War
| Type: | Game on paper |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Location: | everywhere |
| Equipment: | pen and paper |
| Duration: | a few minutes per round |
| Preparation: | none |
War is a game for two players (or probably more). It is played on a table with pen and paper.
Equipment
- a sheet of paper, letter size or larger. Often, checkered paper is used.
- pen (best with different colors for each player
Procedure
Preparation
First, all players have to draw their troops:
- three men of infantry (small circles). They can move only short distances
- one tank (larger square). Can move larger distances, has got two lives
Spiel
The players compete in turns one after the other. During each turn, each player may either move one of his troop or shoot.
- shooting
To shoot, the pen is put to the shooting trooper (or tank). The shot is then drawn with one quick move (it must be really fast, making it hard to actually hit the target).
- moving
Moving is done in the same way as shooting. If you use checkered paper, you can also use the boxes to count a certain amount of steps (like 3 for a trooper or 5 for a tank). At the resulting location, he trooper (tank) is drawn, while the old one is struck out.
Winner
Of course, the (last) surviving player wins the game.
Variations
The game can easily be adapted. For instance, you can add other kinds of troops (that can move twice in one round, that can move AND shoot, etc.)
