Boardgames
Welcome to my collection of free "Print & Play" boardgames!
One Paper Games
These games only require you to print a single sheet of paper and find a pen(cil) somewhere! (Sometimes even a blank paper is enough!)
You can download, explain, carry, play or pause these games instantly, because of their simplicity and low requirements.
Additionally, they are language-independent: only one person needs to understand English to read the rules, all other files don’t have (essential) text.
Pirate Drawingbeard
1-6 pirates try to discover the secret (drawn) hints of the other players, to find the treasure before the others
Pirate Riddlebeard
A One Paper Game for 1-6 pirates about discovering all the secret hints leading to the treasure.
One Pizza the Puzzle
A game about sending pizza couriers all over town and cutting off other players. Because, obviously, you are not allowed to cross other lines drawn on the board.
Unstable Universe
The only boardgame where you're allowed to cut the board into pieces, especially when you are losing.
Starry Skylines
You are all simultaneously building a city in space. On the same planet. And no, this is not a cooperative game.
Timely Transports
The first ever hybrid board+smartphone game for 1–8 players about transporting exotic goods across the jungle!
Wondering Witches
You are brewing a secret potion to defeat your greatest enemies—as witches tend to do—but the High Witch is terrible at communicating the recipe ...
Epic Medics
Oh no, a terrible pandemic is raging across the country! Will you be the heroic medics ... or will you play the virus?
Hybrid
Hybrid games are a combination of a boardgame and a video game.
In other words, they have an offline component (usually a physical board, pieces, cards, etc.) and a digital component (their website), which work together to create magic.
Sometimes an offline mode is present or the digital component is optional. But the reason I make these games is precisely because a digital component adds so many possibilities you don’t want to miss!
Pirate Drawingbeard
1-6 pirates try to discover the secret (drawn) hints of the other players, to find the treasure before the others
Pirate Riddlebeard
A One Paper Game for 1-6 pirates about discovering all the secret hints leading to the treasure.
One Pizza the Puzzle
A game about sending pizza couriers all over town and cutting off other players. Because, obviously, you are not allowed to cross other lines drawn on the board.
Unstable Universe
The only boardgame where you're allowed to cut the board into pieces, especially when you are losing.
Wie is de Trol?
Iedereen probeert in uitdagende opdrachten zoveel mogelijk geld te verdienen ... behalve de trol. Die probeert alles te laten mislukken, zonder te worden gepakt. Kan jij de trol ontmaskeren?
(This game is only available in Dutch, as it's based on a popular Dutch TV show.)
Starry Skylines
You are all simultaneously building a city in space. On the same planet. And no, this is not a cooperative game.
Timely Transports
The first ever hybrid board+smartphone game for 1–8 players about transporting exotic goods across the jungle!
Wondering Witches
You are brewing a secret potion to defeat your greatest enemies—as witches tend to do—but the High Witch is terrible at communicating the recipe ...
Swerving Shots
You're dueling cowboys ... but everyone shoots simultaneously and their bullets must follow the paths you created.
Collisions might occur. And that means you might just shoot yourself.
Naivigation
Race to the finish ... with all players steering the same car at the same time!
The Animal Bandit
Tiny card game in which everyone has a single objective: smuggle the fabulous unicorn out of the city.
How does it work?
Click on a game, any game.
This will take you to the official game page, with a big button labeled “Download”.
Clicking it leads to a folder with all the files. (I use Google Drive, quick and free for anyone.)
The structure is always as follows:
- Rules contains the rulebook
- Files contains any files to print (often these are optional)
- Premade contains PDF files of full games to download
“Premade”? Many of my games can be played by using the website for something. But sometimes you want to play offline, or the website might not work, or you might not understand it 100%. That’s why I always provide the premade games you can just download and play later.
Print & Play
It means you can download the game files, print them yourself, and then play them — for free!
This system has a few obvious disadvantages: the components aren’t as nice and game quality isn’t guaranteed.
But also numerous advantages: you get free games, I can create any game I want (not just whatever is “commercially viable”), and games are constantly updated (using your feedback)!
Additionally, as this page shows, there are many game types … that are literally impossible any other way.