For most of us, the board game Battleship involves a little bit of strategy and a lot of luck. You either blindly bomb your competitor, painstakingly narrow down their position through the process of elimination, or—if you’re feeling particularly frustrated or dishonest—just try to sneak a glance at their board when they’re not looking. 

But now, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, there’s a more strategic approach you can take. C. Liam Brown has developed a Battleship probability calculator, available for free online, which automatically checks possible ship configurations for a given board layout and tells you the best possible moves. You can check it out on his website, which also features an online version of the game.
via Mental Floss

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