Battleship

Battleship / Bataille Navale France. 1969.

“You sank my battleship!”

Battleship, or Battleships, is a two-player game in which you guess the location of your opponent’s fleet of ships on a concealed numbered and lettered grid. The aim is to destroy your opponent’s fleet before your own fleet is destroyed. Battleship can be dated back to World War I when it was a home-made pen and paper game. In later years numerous companies published printed pad-and-pencil versions, then in 1967 the Milton Bradley company (MB Games) produced a plastic board and peg version with miniature ships. Later incarnations by MB included electronic, speaking, and player vs computer versions.

Battleships. UK. 1983.

Torpedo Run / Opération Torpilles and Touché Coulé Computer / Electronic Battleship. 1988. France.

Touché Coulé / Battleship traditional and elctronic. 1995. France.

Bataille Navale Electronique Parlante / Electronic Speaking Battleship. 1995. France.

Combat Naval. 1995. France.


TVTA Christmas selection box 2017

A little retro toy something for everyone here as we rewind to 1988 with the Cora Christmas toy catalogue from France. 

Cover of the 1988 Cora Christmas catalogue.


Smurfs

G. I. Joe

Lego Space

Barbie

My Little Pony

Dino Riders

Radio Control Cars

Olivia Dolls

Robotix

Saber Riders

Popples

Battleships and Torpedo Run

Trivial Pursuit

Cluedo Video

Board Games various

Walkie-Talkies, Table-top Football, Pinball

Bikes

Thanks for looking, merry Christmas 🙂