Battleships is a simplistic game that does not require any strategy just luck, unlike games like chess where the visuals and choices are simplistic but gameplay is complecated, battleships is simplistic and to the point in visuals and gameplay, you can either hit your opponents ship or miss. Core mechanics include the 5 ships each player receives and placing them on the 10 by 10 peg board, and the hit and miss pins are the 3 piece of the game, depending on wether you hit or miss a ship after a guess, dictates where you place what pin on the board. The intended experience is a calm and relaxing game with very slight bits of competition, I found whilst playing this game, I was not pressed to win but rather focused my attention on placing the pins and admiring the tactile details of the pins and ships that make the game that much more personalised. Although I did not have any trouble playing this game or in understanding the mechanics or concept, it is a very simplistic game that relies on guessing, more competitive players might like a more skill based very of this game in which special moves or pins are given out, maybe mines or bombs that must be placed by your opponent on their grid can be exploded by one guess and bow up a particular radius, making the game less linear.