Pre Smartphone Game

This is a three-panel comic illustrating a classic pen-and-paper game that children played before smartphones became widespread. The first two panels show the process of drawing a line and marking a target cross on lined paper. The third panel shows three boys gathered around a spiral notebook, playing the paper version of Battleship: one boy on the right holds a pen ready to make his move, sweating slightly in focus, while the other two boys lean in watching intently. This comic references the common childhood activity of playing pencil-and-paper games when mobile games were not available.

This comic was originally posted on 9GAG with the title "Pre smartphone game", it is a relatable nostalgic comic about childhood life before smartphones became ubiquitous, and has been reposted across multiple social media platforms.