Battleships IS a Roleplaying Game (Almost)

In a new video essay spin off, Matt digs into the origins of THE game of Naval Warfare, Battleships, in an attempt to decide whether or not it is in fact a roleplaying game!

[@The_Custos]

It seems you have missed my tiny destroyer, Mr Bond.

[@conifercatgirl]

This was great! I never thought of Battleships that way, but it makes a lot of sense!
Also your rule change is really good; it feels like it'd make the game a lot more fun.

[@allenstockburger8664]

That’s an amazing rule change and it uses the same board and game pieces. Brilliant

[@kredonystus7768]

You should check out the board game Captain Sonar. Two submarines, each crewed by 4 people, trying to blow each other up. It's amazing and sells the fun of battleship with a far more individual touch.

[@HoopsnakeStudios]

We love Captain Sonar, it's just a challenge to find the full eight!

[@Jonnyjobe123]

Well done team!

[@daemonxblaze]

Hey, so this video has earned you a subscription. Really great work. Like a black and white Spice8rack. If you're in for some minor advice, here's a tip from a former sound engineer: beards and microphones don't mix, so if you're using a lapel mic, clip it upside down and angle it down towards the throat. Pick up will be better, and you'll avoid beard noises.

[@HoopsnakeStudios]

Thanks for the tip!

[@lucyforth4524]

Well good Matt

[@HoopsnakeStudios]

Cheers!

[@joexmarotta3912]

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[@Zatarra69]

More like badleship

[@tahubob]

Great video but calling it BattleshipS instead of Battleship hurt my soul