Each turn in Pick a Pen: Crypts, the active player rolls the five colored pencils, then chooses one and marks spaces on their individual player sheet. Each other player in turn drafts a pencil and uses it. Pencils show symbols on their different sides, and the symbols on top of the chosen pencil determine what players do on their sheets. When one player has filled all of their symbols, the game ends, and whoever has the most points wins. Pick a Pen: Crypts includes three difficulty levels of player sheets, with different bonuses and effects on these sheets.