This land variant of Battleships was in Oct. 1943, while France was still occupied by the Germans. Its pieces are the same size, but represent an attacking tank force and a defending set of fortifications. The cardboard pieces are placed on large 10 x 10 boards, while small boards are used for plotting. Small red and green cardboard disks mark hits and misses on the plotting boards, while white ones are used to mark hits on the pieces on the large boards.

Mechanism

Battleships

Rules

Each player has three large (3-space), three medium (2-space) and 5 small (1-space) pieces. These are laid out on the large boards in secret. Players take turns calling out a single square. If the defender has a piece on that square, he must call the hit and name the piece. A hit grants the attacker another shot. The first player to eliminate all the opponent's pieces wins.