EXCLUSIVE: Let Sea Battle commence. TF1 has ordered a new primetime gameshow based on a classic ship-sinking strategy game.
The naval battle is transported to a large studio in the show for the French broadcaster. Teams will answer general knowledge questions to earn shots at their rivals’ boats, which are represented by human contestants on a massive set.
The more boats sunk, the bigger the cash prize. The producers said the Sea Battle format was inspired by the ‘Bataille Navale’ board game.
In turn, that is based upon the classic pen-and-paper strategy game in which players place their fleet of ships on a grid of paper that their opponent cannot see and then take turns trying to locate and sink each other’s vessels.
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