.So any attempt by the user of clicking on the wrong grid will flag an
error message.
This screen will also provide the user the option of having his fleet setup
randomly by the computer.
Once the fleet is set the players start calling shots by clicking on the
second grid.Each grid will show a flare or a water pool according as the shot is
hit or a miss.A message will indicate which ship has been hit.In the Clash of
Titans mode it will show the number of hits in all five squares.The user
might be given additional symbols for his own markings.
Messages will also be flagged if the user clicks on a slot already hit
upon.If the User clicks thrice then it will be assumed he wants to waste his
shot.
Sample Screen
At the end when all the ships of the user has been sunk the grids of both the
players will be displayed.It will also display the pecentage accuracy of
individual players and other statistics. Finally it will prompt the user to play
again or quit.
Related Links
You can play Battleship on the following sites.The grid pictures above have
also been downloaded to show the sample output and will not form a part of the
final project
Armada
Battleship
Battleship
Key points
The entire game requires graphic interface.
The program will need to keep a count of the hits and misses and decide
which ships have sunk and also decide on the response to a shot call.
The single player mode will require grading of the entire grid according to
shot responses(hit/miss).
The double player mode will require net connectivity which will connect the
two pcs.
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