Battleship (C++ Console Game)

A console-based Battleship-style game in C++ featuring a 10×10 grid, five ship types, random ship placement, and a clean turn-based loop with input validation.

Built to practice object-oriented design, state tracking, and randomized placement with constraints.

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Gameplay

• Enter moves using a column letter A–J and a row number 1–10
  • Examples: B4, A10
• Type quit to end the game (the full board is revealed before exit).
• The game displays:
  • ~ = unknown water
  • O = miss
  • X = hit

Win / Lose Conditions

• ✅ Win: all ships have been hit at least once (counted as “destroyed” in this simplified version).
• ❌ Lose: 15 misses in a row ends the game.

Note: This implementation treats a ship as “destroyed” the first time it is hit (simplified rule set).

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Ships Included

• Frigate (size 2)
• Submarine (size 3)
• Destroyer (size 3)
• Battleship (size 4)
• Aircraft Carrier (size 5)

Ships are placed randomly (horizontal or vertical) with validation to prevent:

• overlap with other ships
• going out of bounds

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Features

• 10×10 grid with coordinate input (A–J, 1–10)
• Random ship placement with collision/bounds checking
• Hit / miss handling + prevention of duplicate attacks
• End-of-game reveal mode (shows all ships)
• Simple loss mechanic: 15 consecutive misses

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Build & Run

Compile (g++)

g++ -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic "BattleshipGame.cpp" ChessBoard.cpp Ship.cpp -o battleship