Dots and Boxes

Complete more boxes than your rival.

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5–10 min
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Tactical briefing

Know the board. Own the match.

How to Play

  1. 01Take turns drawing a single line between two adjacent dots.
  2. 02Completing the fourth side of a box claims it and grants an extra turn.
  3. 03Avoid drawing the third side of a box — it hands a free box to your rival.
  4. 04Use the double-cross technique to keep control of the endgame chains.

Winning Conditions

When every line is drawn, the player who has claimed the most boxes wins the match.

Fair play, pure skill

Dots and Boxes is matched by skill, protected by anti-cheat, and decided by strategy — never luck.

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