These versions alter the rules, and indeed the size of the grid (8×12 in the NES version, 8×8 in the Game Boy version).

Consider the checkerboard method: If you imagine the firing grid as a giant checkerboard, with alternating white and black squares, you can hit all opposing ships by firing only on black squares.I was like, 'I just had this MRI, and when I was in there, I was thinking about the aliens, and it was really scary. Instead of firing into all diagonal and vertical squares until you get a shot, use a parity approach to maximize the chances of hitting an opponent’s ship early on. Alex uses the final shell to destroy the array, rendering the Missouri defenseless, but the mothership’s drones are destroyed by Boeing F/A-18 fighter jets, as reinforcements carpet bomb the mothership, eliminating the alien threat. Battle Shots is a different variation that has more similarities to the original game of Battleships. When you correctly guess the location of one of your opponent’s shot glasses, they have to take the shot.

Opponents are bound to do things slightly differently each time, so this will give you better chances of getting hits. If you enjoy strategy games that challenge your ability to outmaneuver and outthink your adversary, Battleship is the perfect choice. First, you have to figure out where to hide your ships, and then you have to figure out how to shoot at your opponent's board. Track your guesses, whether they are hits and misses, on your coordinate map to make sure that you aren’t repeating guesses.

Players must arrange ships and record the shots made by their opponent on the lower grid, while recording their own shots on the upper grid. She accepted the role because she wanted "to do something badass" and also because it wasn't a role too big for her to play. Also featured in the film were the real-life guided missile destroyers USS Benfold (DDG-65), USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), and USS Sampson (DDG-102) all of which are active members of the US Navy Pacific Fleet. Megan Lehmann of The Hollywood Reporter thought that the "impressive visual effects and director Peter Berg's epic set pieces fight against an armada of cinematic clichés and some truly awful dialogue. While the center is a great place to hide smaller ships, placing a large ship in the center of the board will almost guarantee that the opponent hits it early on.