Hide and Sink

Box front of Hide and Sink

Details

Released
1983
Developer
Mirror Images Software, Inc.
Publisher
Mirror Images Software, Inc.
Genre
Board Game / Battleship
Players
Up to 1; single player
Type
Freeware \ Shareware
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Included in the pack (TXT)

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Title screen of Hide and Sink
Title screen
Gameplay of Hide and Sink
Gameplay

About this game

The pen-and-paper game Battleship gets another digital translation, which pits man against machine for a round of grid-based marine warfare. Both sides get five ships each - of varying sizes - and hide them within their respective game boards, invisible to the opponent. Each side then proceeds to fire in turn, by selecting a target grid position. When all the squares occupied by a ship are hit, it is sunk; the first player to destroy the entire enemy fleet will rule the waves.
The player gets 3 game variants to choose from:

1. Hide & Sink - the basic game, with one shot per turn.

2. Super-Hide & Sink - the number of shots is limited, but each turn adds an optional missile launch (either from the sub or the patrol boat).

3. Super-Salvo Hide & Sink - as above, plus multiple shots fired per turn (depending on the number of ships the attacker has left).

Each of these may optionally be played in "night" mode, which hides the type/size of the target until it's completely totalled.

Also known as

Sea BattleA+ Disk Magazine Release
Hide and SinkAlternate
BattleshipApple II

Collections

Collection
Board / Party Game translations