Paper-and-Pencil board games

Find Paper-and-Pencil games for rules assistance and scenario narration where available. Compare players and playtime, ordered by overall BoardGameGeek rank.

1,367 games

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BGG rank: BGG #14,357
BGG rating: 6.2

Truck Off: The Food Truck Frenzy Roll And Write

1–99 players
25–35 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #14,433
BGG rating: 7.8

Paper 'Mech

1 player
20–40 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #14,451
BGG rating: 7.6

Magic Realm Light 30

1 player
30–45 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #14,455
BGG rating: 6.8

Druid: Boudicca's Rebellion, 61 A.D.

2 players
120–240 min
Complexity 2.5/5
1984

BGG rank: BGG #14,462
BGG rating: 7.4

Zoogitives

3–6 players
15–30 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #14,463
BGG rating: 8.1

D100 Space

1 player
5–90 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,503
BGG rating: 7.4

Wings Over France

1 player
60 min
Complexity 3.2/5
1992

BGG rank: BGG #14,569
BGG rating: 6.3

Ramen Ink

2–5 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #14,579
BGG rating: 7.1

How to Host a Dungeon

1 player
60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #14,623
BGG rating: 6.5

Retrograde

1–4 players
25–35 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #14,625
BGG rating: 6.7

Got What It Bakes?

1–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #14,631
BGG rating: 7.4

Chiefdom

1–6 players
30 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #14,662
BGG rating: 6.4

Sand Art

2–4 players
25–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #14,665
BGG rating: 7.8

Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World

2 players
120 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #14,674
BGG rating: 6.6

Star Smuggler

1 player
180 min
Complexity 2.7/5
1982

BGG rank: BGG #14,694
BGG rating: 7.8

Le Vol de l'Aigle

3–10 players
600 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #14,722
BGG rating: 8.0

Roll & Meow: The Cat Burglars

1–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #14,733
BGG rating: 7.9

Battletech: Essentials

1–2 players
2023

BGG rank: BGG #14,739
BGG rating: 6.7

Dice Cup

2–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,784
BGG rating: 5.9

Stadt Land Vollpfosten: Classic Edition

2–10 players
Complexity 1.2/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #14,805
BGG rating: 6.3

MechWar '77: Tactical Armored Combat in the 1970's

2 players
270 min
Complexity 3.2/5
1975

BGG rank: BGG #14,852
BGG rating: 7.4

Cyrano

3–9 players
20–60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,854
BGG rating: 7.8

Horizon Wars: Science-Fiction Combined-Arms Wargaming

2 players
30–120 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #14,929
BGG rating: 6.3

Double Ditto

4–99 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2015

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