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The Express games are great for all ages - our "gang" of forty-somethings plays them all the time, but I bought this one for my 12 year old niece, confident that she will have just as much fun with it.

This Battleship Express blew me away by veering hard to port from my expectations! Instead of the tedium of calling out individual spaces to sink stationary ships, players roll dice to attempt to sink their opponent's lead ships. The game is now open for two to four players, and it is still over in 20 minutes or so. This game is not Battleship--but it is a new twist, and it is worth trying out!

The great thing about this game is it is fast. It was easy enough for my 6 year old to understand, and everyone enjoys it! My teen sister loves to play, as do my husband and I. The only draw back to this game is it is not the classic Battleship game. This should be very obvious. It is completely different from battleship. However, that does not mean this "new" version is any less fun!

These games have reinvigorated game night for my family. I highly recommend this product for families, ages 7+ years. We usually do a game night during the week. Our main problems were two-fold: 1. The shorter/quicker games often became boring or repetitive, or 2. The more exciting games could, depending on the game, run for longer than we had set aside, leaving my kids frustrated that we couldn't finish the game before bedtime. Hasbro created these self-contained Express games that can be played approximately 20 minutes. These games come in a plastic container that hold everything you need to play. Pop open the lid and begin! Battleship comes with two different games. It is based on cards that have the different battleships and rolling dice. The basic premise is that you have a fleet of ships that you line up in a particular order. Each one comes with "strength" numbers, meaning how much fire power it can emit and how much attack it can sustain. The dice are labeled with different colors or an explosion symbol. At the beginning of your turn, you decide which ship you are going to attack with and which player you are going to attack. You then roll the dice three times to attempt to sink their ship. The first player to successfully sink three ships wins. This game is exciting but has a discreet play-time (usually around 20 minutes). We often are able to play a couple of rounds before bed. It is satisfying in that we can finish several games before bedtime and have multiple "winners" so everyone is happy. We have now purchased all but one of the "Express" games from Hasbro, and all of them are equally as good. We own: Battleship Monopoly Clue Sorry (we don't have Scrabble) They are also great for travel, because everything is contained in the plastic container for storage and the dice can be rolled inside the container for easy play. I highly recommend these games for family game night, travel, or any time you just want to have a little fun.

I love the traditional Battleship, and had been very impressed with the other 20 Minutes Games in this series. Battleship is a lot of fun giving you a great spin on the traditional version. I have only played this with 2 people, but I'm sure the more people that were playing the greater the challenge and thrill of the game there would be. It is certainly worth the $5!