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Two-Player Pen and Paper Games to Play Online

Choose a familiar paper-and-pencil game by the kind of match you want. These free browser versions let two friends play online; several also offer pass-and-play on one device or a computer opponent. No paper or download is needed.

Choose by the kind of match you want

  • Quick to learn

    Take turns placing Xs and Os; make a line of three to win. Tic Tac Toe

  • Plan around lines and squares

    In Dots & Boxes and SOS, completing a box or an SOS scores and earns another turn. Dots & Boxes · SOS

  • Draw a route to the goal

    Move a paper football along a grid, or race through a maze to its exit. Paper Football · Pencil-and-Paper Maze

  • Guess what your opponent is hiding

    Uncover a word, crack a digit code, or hunt a fleet by calling grid coordinates. Hangman · Bulls and Cows · Sea Battle

Pick your kind of match

  • Tic Tac Toe

    Play the classic X and O game online with a friend, challenge the computer, or take turns on the same screen. No account or download is needed.

    Pass-and-play · Vs computer · Online with friends

    Rules and how to play

  • Dots & Boxes

    This free Dots and Boxes game keeps the familiar pencil-and-paper rules: close a square to claim it and take another turn. Play online, locally, or against the computer.

    Pass-and-play · Vs computer · Online with friends

    Rules and how to play

  • SOS

    Take turns placing S or O in an open square. Each new SOS scores a point and gives you another move in this familiar paper-and-pencil game.

    Pass-and-play · Vs computer · Online with friends

    Rules and how to play

  • Paper Football

    This is the pencil-and-paper grid game also called paper soccer: draw a unique path for the ball and reach the far goal. Unlike bounce-turn versions, this one switches players after every move. Play online, locally, or against the computer.

    Pass-and-play · Vs computer · Online with friends

    Rules and how to play

  • Pencil-and-Paper Maze

    Trace a path from the maze entrance to its exit. Choose easy, medium, or hard, then play solo or race a friend online.

    Pass-and-play · Online with friends

    Rules and how to play

  • Hangman

    Guess the hidden word before the sketch is complete. Play a daily Hangman puzzle, take turns with a friend, or start a private online word round.

    Pass-and-play · Vs computer · Online with friends

    Rules and how to play

  • Bulls and Cows

    Guess four different digits and use bulls (right digit, right place) and cows (right digit, wrong place) to solve the secret code.

    Pass-and-play · Vs computer · Online with friends

    Rules and how to play

  • Sea Battle

    Sea Battle is a Battleship-style two-player fleet-hunting game. Arrange your ships, then use grid coordinates to find the other fleet before yours is sunk.

    Vs computer · Online with friends

    Rules and how to play

Common questions

Which two-player pen and paper games can I play online?
Tic Tac Toe, Dots and Boxes, SOS, Paper Soccer, Pencil-and-Paper Maze, Hangman, Bulls and Cows, and Sea Battle all offer online play with a friend.
Can we play on one device?
Some games support pass-and-play on one device, while others offer a computer opponent or online rooms. The mode labels on each game card show what is available.
Do I need paper and a pencil?
No. These are browser versions of familiar paper-and-pencil games, so you can play directly on the site.

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