Kunoichi_Power: The advantage is mostly in the Battleboat Plus version. Current stats:

Battleboats:
White: 15017 (50.55%)
Black: 14574 (49.06%)

Dark Battleboats:
White: 28740 (54.62%)
Black: 23838 (45.31%)

Battleboats Plus:
White: 50978 (60.49%)
Black: 33227 (39.42%)

Now the important question: How do you let black take one more move in Battleboat Plus when the number of shots is determined by how may ships they have left?

(NOTE: Best thing in my opinion is to do is make sure you play 2-games, switched colors when you play)

coan.net:
I thought maybe it would just be based on how many ships black had left the previous turn, like if white takes out a black ship on turn 1, black would still get 5 shots on turn 1, but then 4 on the next turn, exactly the way white would if black took out a white ship on turn 1. That would make sense right?

Though, if this has been said 'no' to before, then I guess it doesn't matter... I didn't actually see where it was asked before but I thought someone else might have had the sense to ask... : /... oh well

coan.net: To rule out any advantage of one colour, you have to make the moves simultaneously, just like in Logic. (In the implementation, the moves aren't simultaneously, but from a game aspect they are). In Battleboats Plus, the number of shots one has in move N is the number of boats one has in move N - 1.

IMO, also Dice Poker and Triple Dice Poker could benefit from having simultaneous moves, as those games give a slight edge to the player going second. But not as big as Battleboats and its variations give to the player going first.

Kunoichi_Power: I've suggested this in the past as well, but Fencers answer was 'no'.