Battleship

Battleship is a classic two-player guessing game where opponents attempt to locate and sink each other's ships. The bot takes on the role of the second player.

Requirements

Python >= 3.10

Setup

The easiest way to set up the project is to build a Docker image based on the provided Dockerfile and to use it within an interactive bash session.

$ docker build -t battleship .
$ docker run --rm -it battleship bash

How to Play

Initiate the game by strategically placing the ships on the board. Each ship requires the player to input its starting and ending coordinates using capital letters and numbers (e.g., "A1 A6"). The ships cannot overlap or touch each other.

Ships Available per Player:

• 1 aircraft (occupying 6 fields)
• 1 aircraft carrier (occupying 4 fields)
• 1 battleship (occupying 4 fields)
• 1 cruiser (occupying 3 fields)
• 2 destroyers (each occupying 2 fields)
• 2 submarines (each occupying 1 field)

During gameplay, the board displays outcomes using symbols:

• ≈ miss
• ╳ hit

To win the game, the player has to sink all the opponent's ships before the opponent does the same.