Battleship.js
A Battleship CLI game with customizations. You can view it on npm.
Features
- Set the number of each 5 ship type.
- Set the number of rows and columns in the board.
- Play against computer or against another player in hotseat mode.
- Choose which player plays first.
- Choose whether to end attack turn even if player hits.
- Set names of players.
- Also randomly place your ships and attack opponent’s ships.
Board
- Empty: O
- Boat (1 space): B
- Frigate (2 spaces): F
- Destroyer (3 spaces): D
- Cruiser (4 spaces): C
- Aircraft carrier (5 spaces): A
- Miss: X
- Hit: *
Installation
$ npm install battleshipjs
Usage
| Flag |
Short |
Description |
Usage |
--rows |
-r |
Set number of rows in the board |
-r 15 |
--cols |
-c |
Set number of cols in the board |
-c 20 |
--multiplayer |
-m |
Play against another player |
-m |
--swap |
-s |
Swap player turns (Player2 plays first) |
-s |
--end |
-e |
End attack turn even if player hits |
-e |
--first |
-f |
Set name of first player |
-f berk |
--second |
-n |
Set name of second player |
-n erol |
Examples
| Example |
Description |
$ battleship |
Starts a new game with default settings |
$ battleship -r 15 |
Starts a new game with 15 rows |
$ battleship -c 20 |
Starts a new game with 20 cols |
$ battleship -r 15 -c 20 |
Starts a new game with 15 rows and 20 cols |
$ battleship -m |
Starts a new game in mutliplayer hotseat mode |
$ battleship -s |
Starts a new game in which Player2 plays first |
$ battleship -e |
Starts a new game which ends attack turn even if player hits |
$ battleship -f berk |
Starts a new game with name of first player |
$ battleship -n erol |
Starts a new game with name of second player |
$ battleship -f berk -n erol |
Starts a new game with names of first and second players |
$ battleship -m -f berk |
Starts a new game in multiplayer with name of first player |