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{{Minigame| name = Sinking Ships
{{Infobox Minigame
|image = [[File:SinkingSquids.png|300px]]
|image= File:TWW Squid-Hunt.png
|location = Windfall Island
|caption=
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''
|pronunciation=
|main_prize = [[Heart Container|Piece of Heart]], [[Treasure Chart]]s
|game= TWW
|Cost = 10 Rupees
|other=
|location= {{List|{{Term|TWWHD|Game Room|link}}, {{Term|TWWHD|Windfall Island|link}}}}
|owner= {{Term|TWWHD|Salvatore|link}}
|prereq=
|cost= 10 {{Plural|TWWHD|Rupee|link}}
|prize= {{List|{{Term|TWWHD|Piece of Heart|link}}, 2× {{Plural|TWWHD|Treasure Chart|link}}, {{Plural|TWWHD|Rupee|link}}}}
|theme=
|comp=  
}}
}}
{{Term/Store|Squid-Hunt||Series, TWW, TWWHD}} is a {{Term|TWWHD|Mini-Game|link}} in {{TWW}}.<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= TWWHD |guide= Prima |page= 293}}</ref>


The '''Sinking Ships''' game appears in the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', and is run by the pirate-savvy host, [[Salvatore]], inside the [[Game Room]] on [[Windfall Island]]. The game is similar to [[wikipedia:Battleship|Battleship]], in that Link must find and destroy three squids that are randomly hidden somewhere on the 8x8 playing grid, with the assortment of "bombs" he is given. The squids are two, three or four squares in length, and only reveal their locations upon "bombing" the squares in which they are hidden. To increase the difficultly of this game, Link doesn’t place his own squids, instead he must locate the computer-placed squids within 25 shots. If Link uses all 25 "bombs" and is unable to fully locate all five squids, he wins nothing and must try the game over in order to vie for a prize.
==Location and Rules==
The {{Term|TWWHD|Squid-Hunt}} {{Term|TWWHD|Mini-Game}} is found in the {{Term|TWWHD|Game Room|link}} inside the lighthouse on {{Term|TWWHD|Windfall Island|link}}. {{Term|TWWHD|Salvatore|link}} introduces the game by portraying several naval characters under attack by a school of giant squids.<ref>{{Cite|Velcome to zee fleet! I am zee great Admiral Dolvalski! Look sharp, for vee are zee sole protectors of zis island!|Salvatore|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Admiral! Red alert! All hands on deck! Sonar shows that schools of deadly giant squid are approaching! All ships prepare for battle!|Salvatore|TWW}}</ref> During the game, [[Link]] must find and destroy three squids hidden in random locations on an 8×8 grid by firing cannonballs at squares of his choosing. A miss results in a blue X appearing on that square, while a hit reveals the squid's body segment that was found. The squids are two, three, and four body segments in length,<ref>{{Cite|To destroy zee marauding squid pods, you must score {{Color|TWW Vermilion|four direct hits}} on zee {{Color|TWW Vermilion|large}}, {{Color|TWW Vermilion|three}} on zee {{Color|TWW Vermilion|medium}}, und {{Color|TWW Vermilion|two}} on zee {{Color|TWW Vermilion|small}}!|Salvatore|TWW}}</ref> always appear in vertical or horizontal straight lines, and do not overlap. {{Term|TWWHD|Link}} is given 24 cannonballs to sink all three squids.<ref>{{Cite|But be varned...you haff only {{Color|TWW Vermilion|24 cannonballs}} zat you can fire.|Salvatore|TWW}}</ref>


The first time Link reveals all 25 squids, he is rewarded with a [[Heart Container|Piece of Heart]]. A second victory under the same rules will yield Link [[Treasure Chart|Treasure Chart No 7]], and every one after that will provide a continuous supply of [[Purple Rupee]]s, worth 50 regular Rupees. However, of Link can locate all three squids using 20 shots or less, he will be rewarded [[Treasure Chart|Treasure Chart No 23]], and make it so that every game in which Link beats his record, he will win an [[Orange Rupee]], worth 100 regular Rupees.
The first time {{Term|TWWHD|Link}} succeeds in defeating the squids, he is rewarded with a {{Term|TWWHD|Piece of Heart|link}} by {{Term|TWWHD|Salvatore}} portraying a group of grateful children.<ref>{{Cite|Hoorayyy! Yayyy! Yayyy! Oh, thank you, Mr. Sailor! Please take this {{Color|TWW Vermilion|Piece of Heart}} as a sign of our gratitude. You are soooooo GREAT!|Salvatore|TWW}}</ref> A second victory yields {{Term|TWWHD|Treasure Chart|link}} #7.<ref>{{Cite|Hoorayyy! Yayyy! Yayyy! Oh, thank you so much, Mr. Sailor! This is our thanks to you! It's been passed down on our island for many years, so don't tell the island elder, OK? Here...{{Icon|TWW Heart Orange}} Please accept this {{Color|TWW Vermilion|Treasure Chart}}!|Salvatore|TWW}}</ref> Every subsequent victory nets a {{Term|TWWHD|Purple Rupee|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Yayyy! Yayyy! Yayyy! Oh, thank you, Mr. Sailor! Please accept all of our combined allowances! Take these 50 Rupees as your reward! Hooray for money!|Salvatore|TWW}}</ref> If {{Term|TWWHD|Link}} manages to destroy all three squids using fewer than 20 shots, he will also be rewarded with {{Term|TWWHD|Treasure Chart}} #23.<ref>{{Cite|Whoa. Wait a sec. {{Color|TWW Vermilion|19}}?! Hey, that's a new record... So, uh, you get this, too.|Salvatore|TWW}}</ref> After {{Term|TWWHD|Link}} has obtained both {{Plural|TWWHD|Treasure Chart}}, he will receive an {{Term|TWWHD|Orange Rupee|link}} every time he beats his personal record.


==Trivia==
*In the Japanese version of {{TWW|-}}, the goal of the game is to sink ships rather than squids.<ref>{{Cite Web|author=PyoroX |published=January 15, 2011 |retrieved=June 27, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yyZyy_cMaU |title=Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Japanese Battleship Mini-game |site=YouTube |type=video}}</ref> {{Term|TWWHD|Salvatore}} also has a different voice in this version.
*In 2020, nearly two decades after {{TWW|-}}'s initial release, members of the [[Speedrun]]ning community reverse-engineered the {{Term|TWWHD|Mini-Game}} and published an [http://peter.website/web-sploosh-kaboom/ open-source probability calculator] for it.<ref>{{Cite Web|author=Linkus7|published=May 19, 2020|retrieved=January 3, 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hs451PfFzQ|title=How We Solved the Worst Minigame in Zelda's History|site=YouTube|type=video}}</ref>


==Trivia==
==Nomenclature==
*The Sinking Ships mini-game is the first occurrence of a Battleship-like game appearing in the ''Zelda'' series.
{{Nomenclature}}
*[[Salvatore]], the host of this mini-game, also runs the [[Barrel Shoot]] mini-game on [[Spectacle Isle]], providing a similar pirate-like cosplay before the mini-game itself.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:2003_07_zelda_battleships_1.jpg|Salvatore's excitement upon Link's victory in the mini-game.
File:TWW Game Room.png|{{Term|TWWHD|Salvatore}} in the {{Term|TWWHD|Game Room}}
File:2003_07_zelda_battleships_2.jpg|Salvatore pretending to be a pirate before the mini-game begins.
File:TWW Squid-Hunt Salvatore 1.png|{{Term|TWWHD|Salvatore}} portraying a pirate during the {{Term|TWWHD|Mini-Game}}
File:2003_07_zelda_battleships_3.jpg|Salvatore finishing up his pirate act.
File:TWW Squid-Hunt Salvatore 2.png|{{Term|TWWHD|Salvatore}} portraying children during the {{Term|TWWHD|Mini-Game}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


[[category:Minigames]]
==See Also==
* [[Cannon Minigame]]
 
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