🚢 Battleship Arcade – Java 🎮
Welcome to Battleship Arcade, a stylish and colorful rendition of the classic naval combat game built entirely in Java Swing! Get ready to place your fleet and engage in strategic warfare against the AI in a grid-based showdown. ⚓💥
🕹️ Gameplay
The objective is simple: sink all 5 enemy ships before the computer sinks yours.
🛳️ Ship Details
You and the computer each have 5 ships.
Each ship occupies 1 single cell on a 10×10 grid.
You must manually place your ships before the game begins.
🧩 Symbols Guide
Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Your ship |
| Hit (either yours or enemy's) |
| Sunk ship |
| Missed shot |
🎨 Interface
🛡️ Left Grid: Your ships.
🎯 Right Grid: Where you attack enemy positions.
Colorful buttons and Unicode emojis enhance readability and fun!
🧠 How to Play
1️⃣ Place Your Ships:
Click 5 times on your grid (left side) to place your ships
(■). You can’t overlap.
2️⃣ Start the Battle:
Once all ships are placed, the AI places its own ships randomly.
Take Turns:
Click on the enemy grid (right side) to fire. The computer will respond with its move after yours.
Win or Lose:
🏆 Win: Sink all 5 enemy ships first.
💀 Lose: The computer sinks all your ships first.
🧼 Reset / Exit
Once the game ends (win or lose), a message is shown and the app closes automatically.
💡 Features
🎨 Clean, emoji-rich GUI with color themes
🤖 Simple AI logic for ship placement and random firing
🎯 Visual feedback for each hit, miss, or sunken ship
🧪 Modular code structure for easy maintenance and expansion
🔄 Future Enhancements & Ideas
Here are some exciting features planned to take the game to the next level:
🚢 Multi-cell Ships: Introduce ships spanning multiple cells (e.g., length 2 to 4) for added strategic depth.
🎮 Multiplayer Mode: Enable hotseat or LAN multiplayer battles to challenge friends.
🤖 AI Difficulty Levels: Implement adjustable difficulty settings to offer beginners and veterans a suitable challenge.
🔊 Sound Effects & Animations: Add immersive audio cues and smooth animations for hits, misses, and ship sinking.
🌐 Online Leaderboards: Track player scores and rankings globally.
🖥️ Improved UI/UX: Enhance interface responsiveness and accessibility options.
💾 Save & Load Games: Allow players to save progress and resume battles later.
📝 License
This project is open-source and free to use. Enjoy! 🚀
