Introduction

Feel the excitement of battle in this action-packed slot game based on the popular Battleship strategy game. Battleship - Search & Destroy™ features 25 paylines, stacks of three Wild symbols on every reel, and two exciting bonus rounds! Line up Stacked Wilds® on the reels to trigger a huge number of simultaneous wins and some amazingly big payouts -- up to 125,000 credits at max bet!

Trigger the Pick Your Battle™ Bonus by getting three Bonus symbols on a played line. In the Pick Your Battle Bonus, YOU decide which bonus round to play. Choose from the Winning Encounter™ Bonus or the Sink the Fleet™ Bonus.

Engage in thrilling ship-to-ship combat in the Winning Encounter Bonus and earn up to a 5x multiplier. Spin for free until you sink the enemy ship, the enemy sinks you, or you have spun 100 times. A single payline win could pay you up to 25,000 credits at max bet!

Stage a daring sneak attack on a fleet of enemy ships in the Sink the Fleet Bonus. Strategically fire at the enemy fleet hidden somewhere on the 8x8 grid. Win up to 16,100 credits at max bet if you sink the entire fleet.

With so many adventures awaiting you in Battleship - Search & Destroy, it's time to play!

How To Bet

Battleship - Search & Destroy features 25 paylines. Bet 1-5 credits on each payline.

LINE BET
Displays current bet per line. Click the left arrow (minus sign) to decrease bet per line by one. Click the right arrow (plus sign) to increase bet per line by one.

MAX BET
Click to bet the maximum of 5 credits on each payline. MAX BET is not available if player has fewer than 125 credits.

PLAY
Click to spin the reels. The number shown on the PLAY button is the number of credits bet.

LINES
Controls and changes the number of paylines played. The LINES box displays the current number of paylines played. Click the left arrow (minus sign) to decrease number of paylines played. Click the right arrow (plus sign) to increase number of paylines played. Choose between 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 paylines.

Alternatively, specify the LINE BET or LINES by directly clicking the corresponding bar within the LINE BET or LINES meter.

Pick Your Battle™ Bonus

Trigger the Pick Your Battle Bonus by getting three Bonus symbols on a wagered payline. Decide between two bonus rounds: the Winning Encounter Bonus, or the Sink the Fleet Bonus. Both Bonus rounds have the same average payback. Click the name of the Bonus round to begin play.

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Winning Encounter™ Bonus

The player can spin free until they sink the enemy ship, or the enemy ship sinks them, or they have spun 100 times.

The free spins reels are similar to the reels in the main game with stacks of three Wild symbols on every reel. Just like the main game, these Stacked Wilds can lead to a huge number of simultaneous wins and some amazingly big payouts -- up to 125,000 credits at max bet.

Regardless of the number of paylines played in the main game, all 25 paylines in this bonus are always active. The bet per line for the free spins is the same as the bet that triggered the bonus. For example, a 2-credit bet on the payline that triggered the bonus would activate all 25 paylines with a 2-credit bet in the Winning Encounter Bonus.

Two ships are displayed on the bottom middle of the screen. The top ship with multipliers is the enemy ship and the bottom ship is the player's. The ship-to-ship battle progresses when blue and red torpedo sub-symbols appear on the fourth and fifth reels. If a blue torpedo sub-symbol appears anywhere on the fourth reel, then the enemy ship is damaged! If a red torpedo sub-symbol appears anywhere on the fifth reel, then the player's ship is damaged! Each ship can be damaged five times before it is sunk.

As the enemy ship receives damage, the free spins multiplier increases by one. The multiplier at the start of the free spins bonus is 1x. The player can earn up to a 5x multiplier by progressively damaging the enemy ship. A multiplier takes immediate effect after it is earned from a spin.

The free spins bonus is over once one of the ships is sunk.

Earning no credits in the Winning Encounter Bonus awards the player a consolation of 100 credits.

Sink the Fleet™ Bonus

The bonus is played on an 8x8 grid. Five enemy ships are randomly located somewhere on the grid.

Enemy Ships

• Carrier (5-length ship).
• Battleship (4-length ship).
• Cruiser (3-length ship).
• Submarine (3-length ship).
• Destroyer (2-length ship).

Enemy Ship Placement Enemy ships could be oriented horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally.
Enemy ships may be located adjacent to each other, but ships do not overlap.

Objective
Sink the entire enemy fleet with eight or fewer misses. Click a spot on the grid to fire a shot. Each shot is either a 'Hit' or a 'Miss'. A corresponding icon with appear on the grid notifying the shot result. Every part of a ship must be hit in order to sink. If a hit results in sinking a ship, the ship is revealed on the grid. The console display on the left side of the screen highlights to display which ships have been sank. Clicking the 'Click for Pays' monitor on the left side of the screen reveals the bonus paytable. The total number of misses remaining are shown on the bottom right of the console in blue lights. With each miss, a blue light turns on. The bonus is over when all eight blue lights are turned on.

Earnings
Credits are earned by either hitting or sinking ships.
All pays are multiplied by the line bet that triggered the bonus. (See paytable for details on the pays).
Top award earned by sinking the entire enemy fleet, up to 16,100 credits at max bet.
Consolation award given if no ships are hit during the bonus.

Turbo Mode
Turbo mode allows players to speed through portions of the Sink the Fleet Bonus. Clicking the TURBO button bypasses a majority of dialogue and animation sequences. This allows players to see quickly if the shot fired was a 'Hit' or a 'Miss'. Click the TURBO button again to resume normal play. The TURBO button has no impact on the player's outcome or winnings.

Options

Audio
Controls the audio for the game.
ON (default) or OFF by clicking the corresponding option.

Graphics Quality
Adjust the quality of the graphics to get the optimal animation performance.

BEST mode - Graphics look best, but performance may suffer.
HIGH mode - (default) Optimal graphics and performance setting.
MEDIUM mode - Lower quality but increased performance.
LOW mode - Degraded graphics, but smoothest animation performance is achieved even on slower computers.

Rules

Malfunction voids all pays and plays.

All line pay symbols must appear on a played line and on consecutive reels, beginning with the far left reel.

All payline wins occur on bet lines only.

Only highest winner paid on each payline.

Only one award paid per payline.

Line wins are multiplied by the total number of credits bet on the winning line.

Coinciding wins on different paylines are added.

Awards are shown in credits.

The maximum win on any transaction is capped at 250,000 currency units (pounds, for example). A transaction includes the results of the Free Spins Bonus plus the outcome which launched the bonus.

Additional Information

The Game Console provides information and access to additional features:

• Current balance in chosen currency.
• Total number of credits.
• Denomination in which game is being played. This represents the value of each credit.

The Meter Bar on the bottom of the game screen displays the denomination in which the game is being played, the number of credits paid if a win occurs, and the number of credits bet on the last/current proposition.

Battleship © 2009 Hasbro Inc. All rights reserved. Search & Destroy is a trademark or registered trademark of IGT in the U.S. and/or other countries, and is used with permission. Copyright © 2009 IGT. All rights reserved.

Strategy Tips

WagerWorks just released the spectacular Battleship: Search & Destroy™ slot game with the Sink the Fleet™ Bonus. This bonus requires actual strategy as you attempt to find and sink five ships hidden somewhere on the 8x8 grid. If you can sink the entire fleet with fewer than 8 misses, then you can win up to 16,000 credits at max bet. These tips may help you do even better the next time you play this exciting bonus.

1. Start in the Middle
Given all the possible starting locations of the ships, the centre spots are more likely to contain a ship than any other spots. Choose D4, D5, E4, or E5 as your opening volley.

2. Search From the Middle Out
If you miss initially, where should you fire next? Start from the middle and work your way out. For example, a good selection of shots after missing at D4 would be E5, C6, and then F3.

3. Shoot in Wide Open Areas
Besides shooting at spots near the middle, you also want to fire at spots with lots of space around them. Generally, avoid shooting at corners, near edges, near other misses, or near sunken ships.

4. Once You Hit, Finish the Job
Once you get a Hit on a ship, the best move is always to focus on finishing that ship off until it is completely sunk.

5. Fire Toward the Middle: Part I
Once you get a Hit, where should you fire next? For example, if you get a hit on D4, what is your next best shot?

It is best to always fire on spots closest to the centre of the board. In this case, you would want to fire at D5 or E4.

6. Fire Toward the Middle: Part II
When you get your second Hit on a ship, you potentially learn the orientation of the ship. Which end should you fire at next? Again, it is best to fire at the end closest to the centre of the board. For example, if you got a hit at positions C4 and D4, it is best to fire at E4 before firing at B4.

7. Sunk a Ship - What Next?
Once you've successfully sunk a ship, where is your next best shot? For example, if you sunk a ship at D4, E4, and F4, where should you fire next?

Your best shot is to fire at the spot closest to the middle that has four open neighbouring spots. In this case, C5 would be a good next shot since it is close to the middle and its neighbours B5, C4, C6, and D6 are all open.

8. Eliminate Each Ship in a Row
Occasionally, you might get two or more Hits in a row, but not sink a ship, like the following:

This special case means there are two ships placed adjacent to each other, one placed vertically through D4, and one placed vertically through D5. The best strategy is to completely eliminate each ship in a row before venturing elsewhere on the board. Again, it is best to choose spots closest to the center, so E4 and E5 are your next best shots.

9. Eliminate Extra Hits
Occasionally, you might get several Hits in a row and then sink a ship only to discover one of the Hits was not part of the ship, like the following:

This means there must be another ship placed on D4 that either goes horizontal or vertical at that point. Where should you fire next? There are many more ways a ship could be placed vertically than horizontally at D4, so the best strategy is to assume the other ship is vertical and fire at E4.

10. Search For the Big Ships
As you start to sink ships, you may find yourself missing the largest ships. In this lucky case, it's best to systematically eliminate where the largest ships could be until you find them. In this example, the carrier has not yet been found.

A good strategy would be to shoot at the middle of rows and columns until the carrier is found. In this case, you could shoot at A4, B4, D1, D8, and H4. You are guaranteed to find the carrier in one of those five spots.