2024Steve Finn, Phil Walker-Harding
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2 - 4 players45 minLight weight

2025Steve Finn
From BoardGameGeek
This is a game in Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games. It requires 2 dice, a pencil, and a game sheet (in the book). In this game, you enclose various animals using fence pieces, whose shapes are determined by the dice roll. You are trying to collect sets of animals in each enclosure and trying to make sure there is one water bucket in each. -description from the publisher
Pen Pals has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from 2025 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Pen Pals Tutorial" by Dr. Finn's Games, which runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Pen Pals (Dr. Finn’s Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games #2)" by Merry Married Meeples.
If you like it, try Cities, Herbaceous, Sunset Over Water and Delicious, also by Steve Finn.
2024Steve Finn, Phil Walker-Harding
2 - 4 players45 minLight weight
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1 - 4 players15 - 20 minLight weight
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1 - 4 players20 minLight weight
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1 - 100 players20 - 30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
This is a game in Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games. It requires 2 dice, a pencil, and a game sheet (in the book). In this game, you enclose various animals using fence pieces, whose shapes are determined by the dice roll. You are trying to collect sets of animals in each enclosure and trying to make sure there is one water bucket in each. -description from the publisher
Designer
Steve Finn
Publisher
Dr. Finn's Games
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Mechanics