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 #17,277
BGG rating: 6.4

Party & Co: Extreme 3.0

2–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #17,330
BGG rating: 6.8

Hall of the Dwarven King

1 player
15 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #17,377
BGG rating: 6.4

365 Adventures: The Dungeon – 2026

1 player
2–5 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #17,380
BGG rating: 6.9

Gettysburg Solitaire

1 player
15–60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #17,392
BGG rating: 6.3

Rappakalja Extreme

3–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #17,402
BGG rating: 6.5

Words of a Feather

3–8 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #17,446
BGG rating: 6.0

Crossed Words

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #17,448
BGG rating: 7.2

Shako: Rules and Army Lists for Napoleonic Wargaming

2–8 players
180–240 min
Complexity 3.2/5
1995

BGG rank: BGG #17,494
BGG rating: 6.6

Express Cross

2–99 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #17,513
BGG rating: 6.0

Penk!

2–4 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #17,516
BGG rating: 7.6

Demo Derby Smash-Down!

1–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #17,522
BGG rating: 6.2

Business Strategy

2–4 players
90 min
Complexity 2.6/5
1973

BGG rank: BGG #17,526
BGG rating: 8.0

Passa Palavras

2 players
10–40 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #17,541
BGG rating: 7.1

Reef & Ruins

1–100 players
20 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #17,564
BGG rating: 7.4

On to Moscow Solitaire

1 player
15–60 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #17,600
BGG rating: 6.3

The Choice

2–4 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #17,607
BGG rating: 7.5

Chronicles of Civilization

1–3 players
45–120 min
Complexity 3.8/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #17,636
BGG rating: 7.2

Pickett's Charge: A Game of the Battle of Gettysburg

2 players
180–1200 min
Complexity 3.3/5
1980

BGG rank: BGG #17,676
BGG rating: 8.2

Alone against the Zone

1 player
Complexity 3.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #17,681
BGG rating: 7.3

Acrylogic

1–99 players
5–15 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #17,689
BGG rating: 7.3

Coast to Coast

1–5 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #17,747
BGG rating: 7.4

Pocket Dungeon

1 player
45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #17,761
BGG rating: 6.1

El Maestro

3–8 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #17,786
BGG rating: 6.0

A Line in the Sand

2–6 players
60–180 min
Complexity 2.8/5
1991

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