Puzzle pack
Sudoku, mazes, nonograms and word puzzles, with answer keys at the back.
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Bingo and lotería, sudoku and mazes, snakes and ladders, mancala, Stop and dozens more. Make your own in the browser, in six languages, then print or save a PDF.
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Every maker builds a new set each time, with answer keys, caller sheets, counters and paper dice where a game needs them.
Bingo & calling games
Word and number bingo, 90-ball tickets and lotería, with caller sheets.
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Bingo & calling gamesBingo
Word bingo on 3 × 3, 4 × 4 or 5 × 5 cards, or classic 75-ball number cards, with a caller sheet for each set.2–60 players15–45 minAges 4+
Bingo & calling games90-ball bingo
Independent 90-ball tickets with three rows, nine columns and 15 numbers each, plus a caller sheet for the 1–90 game.2–60 players20–60 minAges 6+
Bingo & calling gamesLotería
Mexican lotería for your own names: print tablas of 16 with a numbered caller's deck, then play with beans.2–30 players15–45 minAges 4+Puzzles with answers
Sudoku, mazes, nonograms, crosswords, word searches and codes, each with its solutions.
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Puzzles with answersWord search
Word searches from 8 × 8 to 18 × 18 with easy, medium or hard directions, an answer key and a page for long lists.1–30 players5–20 minAges 6+
Puzzles with answersCrossword
A criss-cross grid built from your own answers and clues, with numbered squares, an optional word bank and an answer key.1–4 players10–30 minAges 8+
Puzzles with answersMaze
Printable mazes with a marked entrance and exit, from small grids to huge ones, each with an answer page.1 player5–20 minAges 4+
Puzzles with answersNonogram
Fill in squares to match the numbers and reveal a hidden picture. Choose 5 × 5, 10 × 10 or 15 × 15, with answer keys.1 player10–40 minAges 8+Pencil & paper games
Quick games for two or more: sea battle, dots and boxes, Stop, gomoku and score pads.
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Pencil & paper gamesBattleship (sea battle)
Two grids per sheet: hide your fleet, call out squares and sink the other player's ships on paper.2 players15–40 minAges 7+
Pencil & paper gamesBulls and cows
A code-breaking game for two: guess your partner's secret number from the A and B clues, with optional solo practice.1–2 players5–20 minAges 8+
Pencil & paper gamesDice score sheets
Score sheets for five-dice games (Generala, Yams, a yacht card) and Ten Thousand. Up to eight players, typical points.2–8 players20–45 minAges 8+
Pencil & paper gamesDots and boxes
Square dot grids for two to four players: draw lines, claim boxes and add up the score on a printed table.2–4 players5–20 minAges 6+Board games to print
Snakes and ladders, the goose game, ludo, mancala, morris, draughts and ancient boards, with pieces and paper dice.
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Board games to printAlquerque
A two-player game of moving and jumping on a five-by-five board, with a starting-position diagram and 24 counters to cut out.2 players10–30 minAges 7+
Board games to printCheckers, draughts and chess boards
Hatched dark squares for checkers, international draughts or chess, with coordinates and pieces to cut out.2 players15–45 minAges 6+
Board games to printGomoku and Go boards
Five-in-a-row boards and Go boards from 9 × 9 to 19 × 19, ready for pens, coins or beans.2 players5–60 minAges 6+
Board games to printGame of the Goose
A printable 63-square Game of the Goose with classic special squares, or your own challenges on every square.2–6 players20–45 minAges 5+Cards & paper crafts
Prompt cards, memory pairs, dominoes, fortune tellers, raffle tickets and more to cut out.
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Cards & paper craftsPrompt cards
Printable prompt cards for charades, drawing or conversation, six, nine or twelve to a page, with dashed cut lines.3–30 players10–40 minAges 5+
Cards & paper craftsDominoes
Dotted double-six or double-nine tiles, or word-loop tiles that teach any question and answer pair.2–4 players10–30 minAges 5+
Cards & paper craftsPaper fortune teller
Fold a cootie catcher with four colours and eight fortunes you write yourself. Each copy uses a different order.2–8 players5–20 minAges 6+
Cards & paper craftsMemory pairs
Matching cards for every age: write your own pairs, print them with matching backs, then mix them face down and play.1–6 players10–25 minAges 3+Games travel. So do we.
Many paper games are shared across borders under different names. Start with a region and see what its tables are playing.
East Asia9 gamesPaper and board games from East Asia, including xiangqi, gomoku, tangram, nonograms and origami fortune tellers, and how to print them with Paperoom.South Asia4 gamesThe paper games loved across South Asia, from snakes and ladders with its Indian roots to ludo, tambola and housie, and how to print them.Arab world & Middle East7 gamesPaper games loved across the Arab world, from the categories game Stop to dominoes, Baloot scoring, alquerque and mancala, and how to print them.Africa3 gamesThe count-and-capture mancala family across Africa, with a note on nine men's morris and its South African relative, and how to print them with Paperoom.Europe18 gamesPaper games with long roots across Europe, from nine men's morris and the Game of the Goose to dots and boxes, hex and paper soccer.Latin America10 gamesThe paper games loved across Latin America, from the categories game Stop to lotería, dominoes and score pads, and how to print them.North America4 gamesThe paper games many people in North America know well, from 75-ball bingo to crosswords, sudoku and battleship, and how to print them.
Table tools for game night
No dice? No timer? Keep these open on a phone in the middle of the table.
Coin flipFlip a coin on screen and keep a tally of heads, tails and streaks.Dice rollerRoll up to six dice, from d4 to d20, and hold the ones you want to keep.Letter pickerPick a letter for Stop, Basta or Le petit bac, with letters you can include or leave out.Number callerCall bingo numbers at random, 75-ball or 90-ball or any range, with no repeats and a board to mark.ScoreboardKeep score for up to 12 players, with quick +1 and +5 buttons, custom amounts, round history and undo.SpinnerSpin a wheel to pick a person, a category or a forfeit from your own list.Team makerPaste a list of names and split it into random teams, by number of teams or people per team.Round timerA countdown for game rounds, with presets, a custom time and a gentle chime.
Ready-made PDF packs
Prefer to print straight away? These packs combine several games in one file.
Board games pack
Snakes and ladders, the goose game, ludo, mancala and more, with counters and paper dice.
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Party pack
Lotería, memory pairs, a fortune teller, Stop sheets and a scavenger hunt.
Download PDF ↓Ideas, guides and stories
How to host a bingo night, games for language classes, the history of the goose game and more.
BlogA short history of bingoHow lotto-style games grew from a 1500s Italian lottery into tombola, housie, tambola and the 75-ball card, and how word bingo followed.BlogAlquerque: the ancestor of checkersAlquerque, the 5 by 5 board game from the Arabic al-qirq, its mention in Alfonso X's 1283 Book of Games, its basic rules and its link to draughts.BlogBattleship on Paper: Hunting, Spacing and SalvoesHow pencil-and-paper Battleship is played, how to set up two grids and a fleet that fits, and real strategy for searching, hunting and placing ships.GuidesPlanning an activity hour with older adultsHow to plan a regular activity hour for older adults in care homes, libraries or community centres, with large print, familiar themes and mixed games.GuidesPaper games for family gatherings and holidaysPaper games for big family gatherings across cultures, from Italian tombola and Indian housie to Brazilian Festa Junina bingo, with tips for every age.GuidesHow to fold a paper fortune tellerStep-by-step folding instructions for a paper fortune teller from a printed square, with tips for crisp creases and thin paper.
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