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 #25,578
BGG rating: 6.0

Holmes & Watson 1890-1914: Adventures in the London Fog

1–5 players
15–60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #25,645
BGG rating: 5.8

Desert War: Tactical Warfare in North Africa

2–4 players
120–180 min
Complexity 3.1/5
1973

BGG rank: BGG #25,759
BGG rating: 5.8

Blood Royals

2 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #25,834
BGG rating: 5.6

Snack Time

1–99 players
30–50 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #25,860
BGG rating: 5.8

Skip-Bo Dice Game

2–4 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #25,903
BGG rating: 6.2

The Enigma Box

1–4 players
6000–10000 min
Complexity 3.9/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #25,945
BGG rating: 5.6

Scattergories Junior

2–4 players
10 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1989

BGG rank: BGG #26,006
BGG rating: 6.0

DREBO

2–4 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #26,031
BGG rating: 5.6

Cranium Junior

2–99 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #26,043
BGG rating: 5.8

Open Fire: Solitaire Tank Combat in WWII

1 player
180–240 min
Complexity 2.8/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #26,174
BGG rating: 5.6

Lasting Tales

1–5 players
45–120 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #26,189
BGG rating: 5.7

Stad - Land - Rivier

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
1985

BGG rank: BGG #26,207
BGG rating: 5.7

War Law

2 players
90 min
Complexity 3.9/5
1993

BGG rank: BGG #26,293
BGG rating: 5.7

Chancellorsville

2 players
120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
1961

BGG rank: BGG #26,334
BGG rating: 6.0

Unlocking Insanity: Dice Vermiis Mysteriis

2–5 players
30 min
2020

BGG rank: BGG #26,335
BGG rating: 5.6

Domo Caption This! Game

3–8 players
Complexity 1.7/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #26,354
BGG rating: 5.8

Kampfpanzer: Armored Combat, 1937-40

2 players
120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
1973

BGG rank: BGG #26,386
BGG rating: 5.6

Durchmarsch

2–4 players
15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #26,453
BGG rating: 5.5

Einfach Genial: Das Würfelspiel

2–4 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #26,695
BGG rating: 5.6

Cranium: Édition Québécoise

4–99 players
60 min
2003

BGG rank: BGG #26,734
BGG rating: 5.6

Taboo Quick Draw

4–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2002

BGG rank: BGG #26,774
BGG rating: 5.6

Solo Tower Hack

1 player
10 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #26,809
BGG rating: 5.6

Napoleon Dynamite: It's Pretty Much My Favorite Animal Game

3–4 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #26,843
BGG rating: 5.6

Sink the Bismarck

1 player
25 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2008

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