Classic 90s School Pen and Paper Games

30May,2024

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 A classic game where two players, X and O, take turns marking spaces in a 3x3 grid. The objective is to get three of your marks in a row, column, or diagonal.

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Tic-Tac-Toe

Players take turns drawing lines between dots on a grid. The goal is to complete more boxes than your opponent. Each completed box earns the player an additional turn.

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Dots and Boxes

A folded paper triangle (football) is flicked across a table or desk. The objective is to score points by landing the football within certain boundaries or by flicking it through a goal made with fingers.

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Paper Football

Players search for words hidden in a grid of letters. Words can be placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, and may be written forwards or backwards.

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Word Search

 Players choose a letter of the alphabet and then race to write down a name, place, animal, and thing that start with that letter. Points are awarded based on uniqueness and accuracy.

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Name, Place, Animal, Thing

A game to predict relationship outcomes using the acronym FLAMES (Friends, Lovers, Affectionate, Marriage, Enemies, Siblings). Players write down their name and their crush's name, count the number of matching letters, and use the count to eliminate letters in FLAMES, revealing the relationship status.

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FLAMES

One player thinks of a word, and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters within a certain number of guesses. Incorrect guesses result in drawing parts of a stick figure being "hanged."

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Hangman