AH YOU SANK ? SUNK MY BATTLESHIP! Milton Bradley Battleship Commercials 1960s-1970s

A little controversy here in commercial version clearly says, “You SANK my battleship.“ The other says, “You SUNK my battleship.“ Do I trust the high-society fellow or the kid who plunges backwards off the side of a pier? At any rate, these are two great, classic Battleship ! An excerpt of the history behind the game: The game of Battleship is thought to have its origins in the French game L’Attaque played during World War I, although parallels have also been drawn to E. I. Horsman’s 1890 game Basilinda, and the game is said to have been played by Russian officers before World War I. The first commercial version of the game was Salvo, published in 1931 in the United States by the Starex company. Other versions of the game were printed in the 1930s and 1940s, including the Strathmore Company’s Combat: The Battleship Game, Milton Bradley’s Broadsides: A Game of Naval Strategy and Maurice L. Freedman’s Warfare Naval Combat. Strategy Games Co. produced a version called Wings which pictured planes flying over the Los Angeles Coliseum. These early editions of the game consisted of pre-printed pads of paper. In 1967 Milton Bradley introduced a version of the game that used plastic boards and pegs. Conceived by Ed Hutchins, play was on pegboards using miniature plastic ships. In 1977, Milton Bradley also released a computerized Electronic Battleship, followed in 1989 by Electronic Talking Battleship. About Our Nostalgic Memories: We all come from different times and places, but there are commonalities, or threads, that bind us and bring us closer to one another. Let us rejoice in the simple days of the past. Our Nostalgic Memories is dedicated to remembering the best of times and the best of people. Be sure to LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE to our channel here on YouTube. You can also find us on Facebook: