Paper and Pencil Games
Paper and pencil games are, naturally, those that can be played with just paper and a pencil. Here are links to many of the best paper and pencil games.
Bulls and Cows
The complete rules of the paper-and-pencil deduction game Bulls and Cows.
The complete rules of the paper-and-pencil deduction game Bulls and Cows.
Capture (aka Boxes or Dots)
One of the classic pencil and paper games. The players take turns connecting dots that are horizontally or vertically adjacent. If a player can complete a square by connecting two dots then they capture that square. For two players.
One of the classic pencil and paper games. The players take turns connecting dots that are horizontally or vertically adjacent. If a player can complete a square by connecting two dots then they capture that square. For two players.
Games Compendium Collection
This page includes the rules for Anagrams, Cub 2000, Pictionary, Time-Tables, and Word Puzzle. For various numbers of players.
This page includes the rules for Anagrams, Cub 2000, Pictionary, Time-Tables, and Word Puzzle. For various numbers of players.
Ghoulash Adventures
Information about Ghoulash Adventures, a series of short stories set in the Ghoulash game universe.
Information about Ghoulash Adventures, a series of short stories set in the Ghoulash game universe.
Ghoulash
Ghoulash is an intriguing 2-player game. Print out the map-like board, then use a pencil to mark features on it like debris, food and first-aid kits. While trying to achieve your goal, you're likely to run into some unfriendly ghouls.
Ghoulash is an intriguing 2-player game. Print out the map-like board, then use a pencil to mark features on it like debris, food and first-aid kits. While trying to achieve your goal, you're likely to run into some unfriendly ghouls.
Hangman
The complete rules for the paper-and-pencil word game Hangman.
The complete rules for the paper-and-pencil word game Hangman.
Paper Football
Players flick the paper football back and forth, trying to score touchdowns and field goals. For two players.
Players flick the paper football back and forth, trying to score touchdowns and field goals. For two players.
Pipelayer
Pipelayer is a pencil and paper game played with two grids of dots that are slightly offset from one another. To win, a player must make a continuous connection from one side of the board to the other. For two players.
Pipelayer is a pencil and paper game played with two grids of dots that are slightly offset from one another. To win, a player must make a continuous connection from one side of the board to the other. For two players.
Sprouts
The strategy in Sprouts lies in using your lines to divide the paper up into parts that trap dots. For two players.
The strategy in Sprouts lies in using your lines to divide the paper up into parts that trap dots. For two players.
Stop-Gate
This game can be played on a Checker board with dominos, but it can also be played on graph paper with a pencil. The first player who can't make a move loses. For two players.
This game can be played on a Checker board with dominos, but it can also be played on graph paper with a pencil. The first player who can't make a move loses. For two players.