Customer Reviews

Battleship Folio

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is okay, though as another reviewer said, too big to be very portable. The pegs work fine for us, no trouble so far.

The big negative, for me, is the fact that it's all one piece. If the two players' boards snapped apart, you could use it in a car. As it is, you have to sit facing each other, and it's just small enough that you need to do it on the floor, or on a very small table.

Oh well - I got it because it was on sale, and we didn't have a regular battleship set. If my kids like it enough, I'll get them a better version - one with separate boards for each player (good in general, not only in the car).

Fun - battleship is a fun game; the awkwardness of this set takes away little.

Educational - there is some learning of how to..."spread your fire". One son took all of his shots in a single line at first, for example...not the most efficient.

Durable - don't know yet.

Overall - size and setup kill it - too big for a portable, too small for a "regular".

Great game, great fun. I especially like the zip up aspect of it. It keeps it nice and neat & hard to lose pieces.

Travel size should mean smaller to fit into travel bags. These folio games are huge! They are only a little smaller than the game in the original box - which for me, defeated the purpose. Save your money on this one - they take up a TON of room!

We love battleship, and we travel quite frequently, so we thought this would be great, but it's sort of hard to play. You are really close to each other. It the game is slightly elevated it isn't a problem, but if it's on a table between you, you can see right over at the other person's board. I was hoping this would replace our at home version, and be a fun travel, but we will still play our at home version while at home, as we can sit further apart.
Quality wise, I have no problems.

For all of you who know Battleship, this is exactly the game you remember, but in a convenient zip up pouch so it's easy to carry around. In fact, my 4 year old son carries it around looking for an opponent. The lids of the trays that hold the pegs have a tendency to come open when you are unzipping, so be careful not to spill the pegs. But what would Battleship be if you didn't have to pick up spilled pegs?

We homeschool so I was curious to see what benefit this might have. To my 4 year old son who is not even in formal education yet, this made an immediate impact - he's now counting on a grid. Mastered that after playing twice. His older sisters have mastered it as well.

Good value for the price.

We have these at home for family game night. I love the travel editions of the games because they all zip up into a nice size to store. No boxes to get stepped on and ruined, and a place for all of the pieces. You can take them with you when you are on the road, or play them at the kitchen table. I think they are much more convenient than the full size games. Plus they stay more organized, and I LOVE organization!

Excellent product, just like the original when I was a child. I now play copious hours with my daughter. The newer battleship games have sound which my annoy me and my daughter. I like the zippered case that the game is placed in. It protects the game from any accidents. I had been looking forever to find this original game specifically around last Christmas and was unable to locate it, not even on ebay.

My 10 year old son rec'd this for Christmas and loves it. It is all contained in one piece to take along on trips etc. very easily.

I bought this for my 5yr old son and he loves it. I thought the smaller size would be ideal to reduce clutter plus it's great that it zips up, so if pieces get loose they don't get lost.

First thing you need to do is sand down the pegs that hold the ships to the board. Nearly all! My son had cracked his board twice before I saw what was happening. The pegs that mark shots taken are fine. He likes it.