Paper and pencil games

Today we will be explore the variety of games you can play with a pen and a pencil. Easy to find and almost in every home these games can provide hours of fun.

Games using only paper and pencils

• Dots and boxes: http://www.papg.com/show?1TMU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLNPAKBJavY (video)

• Sprouts: https://nrich.maths.org/2413 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXhS8PiUTvM (video)

• Sim: http://www.papg.com/show?2UQ3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_apsFik2JoQ (video)

• Raja Chor Mantri Sipahi: http://www.dsource.in/resource/indian-games/indoor-games/raja-mantri-chor-sipahi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhomNnuY870 (video)

• Paper Telephone: https://www.thegamegal.com/2011/06/18/paper-telephone/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5aj3qCs144 (video)

• Heads Body Leg: http://www.papg.com/show?1TNH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OspixPe-raE(video)

• Obstruction: http://www.papg.com/show?2XMX

• Battleship: http://www.papg.com/show?1TMC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6U7XKG1Dps(video)

• Consequences: http://www.papg.com/show?1TXW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LHZL406rN8

• Go-Moku: http://www.papg.com/show?1TN3

• Scramble Word Ladder: http://www.papg.com/show?1TN1

• SOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS_(game)

• Pictionary: http://www.papg.com/show?1TMB

• Art Gallery: http://www.papg.com/show?2XM3

• Bulls and Cows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulls_and_Cows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_dw8iV_52g (video)

• Name, Place, Animal, Thing: https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-play-name-place-animal-thing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpZPV7z9Yq8 (video)

• Funny Flips: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/word-game-for-kids/

• Nim: http://www.papg.com/show?2XN3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JY1dkIB9I0 (video)

• Pipelayer: http://www.gamesonpaper.com/resources/PipeLayer.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95sWxuztunc (video)

• Tandem Drawing: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/tandem-drawing-activity/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=iWGi6XZRn-o&feature=emb_logo (video)

• Word with in a word: https://www.byrdseed.com/puzzle-words-within-words/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g67Bg3-Jh8k(video)

The following paper and pencil games need additional items.

• Area Dice Game: https://www.tutorfair.com/resource/766/area-dice-game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5kQmFYZ-JM (video

• Pong Hau K'i: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/pong-hau-ki/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=LWMCAk4NyTQ&feature=emb_logo (video)

• Navakankari: http://kreedaakaushalya.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-play-navakankari.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fan2PlOxrNo (In this video he refers to in Telugu as Daadi)

• Aadu Puli Attam: https://www.tamilnadutourism.com/traditions/games/aadu-puli-attam.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQZns5L0zqw&t=82s (video)

• Xi Gua Qi: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/watermelon-chess/ http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/watermelon-chess/?jwsource=cl (video)

• Len Choa: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/len-choa-leopards-and-tiger-game/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3BRBlob-zE (video)

• Fox and Geese: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/fox-and-geese/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20BI-oLiyWQ (video)

• Dara: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/dara-game/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O3_K7CCYFA (video)

• Kono: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/five-field-kono/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1lBtF1Pilk(video)

• Queah: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/queah/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTU0Ii2MxEs (video)

• Picaria: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/picaria/ https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/picaria/ (video)

• Tsoro Yematatu:https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/tsoro-yematatu/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_w56XWdTyE (video)

• Criss Cross Solitarie: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/solitaire-board-games/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8VIp9rY5xM (video)

If you're feeling very adventures go to http://zenseeker.net/BoardGames/PaperPenGames.htm. It has cataloged almost every pen and paper game.