Paper Games
Printable Battleship Game
The paper sea battle: hide your fleet on one grid, track your shots on the other, and tick off every ship you sink. Print one sheet per player.
What you can customize
- Grid size
- Fleet tracker
Works well in
- Traveler's Notebook Passport
- A6
- Traveler's Notebook Regular
- B6 (JIS)
- A5
- US Half Letter
- B5 (ISO)
- A4
- US Letter
All page sizes, from Passport to A4
Try it in another style
Start from a preset
- Battleship 10×10, US Letter Two grids and a fleet tracker. Open in the maker →
- Battleship 10×10, A4 The same sheet on A4. Open in the maker →
- Quick 8×8 game, A4 Smaller sea and four ships for a short game. Open in the maker →
Two grids and a fleet tracker
The top grid is My fleet, where you draw your ships. The second grid, Enemy waters, records your shots. At the bottom, the fleet list has boxes to tick when your ships are hit and circles for the enemy ships you sink.
How to play
- Each player secretly draws their ships on My fleet: straight lines, across or down, not touching.
- Take turns calling a square such as B7.
- The other player answers miss, hit or sunk. Mark misses with a dot and hits with an X.
- Sink the whole enemy fleet to win.
Use a clipboard or a book as a screen so your opponent cannot see your ships.
Free sample PDFs
Print at 100% (actual size). Made with the same engine as the maker, so the spacing is exact.
Frequently asked questions
Which ships are in the fleet?
On the 10×10 grid: carrier (5), battleship (4), cruiser (3), submarine (3) and destroyer (2). On 8×8 the carrier is left out.
How do coordinates work?
Columns are lettered A to J and rows numbered 1 to 10, so a shot is called like B7.
Do both players need a sheet?
Yes. Each player hides their own ships, so print one sheet per player and keep them out of sight.
Related guides
- How to print a booklet double-sidedPrint your notebook PDF at actual size, choose the right duplex setting, and get pages that come out in the right order after folding.
- Calibrate your printer for exact sizesMeasure your printer once so pages print at exactly the right size, find its unprintable margins, and line up the front and back of each sheet.
- Paper sizes, margins and binding allowanceWhich printer paper fits which notebook size, how to set margins and the binding margin, and when to use bleed and creep.
- Pen and paper games: 25 games to play with a printed sheet25 pen and paper games for two players, groups and solo play, from dots and boxes and battleship to hangman and sudoku, with rules, player counts and free printables.
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