Modern Battleship Strategist Pillows

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

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

Sweep the board.

News Internecine: Murdoch succession battle

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'

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

"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."

Gaah! You sank my longship!

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

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

Competitive tic-tac-toe

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

Electronic Abacus

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

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

Submarine Hunter.

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

Backtrack! A game of political undoing

Chess on TV

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

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

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

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

Twin brothers playing Monopoly, one is winning, one losing