Above ‘n Below Battleship

Above ‘n Below Battleship is a coordinate-plane game for Grades 6–8 that turns graphing into a deduction problem. Each player draws a hidden line through two grid points, then opponents call coordinates and learn whether each point lies on the line, above it, or below it. Students use that growing set of clues to predict where the hidden line crosses later vertical lines.

This is strong partner work when you want coordinate vocabulary, pattern analysis, and linear reasoning wrapped into the same task. Students have to use evidence from several ordered pairs rather than making a single plot and moving on. Create a free Find a Math Game account to generate lesson support for Above ‘n Below Battleship. No credit card. 3 lesson generations for life.