Paper and Pencil

Math Lair - Tic-Tac-Toe Math Lair - Tic-Tac-Toe- Game variations, looking from the mathematical side. Tic-Tac-Toe Strategy Tic-Tac-Toe Strategy- Features explanations and the opportunity to put the advice into practice. Guy Fawkes's Analysis of Boolean Tic-Tac-Toe Guy Fawkes's Analysis of Boolean Tic-Tac-Toe- Analysis of variant that allows anti-play. Tic Tac Toe Strategy Solutions Tic Tac Toe Strategy Solutions- Details a step-by-step process that allows the first player to win or draw, but never lose. Pencil & Paper Games Plaza: Tic Tac Toe Pencil & Paper Games Plaza: Tic Tac Toe- Instructions for game play. World Game of Sprouts Association World Game of Sprouts Association- Association devoted to a serious exploration of the game. Math Forum: Sprouts Notation Math Forum: Sprouts Notation- Discussion of notation for use in commentary. Math Forum: The Game of Sprouts Math Forum: The Game of Sprouts- Discussion including a strategy by John Conway. Dots-and-Boxes Analysis Dots-and-Boxes Analysis- Analysis program and results. Talk by Katherine Scott: Loony Dots and Boxes Endgame Talk by Katherine Scott: Loony Dots and Boxes Endgame- Streaming-video 30-minute talk held at MSRI during the Combinatorial Game Theory Research Workshop, July 24-28, 2000. Descri… Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics: Dots and Boxes Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics: Dots and Boxes- Entry with rules, basic strategy, and references. Ghoulash, The Last Game On Earth Ghoulash, The Last Game On Earth- A complex adventure game where players compete to complete various quests. Pen and Paper Games Pen and Paper Games- Player registry search tool for finding players in your own area. Battleship Battleship- The classic board game played with paper and pencil. Oflameron Oflameron- Logic table game played on paper with dice. Site contains the game's description, images, rules and playing forms for download in Microsoft Word format. Waving Hands Waving Hands- Alternate name and rules for Spellbinder. These are the free and complete rules upon which all other variants have been based. Richard Bartle: Spellbinder Richard Bartle: Spellbinder- Game where players take the role of wizards battling it out in an arena. The game's creator, discusses the history and success of the game.