[1] Wendell Niles was the original announcer, later replaced by Johnny Jacobs.
Each hunter was given a 5-by-5-square "jungle grid" in which to hide three magnetic "animals": a 2-square-long hippo, a 3-square-long tiger and a 4-square-long alligator.
Unlike a traditional Battleship game, animals can be placed on the grid diagonally as well as vertically or horizontally.
Each contestant's jungle grid is hidden from view of their opponent.
The host asks various general knowledge questions (most dealing with song titles or spelling), each worth between 3 and 6 "shots" to be taken on the opponent's jungle grid.