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Paper-and-Pencil
OpenGames using
73
Median complexity
1.44
0–5
Median rating
6.04
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.548
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
The game is developed using paper and pen/pencil to mark and save responses or attributes or to give orders to units that, at the end of the game, are used to score points and determine the winner.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Death: Monster#93 | 2015 | 7.62 | 4.3 | 180m |
| Decrypto#117 | 2018 | 7.55 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Cartographers#180 | 2019 | 7.39 | 1.9 | 45m |
| That's Pretty Clever!#202 | 2018 | 7.36 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Welcome To...#211 | 2018 | 7.35 | 1.8 | 25m |
| Telestrations#348 | 2009 | 7.15 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Twice as Clever!#462 | 2019 | 7.03 | 2.3 | 30m |
| Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition#626 | 2018 | 6.89 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Space Empires 4X#633 | 2011 | 6.89 | 3.4 | 240m |
| Fleet: The Dice Game#654 | 2018 | 6.87 | 2.5 | 45m |
| Telestrations: 12 Player Party Pack#747 | 2011 | 6.80 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Silver & Gold#749 | 2019 | 6.80 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Wits & Wagers#858 | 2005 | 6.73 | 1.2 | 25m |
| Railroad Ink: Blazing Red Edition#946 | 2018 | 6.68 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Qwixx#988 | 2012 | 6.66 | 1.1 | 15m |
| Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age#1067 | 2008 | 6.62 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Pictomania (Second Edition)#1088 | 2018 | 6.60 | 1.4 | 40m |
| Encore!#1330 | 2016 | 6.50 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Ambush!#1370 | 1983 | 6.48 | 3.3 | 240m |
| Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space#1431 | 2010 | 6.46 | 2.0 | 45m |
| On Tour#1505 | 2019 | 6.43 | 1.4 | 20m |
| Qwinto#1537 | 2015 | 6.41 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Escape the Dark Castle#1560 | 2017 | 6.41 | 1.2 | 45m |
| The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43#1628 | 2013 | 6.38 | 2.5 | 120m |
| The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game#1649 | 2017 | 6.37 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Say Anything#1711 | 2008 | 6.35 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Eat Poop You Cat#1760 | 0 | 6.33 | 1.1 | 20m |
| Magic Realm#1851 | 1979 | 6.30 | 4.6 | 240m |
| Sleuth#1896 | 1971 | 6.29 | 2.5 | 45m |
| Mystery of the Abbey#1931 | 1995 | 6.28 | 2.2 | 90m |
| Metro X#1984 | 2018 | 6.27 | 1.7 | 20m |
| Beyond Balderdash#2021 | 1993 | 6.25 | 1.5 | 45m |
| Ogre#2054 | 1977 | 6.24 | 2.3 | 45m |
| Corinth#2150 | 2019 | 6.22 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Break the Code#2178 | 2017 | 6.21 | 1.7 | 15m |
| Telestrations: After Dark#2198 | 2015 | 6.21 | 1.0 | 30m |
| Four Against Darkness#2302 | 2016 | 6.18 | 2.1 | 75m |
| B-17: Queen of the Skies#2307 | 1981 | 6.18 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Wits & Wagers Family#2315 | 2010 | 6.18 | 1.1 | 20m |
| Balderdash#2343 | 1984 | 6.17 | 1.4 | 60m |
| La Granja: No Siesta#2376 | 2016 | 6.16 | 2.2 | 45m |
| 2 de Mayo#2523 | 2008 | 6.13 | 2.2 | 20m |
| Nuns on the Run#2534 | 2010 | 6.13 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Rise and Decline of the Third Reich#2602 | 1974 | 6.11 | 4.3 | 720m |
| Scattergories#2731 | 1988 | 6.08 | 1.4 | 30m |
| Code 777#2787 | 1985 | 6.07 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama#2848 | 2017 | 6.06 | 1.5 | 15m |
| Second Chance#2919 | 2019 | 6.05 | 1.1 | 15m |
| Let's Make a Bus Route#2939 | 2018 | 6.04 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Avenue#2950 | 2016 | 6.04 | 1.4 | 15m |
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