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{{Short description|Game only requiring writing}}
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[[File:Hangman game.jpg|thumb|[[Hangman (game)|Hangman]], a simple pen-and-paper game]]

'''Paper-and-pencil games''' or '''paper-and-pen games''' (or some variation on those terms) are [[game]]s that can be played solely with [[paper]] and [[pencil|pencils]] (or other [[writing implement]]s), usually without erasing. They may be played to pass the time, as icebreakers, or for [[brain training]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|title=Fun Pen and Paper Games to Cure Boredom|url=https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/pen-and-paper-games/|website=What Do We Do All Day|date=18 February 2020 |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref> In recent times, they have been supplanted by [[mobile game]]s.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brett and Kate McKey|date=2017-07-17|title=5 Pencil and Paper Games to Do When You're Bored|url=https://www.artofmanliness.com/living/games-tricks/5-pencil-and-paper-games-that-arent-tic-tac-toe/|website=Art of Manliness|access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref> Some popular examples of pencil-and-paper games include [[tic-tac-toe]], [[Sprouts (game)|sprouts]], [[dots and boxes]], [[Hangman (game)|hangman]], [[MASH (game)|MASH]], [[paper soccer]], and [[Spellbinder (paper-and-pencil game)|spellbinder]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Annie Kearns|title=16 Easy Pen and Paper Games Your Family Will Love|url=https://www.thelondonmother.net/easy-pen-and-paper-games//|website=The London Mother|date=16 March 2020 |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref> The term is unrelated to the use in [[role-playing game]]s to differentiate [[Tabletop role-playing game|tabletop games]] from [[role-playing video game]]s.

[[Board game]]s where pieces are never moved or removed from the board once being played, particularly [[abstract strategy game]]s like [[Gomoku]] and [[Connect Four]], can also be played as pencil-and-paper games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Golem - FAQ |url=http://www.edcollins.com/golem/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.edcollins.com}}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Paper and pencil games}}
* [http://zenseeker.net/BoardGames/PaperPenGames.htm A Zen Guide to Paper and Pen Games]
* [http://www.papg.com/ Pencil and Paper Games]

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