A virtual ship is a ship of a specific size or larger. Here are some examples:
· A virtual cruiser is a ship having three or more ship segments. Therefore, a virtual cruiser can represent either a battleship or a cruiser. The number of virtual cruisers to be found is the number of battleships and cruisers left to find.
· A virtual destroyer is a ship having two or more ship segments. Therefore, a virtual destroyer can represent either a battleship, a cruiser or a destroyer. The number of virtual cruisers to be found is the number of battleships, cruisers and destroyers left to find.
Because a virtual ship can be one of several different-sized ships, it can be thought of as a sequence of segment wildcards. For example, a virtual cruiser can be thought of as three wildcards; a virtual destroyer can be thought of as two wildcards.
Virtual ships can be very helpful when solving Fathom It! boards, occasionally enabling you to solve an otherwise difficult board. They can be used for finding ships and ship segments.