OK - here's my pitch on why you should pay for this game.
To be clear, you already have the full game. You won't unlock anything by paying (except, *cough*, my heart) and there's no paywall. So why bother?
I used to have ads on this site. They made a tiny bit of money but they're annoying - page slowdown, bandwidth drain, tracking and privacy problems, distractingness.
So I'm trying an experiment: no more ads. No more Google Analytics or 3rd-party trackers either.
Instead, you can pay what you want: pay something that reflects your level of appreciation, or whatever value you feel you get from the game.
I've put in many hours trying to make it the nicest battleships puzzle out there; works on any device, clean interface, interesting puzzle generation. No artificial limits to the number of puzzles you can play. No social media nags, no mailing list to pester you about. Also no gold stars, badges, or in-game battleships diamonds for $4.99. Just nice little puzzles you can play the way you want.
I don't particularly like paying for things myself - I prefer having money to not having it. But I do occasionally enjoy contributing to things I like and use a lot. Supporting cool stuff on the web helps it thrive, and encourages creators to keep creating and sharing. And on a larger scale, societies thrive when everyone contributes, when both sides benefit - it's the win-win principle, the golden rule, etc.
So whether you support my little game here or something else you like on the web, thanks! You're helping move the internet in a healthy direction.
| $1.00 | friendly dollar in the hat |
| $2.45 | generous tip |
| $4.95 | unlimited battleships diamonds |
| $____ | other |
If you don't pay, consider sharing it. In this noisy, distracted world it's hard to get attention on anything, so a bit of copying and pasting of a URL to some receptive friends can help out a lot.
Also don't pay too much, it's just a dumb puzzle game!
Cheers,
-Luke
| Date | Comment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | I've been addicted since the We're Here newsletter, so it's about time I donated. I used to download podcasts so I could play apps offline without ads, but now I don't have to! Seriously, never add statistics, I don't want to know how much I've played :) | $4.95 |
| January 7, 2026 | Totally addictive! Great job! | $4.95 |
| January 6, 2026 | thanks | $9.00 |
| December 30, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| December 27, 2025 | $1.00 | |
| December 23, 2025 | Great game! Add a hint / training option? | $2.45 |
| December 21, 2025 | Thank you 😊 | $4.95 |
| December 5, 2025 | A part of the routine now :) | $20.00 |
| November 13, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| November 6, 2025 | $9.99 | |
| November 5, 2025 | you sunk my battleship | $4.95 |
| October 16, 2025 | ♥! | $2.45 |
| October 15, 2025 | Just the right amount of distraction! | $4.95 |
| October 10, 2025 | $5.00 | |
| October 5, 2025 | My wife and I have already gotten this donation's worth in enjoyment. Such a fun game! | $4.95 |
| October 2, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| September 30, 2025 | Appreciate your workmanship, no ads, and this game. You are everything good about the Internet. Thank you! | $10.00 |
| September 14, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| September 14, 2025 | DFTBA | $2.45 |
| September 13, 2025 | $2.45 | |
| September 10, 2025 | Thanks! | $10.00 |
| September 8, 2025 | Great game. I appreciate your work! | $8.00 |
| August 14, 2025 | Thank you. | $3.14 |
| August 10, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| August 8, 2025 | Thank you I really enjoy playing battleships | $4.95 |
| August 7, 2025 | The best! | $2.45 |
| August 2, 2025 | $2.45 | |
| July 30, 2025 | $10.00 | |
| July 20, 2025 | $10.00 | |
| July 19, 2025 | Battleships is my ADHD hack, thank you! | $4.95 |
| July 7, 2025 | $15.00 | |
| June 27, 2025 | How about a 20x20 puzzle? :) | $20.00 |
| June 22, 2025 | thanks! | $4.95 |
| June 20, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| June 19, 2025 | ⚓️💣 | $4.95 |
| June 17, 2025 | Love this game. It saves me during endless Zoom meetings! | $4.95 |
| June 16, 2025 | $2.45 | |
| June 5, 2025 | If sudoku had a successor I vote for this | $4.95 |
| June 5, 2025 | $10.00 | |
| May 31, 2025 | $2.45 | |
| May 23, 2025 | I'm happily addicted! (C$4.95) | $3.61 |
| May 19, 2025 | $2.45 | |
| May 16, 2025 | Wish i didn't love it so much | $4.95 |
| May 6, 2025 | I love this game. <3 | $4.95 |
| May 3, 2025 | This game is inspiring me to try to build my own game that is different based on the same mechanism. If i follow through I will credit you! | $10.00 |
| April 27, 2025 | I've been playing this game on and off for over 5 years as a true podcast companion. Keep this rock-start game alive and going | $4.95 |
| April 21, 2025 | $2.45 | |
| April 14, 2025 | Thanks for keeping the internet cool! | $10.00 |
| April 14, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| April 13, 2025 | $1.00 | |
| April 10, 2025 | Thank you for keeping the web cool. | $4.95 |
| April 10, 2025 | Nice game⭐️⭐️⭐️ | $2.45 |
| April 6, 2025 | My wife and I are having so much fun! We came here from We're Here. DFTBA! | $5.00 |
| April 6, 2025 | purely for not having ads on the page -- havent even played the game yet but happy to support your thoughtfulness | $4.95 |
| April 6, 2025 | Fun game. I also like Dodeku | $10.00 |
| April 5, 2025 | This is awesome, thanks for making it ad free | $4.95 |
| April 5, 2025 | We're Here | $10.00 |
| April 5, 2025 | $2.45 | |
| April 4, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| April 4, 2025 | I found out about this game from the "We're Here" newsletter! | $2.00 |
| April 4, 2025 | I HAVE NOT PLAYED THIS GAME YET, BUT IT WAS FEATURED IN WE'RE HERE. AND THE PITCH MADE LOTS OF VALID POINTS. HERE IS A DOLLAR BEFORE I PLAY. | $1.00 |
| April 2, 2025 | This is such a great game, thank you!! | $5.00 |
| March 28, 2025 | Great game, much better than answering work emails. lol | $4.95 |
| March 27, 2025 | $1.00 | |
| March 20, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| March 18, 2025 | has been helping me stay sharp -? | $1.00 |
| March 15, 2025 | SO much fun! Thanks! | $2.45 |
| March 12, 2025 | Love it, thank you! | $10.00 |
| February 26, 2025 | fantastic - thank you! | $2.45 |
| February 26, 2025 | $10.00 | |
| February 25, 2025 | thanks! | $4.95 |
| February 23, 2025 | Optional message is required???? [Oops, fixed. -Luke] | $2.45 |
| February 14, 2025 | Grande | $2.45 |
| February 13, 2025 | Thank you!! | $2.45 |
| February 12, 2025 | DFTBA! | $2.45 |
| February 11, 2025 | Well done, great time waster! | $2.45 |
| February 11, 2025 | What a drug this game | $5.00 |
| February 8, 2025 | So so fun! Would love a bigger board, possibly even a longer ship. | $2.45 |
| February 8, 2025 | My whole family loves it! | $10.00 |
| February 8, 2025 | Awesome. Just amazingly awesome. | $50.00 |
| February 8, 2025 | Brilliant! | $4.95 |
| February 8, 2025 | Love this game! Love your ad free methods. Shout out to the We're Here Newsletter for sending me here | $4.95 |
| February 4, 2025 | Appreciate the ad-free stance! Fun little game, and i hope this encourages you to make more. | $20.00 |
| February 3, 2025 | Appreciate that you continue to add new features! | $10.00 |
| February 1, 2025 | Thank you for making a lovely, clean version of an enjoyable game. You are appreciated! | $4.95 |
| January 30, 2025 | Need bigger boards :) | $2.45 |
| January 27, 2025 | Love it! | $4.95 |
| January 24, 2025 | Love this game dude. Keep making awesome things please | $5.00 |
| January 17, 2025 | thanks! | $4.95 |
| January 13, 2025 | Thanks :) | $1.00 |
| January 12, 2025 | Thanks for a thoughtful implementation of a fun game. | $4.95 |
| January 6, 2025 | Great game! Thanks. | $10.00 |
| January 6, 2025 | Thank you! | $2.45 |