Paper-and-pencil games are games that can be played solely with paper and pencil (or other writing implement).
In some board games, including some abstract strategy games like Gomoku, a piece once played will not be moved on the board or removed from the board. Such games can be played either as board games or as paper-and-pencil games, while many other paper-and-pencil games cannot be played without writing utensils.
The term is also used to distinguish role-playing games from role-playing video games, although role-playing games do not necessarily use either pencils or paper.
Examples of paper-and-pencil games are Tic-Tac-Toe, Sprouts, and Dots and Boxes. Other games include: Hangman, Connect 5, Pyramids, Short Stories, Word Filler, Number Maze, M.A.S.H., Finish the Doodle, Boggle, Battleships, Bulls and Cows, Territories and Categories, Paper Soccer.
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