Modern Battleship Strategist Gifts

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

News Internecine: Murdoch succession battle

"I don't understand it! My nerd detector's going crazy!"

Sweep the board.

Reverse psychology

"... It's just that, when you said you had a couple of tickets to see the big game..."

"This round, forget the finesse. Hit him."

"Tonight we dine with the devil. But tomorrow we really need to finish what's left in the fridge."

"But if we win and the Visigoths lose then we're the wild card."

"Will thee not sayeth uncle?!"

"Hail, Caesar! The barbarians have been beaten back, and Rome is still Numero Uno."

"How can you feel queasy, we're barely out of port."

Business man reading 'Thinking Outside the Chair'

Gaah! You sank my longship!

'I can not get this game, the pieces all move like cats.'

"Damn it, Gwendolyn, you know when you married me I only moved one square at a time."

"Don't do it - they're trying to beat us at our own game."

"The result of our last meeting are impressive: 3 completely solved crossword puzzles, 7 battleship matches, 5 shopping lists, and 26 really funny doodles."

"Before we start, does anyone fancy a bet on the outcome?"

Competitive tic-tac-toe

'Amazing, Holmes! That's the eighth time in a row you've gotten the 'dud'!'

"Sometimes we all feel like we've been tossed. You just have to roll with it."

Submarine Hunter.

Battleship Bingo Night.

Electronic Abacus

Chess on TV

'It's not cheating...My king is Henry VIII.'

Defence Cuts: 'This is getting serious Sergeant, bring up the re-enforcements!'

Backtrack! A game of political undoing

'My kingdom for a horse! Are you nuts? How about high yielding mutual funds?'

"Once inside, the pawns will jump out and take them by surprise."

'The defence is ahead on points. Prosecution's only hope now is for a knockout.'

"Oh stop it. You know perfectly well that before every battle the enemy shouts things at us that we may find offensive."

'Look out, it's a double edged sword. . .'

"He was right, you know - a queen can move as many spaces as she likes."