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Pen and Paper Games

Dots, M.A.S.H., Celebrities, Fortune Teller, Tic-Tac-Toe, and more

by Stewart Coerver and Zachary Collinger

Dots
A "griddy" game where dots become lines, and lines become squares. The player with the most squares wins. Get rules »

Celebrities
A game for the pop-culture, history, and literature lovers of the world. Get rules »

Fortune Teller
Learn your fate with this whimsical paper tool. Pick your way through the flaps to find out what the Fortune Teller has in store for you. Get rules »

Password
Pick your words wisely. Use only one-word clues to describe the password to your teammates. One word answer, one word clues, one great game. Get rules »

Charades
Say everything you can with flamboyant gesticulation, just don’t open your mouth. Get rules »

Hangman
Guess letters to fill in the blanks before your little man gets hung out to dry. Get rules »

M.A.S.H.
Discover who you'll marry, how many children you'll have, how big your house will be, and more in this silly game of fortune-telling. Get rules »

Bingo
This is a game of chance in which randomly selected numbers match on a 5x5 scorecard. Five in a row wins! Get rules »

Tic-Tac-Toe
Also known as Noughts and Crosses. Put X's and O's all over the board, three in a row wins. Get rules »


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