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Simple games that can be played with just a piece of paper and something to write with. You don't need a game board, pieces, dice or anything else. Some games, like Tic-Tac-Toe are very easy to learn. Other games, like Sprouts have complex strategy that will take practice to master. If you are bored with Tic-Tac-Toe, discover some new Paper and Pencil games that will be fun to play with a friend.

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	Anagrams Try to find as many words as you can that are contained within another larger word.	1 - 8 players
	Telephone Pictures A funny game of drawing and captioning those drawings.	3 - 8 players
	Pictionary All you can do is draw, and your team has to guess your secret word.	2 - 8 players
	Hangman A word guessing game between two or more players.	2 - 6 players
	Tic-Tac-Toe A two player game played on a 3x3 grid. Also called "Naughts and Crosses" or "Xs and Os".	2 players
	Dots and Boxes A game played on a grid of dots. Sometimes called "Boxes" or "Pigs in a Pen".	2 - 6 players
	Sprouts A two player game of drawing lines and dots that has a complex strategy.	2 players
	Nim Take turns marking circles. The player who marks the last circle is the winner.	2 players
	Battleships A strategy guessing game between two people where you try to sink their battleship.	2 players
	Gomoku Often called "Five in a Row". The object of the game is... you guessed it... to get five in a row.	2 players