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

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #14,952
BGG rating: 8.2

Everything Lost

1 player
45–90 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #14,956
BGG rating: 7.6

Atlantic Sentinels: North Atlantic Convoy Escort, 1942-43

1–2 players
10–480 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #14,962
BGG rating: 8.8

Herd

1 player
5–240 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #14,965
BGG rating: 6.5

Doodle Islands

1–5 players
40 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #14,970
BGG rating: 7.2

Zebra

1–4 players
20 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #14,979
BGG rating: 6.7

El Soneto

2–4 players
60 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #15,060
BGG rating: 6.4

Pandoria Merchants

1–4 players
30–90 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #15,095
BGG rating: 7.6

Synthesis: The Molecular Journey

1–8 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #15,105
BGG rating: 6.7

Mangaka: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics

1–8 players
30–90 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #15,124
BGG rating: 6.8

Journal 29 Revelation: Interactive Book Game

1–10 players
120 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #15,167
BGG rating: 7.8

Floodlands

1–6 players
30–50 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #15,173
BGG rating: 8.6

Connection Games

Complexity 3.3/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #15,201
BGG rating: 7.2

Crossroll Hong Kong

1–4 players
20–40 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #15,207
BGG rating: 7.1

Copperdale

1 player
10–20 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #15,239
BGG rating: 6.5

How Do You Doodle?

3–7 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #15,273
BGG rating: 6.9

Welcome To... Mini

1–6 players
25 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #15,289
BGG rating: 6.6

Space Worm

2–6 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #15,297
BGG rating: 6.9

Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 3.0/5
1997

BGG rank: BGG #15,299
BGG rating: 7.4

Space Kraken

1–4 players
45–300 min
Complexity 3.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #15,329
BGG rating: 8.2

Bite and Write: The Treaty of Rodentia

1–5 players
15–45 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #15,335
BGG rating: 6.4

Battlewagon

2–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.4/5
1981

BGG rank: BGG #15,344
BGG rating: 7.4

Second World War at Sea: Leyte Gulf

2 players
120 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #15,373
BGG rating: 7.0

Devil Boats: PT Boats in the Solomons

1 player
15–60 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #15,397
BGG rating: 6.6

Arkham Travel Guide

1–4 players
30–40 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2025

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