Print & Play

Pen and paper games: rules and printable sheets

Games that need nothing but a pencil: tic-tac-toe, dots and boxes, hangman, battleship, Sim and Sprouts, with sheets to print for each.

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6 games
Pen & paper gameFree

Battleship rules: how to play battleship on paper

Public domain · printable included

2 players10–60 minAge 8+
Pen & paper gameFree

Dots and boxes rules: how to play dots and boxes

Public domain · printable included

2 players
Pen & paper gameFree

Hangman rules: how to play hangman

Public domain · printable included

2–8 players
Pen & paper gameFree

Sim rules: how to play the pencil game Sim

Public domain · printable included

2 players
Pen & paper gameFree

Sprouts rules: how to play the game of sprouts

Public domain · printable included

2 players
Pen & paper gameFree

Tic-tac-toe rules: how to play tic-tac-toe

Public domain · printable included

2 players1 min

Questions

Which pen and paper games work for travel?

Dots and boxes, hangman and tic-tac-toe fit on one sheet and need no table. Battleship works in a car with a clipboard each.