BATTLESHIP User's
Guide

Table of Contents
Introduction
Installation
Registration
and Technical Support
BATTLESHIP Usage
Object of the Game
Game Overview
How to Play Salvo
New Game Screen
Host Game Screen
Join Game Screen
Company Information
License Agreement
Copyright and Trademark
Information
Welcome to the handheld
version of the classic naval combat game BATTLESHIP. Utilize strategy
and cunning to outwit the enemy, which may be your handheld computer or
another player using yours or another handheld device.
Experience the thrill of heart-pounding naval action amid the surging spray
and deafening explosions of real-life combat.
Palm OS:
Run the Battleship Installer and follow
the on screen instructions. You will be required to HotSync your
handheld to complete the installation. The installer installs the
following files:
- Battleship.PRC
-- The Battleship game with low resolution graphics.
- BattleshipHiRes.PRC -- The
Battleship game with high resolution graphics
- BattleshipOS5Sounds.PDB -- High
quality Battleship sounds for OS 5 devices.
- BattleshipSonySounds.PDB -- High
quality Battleship sounds for Sony devices.
- Battleship User Guide -- This
User Guide.
Pocket PC:
Run the Battleship Installer and
follow the on screen instructions.
- Battleship.CAB -- The Pocket
PC application installed on your handheld.
- Battleship User Guide -- This
User Guide.
When you launch BATTLESHIP you will be prompted to enter a
serial number or to run in
Trial mode. You may play 10 games in Trial
mode. The Trial software and Registered software are identical. Once the
trial period ends you must purchase and enter a serial number to
continue using the software. You do not need to re-install the software.
Simply enter a serial number and your Trial version will be converted
into a Registered version.
To purchase a product serial
number, please visit our web site at www.handango.com.
Technical
Support
If
you have a software problem you can't solve, please visit the Support
section on our web site:
www.handmark.com/support. If you need assistance from a technical
support representative you can submit a request from this page.
Object of the Game
Be the first to sink all five of the ships in your opponent's fleet.
Game Overview
You and your opponent each have your own 10-square by 10-square ocean
grid. You each also have a fleet of five ships. The ships and their
sizes are as follows:
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- 5 grid squares |
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- 4 grid squares |
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- 3 grid squares |
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- 3 grid squares |
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- 2 grid squares |
Secretly deploy your fleet of ships on your grid, while your opponent
does the same.
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To position ships, drag the outline of the ship to the desired location
and tap the Deploy button. Use the Rotate button to alternate between
positioning ships horizontally and vertically. After all ships are
deployed, you are ready for battle.
To play, you and your opponent will alternate turns firing missiles at
targets (grid squares). To fire a missile at a target, tap the screen
over the grid square. Each missile you fire will either hit or miss an
enemy ship.
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A hit will be indicated by a red peg. A miss will be indicated by a
white peg. A ship is sunk when all of the grid squares occupied by the
ship have been hit. The first to sink the opponent's fleet of five ships
wins the game!
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How to play salvo
The salvo variation of the game is recommended for more experienced
players who have become familiar with the basic game and enjoy a faster
pace.
Use the same rules as the basic game, but on you turn, each player takes
one shot for each ship that remains in his fleet. Whenever any one of
your ships is sunk, you lose one shot when you fire your next salvo. The
more ships sunk, the fewer shots you get!
New game screen
This screen is used to start a game and set the desired options for
play. The following controls are used to set game options.
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Opponent: Use this control to indicate whether you play against another
person or against the computer. For a more challenging game, select the
Hard Computer option.
Game Type: Use this control to select between the basic game (Normal)
and Salvo mode.
Switch View Automatically: When this check box is selected the view
will automatically switch to the view appropriate for the current
player. If this control is unselected, the view must be switched
manually.
Volume: Use this control to adjust the game sound volume. To make the
game sounds louder, drag the volume slider to the right. To make the
sounds softer, drag the slider to the left.
Game Speed: Use this control to adjust the speed of the game when
playing against the computer.
Cancel / Start: To cancel the current game, select the Cancel button.
To start the current game, select the Start button.
This screen allows you to
host a game of BATTLESHIP so that you can play against an opponent that
are using another device. It allows you to host a game over an IR
(Infrared) connection or the Internet.
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Your Name: Enter your name or nickname in this field. This will be
shown to the other player.
Game Type: Use this control to select between the basic game (Normal)
and Salvo mode.
IR / Internet: Use this control to indicate how you want to
the other player to connect to your device for the multi-player
BATTLESHIP game.
Switch View Automatically: When this check box is selected the view
will automatically switch to the view appropriate for the current
player. If this control is unselected, the view must be switched
manually.
Volume: Use this control to adjust the game sound volume. To make the
game sounds louder, drag the volume slider to the right. To make the
sounds softer, drag the slider to the left.
Keyboard: Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your name into the Your
Name field.
Cancel button: To cancel and return to the Title screen, tap the Cancel
button.
Host button: Tap
the Host button to start the hosted multi-player game.
Join game screen
This screen allows you to join a game of BATTLESHIP that is hosted on
another device. It allows you to connect to the game over an IR
(Infrared) connection or the Internet.
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Your Name: Enter your name or nickname in this field. This will be
shown to the other player.
IR / Internet: Use this control to indicate how you want to
connect to the device that is hosting the multi-player BATTLESHIP game.
Joining an Infrared Game
Select IR if you want to join a game played over Infrared. After
selecting IR, point your device's IR port at the other player's device.
The other device's name will appear in the HOST area. If more than one
device is shown, choose the device that is hosting the game by tapping
it to highlight it.
Joining an Internet Game
If your device is connected to the Internet, either by a modem or
network card, you can play a multi-player game over the Internet.
YOU MUST KNOW THE IP ADDRESS OF YOUR OPPONENT.
Make sure you are connected to the Internet before starting BATTLESHIP.
Select Internet and enter the address of the host game in the Host area.
You can use either the numeric address (example: 192.168.0.100), or a
text address (example: www.handmark.com).
Note:
Internet play is not supported through the cradle at this time.
Host: The host area shows different information depending on which
multiplayer connection you choose:
Hosting an Infrared
Game
If you selected IR, the Host area shows a list of all Infrared devices
within range. Choose the device that is hosting the BATTLESHIP game by
tapping on it to highlight it.
Hosting an Internet
Game
If you selected Internet, the Host area shows a text field where you
should enter the Internet address of the device that is hosting the
BATTLESHIP game.
Switch View Automatically: When this check box is selected the view
will automatically switch to the view appropriate for the current
player. If this control is unselected, the view must be switched
manually.
Volume: Use this control to adjust the game sound volume. To make the
game sounds louder, drag the volume slider to the right. To make the
sounds softer, drag the slider to the left.
Keyboard: Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your name into the Your
Name field.
Cancel button: To cancel and return to the title screen, select the
Cancel button.
Connect button: Once you have chosen IR
or INTERNET and
have selected the host device, select the Connect button to connect to
the hosted game. Please make sure the other player has hosted a game
before attempting to connect.
Company Information
Handmark, Inc., is
rapidly emerging as the leading publisher of consumer applications
for Palm and Pocket PC handheld devices. Handmark offers consumer
software for PDAs through major retail chains in North America as
well as through its web site:
www.handmark.com. Handmark software is available in the U.S. and
Europe and will soon be sold in Australia. In the U.S. Handmark
sells through both national and regional retail stores including
Best Buy, CompUSA, Fry's, Staples, Micro Center, J&R Music World,
RCS, and others. Handmark software is compatible with Palm OS
handheld computers from Palm, Inc., Handspring, and IBM as well as
other licensees of the Palm OS platform including new devices from
Sony. The desktop components of Handmark applications are compatible
with Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows personal computers. Please
see the Handmark web site
for more information.
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