Most iterations of the game assume you cannot place ships right next to each other.
I have never heard that rule. I cannot see that anywhere, even as a variation
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Allero@lemmy.today 22 hours agoMost iterations of the game assume you cannot place ships right next to each other. So, when you down a ship in a normal configuration, you immediately know the surroundings are free of ships.
In this placement, all but these 4 cells will not give you such an advantage. Therefore, the tactic is advantageous as it keeps the opponent with less intel.
restingOface@quokk.au 21 hours ago
Allero@lemmy.today 20 hours ago
Huh, I dug down and apparently it’s a regional quirk?
Even the Wikipedia article about the game doesn’t mention it in English, but does mention it in Russian.
English:
Before play begins, each player secretly arranges their ships on their primary grid. Each ship occupies a number of consecutive squares on the grid, arranged either horizontally or vertically. The number of squares for each ship is determined by the type of ship. The ships cannot overlap (i.e., only one ship can occupy any given square in the grid) or be placed diagonally.
Russian (translated by yours truly):
The playing field is typically a 10x10 square, on which the fleet is placed. <…> When placed, ships should not touch each other by sides or corners. Some variations may lack this rule.
Also, apparently it is common for the game to have 5-long ships, which don’t appear in the Russian versions.
Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 2 hours ago
This is also the case for the German version I player, funny.
binarytobis@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
How odd!
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 hours ago
I think it’s for Russian knock off version of Battleship and not the real version. Especially with the talk about all 5 ships being carrier sized 5 peg ships.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 hours ago
That isn’t a rule at all, dude. You must had had a house rule when you were a kid.
It is in the rules that you can’t stack ships tho. Lol