Fleet Finder Solver

Fleet Finder Solver — Step by Step

Click each count outside the grid and type it. Click a square to mark a shown piece (water, then ship). Then press Solve. Or play a generated puzzle and send it here with one click.

Fleet Finder Solver: rules, how to use it, tips

Place the whole fleet so that each row and column has the right number of ship squares, with no ships touching.

The rules

The fleet to find is listed under the grid.
Ships are straight lines of squares, placed across or down.
No two ships touch — not along a side, and not at a corner.
The number beside each row and under each column counts its ship squares.

Using the solver

Choose the grid and fleet, type the counts and mark any given water or ship squares (or press Sample).
Press Solve and step through: full lines, ship corners, and fitting the fleet.

Tips

Zeros first. A row or column with 0 is all water.
Full lines. When a line has all its ship squares, the rest is water; when its unknown squares exactly match what’s missing, they’re all ship.
Corners. Every ship square has water on its four diagonal corners.
Shown pieces. An end piece continues one way; a single round piece is a one-square ship with water all round.

The full guide, with a worked example and common mistakes: How to play Fleet Finder.

Questions

What is the fleet list?

The ships to find, from the longest down to single squares. Ships you’ve completed turn green.

Is there always one answer?

Yes — every puzzle here is checked to have exactly one solution.

What do the shown pieces mean?

A rounded end shows the ship continues the other way; a middle piece has ship on both sides; a circle is a one-square ship.

How do I solve one from a magazine?

Open the Fleet Finder Solver, type the counts, mark any shown squares and press Solve.