Hide your fleet
Place three aircraft without overlaps and choose the direction of each one.
Grid strategy, directly in your browser
AeroRival: Airplane Battlefield
The classic pen-and-paper game becomes a quick digital face-off: hide your fleet, read your opponent's board and bring down all three aircraft.
3 game modesConfigurable boardsAvailable in 9 languages
The classic game
From paper to screen.
AeroRival keeps the tension of the familiar game: every coordinate may hide a target, and one good choice can turn the match around.Read your opponent
Use previous hits and misses to narrow down your search.
Hit the cockpits
Find every aircraft cockpit before your opponent finds yours.
One match
Simple rules. Decisions that matter.
The board, fleet and attack results are easy to follow, keeping your attention on tactics and the next coordinate.Place
Start with a random fleet or rearrange your aircraft before the match.
Attack
Choose a cell directly on the opposing board; turns alternate after every attack.
Win
The match ends when all three cockpits in one fleet have been hit.
Game modes
Choose your kind of match.
Practice alone, share the same device, or create a private room for an online duel.01
Against the computer
Play an automated opponent on easy or medium difficulty and resume your saved match later.
02
Two players locally
Prepare fleets separately and pass the device between turns without revealing the opposing board.
03
Online with a friend
Create a private room, share its link or code, and follow a match synchronized by the server.
How to play
Every match follows four clear steps.
Setup is quick, and the board keeps the information you need visible without revealing the opposing fleet.01020304
Configure the board
Choose an 8x8, 10x10 or 12x12 board and your visual preferences.
Prepare your fleet
Use the initial random layout or move and rotate all three aircraft.
Exchange attacks
Mark coordinates, follow your hits and keep your own board protected.
Review the result
At the end, inspect both fleets, downed aircraft, hits and misses.
Play together
A good match continues after the final hit.
Find answers, discuss strategies and ask for help whenever you need it.CommunityAeroRival v1
Everything needed for a complete match.
The current experience covers the game from fleet setup to comparing both final boards.game modes
computer, local and online
aircraft per fleet
each aircraft covers 10 cells
board sizes
the player chooses the grid
available languages
localized interface and public pages
Fair play
The opposing fleet stays secret until the end.
Local modes control what each player sees, while online rooms rely on the server to validate placement, attacks and match state.SecurityHidden fleet
Opponent positions are not sent or displayed before the match is finished.
Validated match
In online games, the API decides whether each placement and attack is allowed.
Local play without an account
Computer and same-device modes can be started directly.
Transparent result
After the last cockpit is hit, both boards are revealed for review.
FAQ
What to know before your first match.
The core rules and available options are the same on desktop, tablet and mobile.View all questionsDo I need an account to play?
How many aircraft does each player have?
Can I change the board size?
Are the aircraft placed automatically?
Do I attack again after a hit?
Can I see every aircraft after the match?
Ready for takeoff?