Math Battleship
Multiplication Strategy Game for Grades 3–6
Students fire at each other’s fleet by solving multiplication equations — not by guessing coordinates. Each turn, a player drags two factor tokens into their slots to form a product, which fires at the matching cell on the opponent’s board. Hit a ship tile? Score a hit. Miss? The turn passes. First player to destroy all 5 of the opponent’s ships wins.
What makes it different: the board IS the multiplication chart. Every shot is a math problem. Students can’t fire without committing to a product — there are no lucky guesses. (position of factors matters)
Key Features
- 2-Player competitive play on a shared screen
- 5 ships per player (lengths 1–5) randomly placed each round
- Drag-and-drop factor tokens — choose Row × Column to target a cell
- Optional guides highlight the target row, column, both, or neither
- Factor headers can be shown or hidden to adjust difficulty
- Product chart can be fully filled, partially hidden, or completely empty
- Hint panel can be toggled on for struggling students
- 48 setting combinations let teachers tune difficulty on the fly
Learning Objectives
Fluency with multiplication facts 1–10
Strategic thinking: coordinates, rows, and columns
Spatial reasoning on a 10×10 grid
Grades: 3–6 | Players: 2 | Time: 10–20 min