Dots and Boxes

Two players, taking turns, on a board of six by six dots. Twenty-five boxes fit in between.

How to play

1. Draw a line. Tap between two dots that are next to or above/below each other. Diagonal lines don't exist.
2. Close a box. Whoever draws the fourth side gets the box in their colour and a point.
3. You go again. After closing a box, it's still your turn. If you don't close anything, it's the other player's turn.
4. Fill the whole board. The game ends when all the boxes have been claimed.

Good to know

• One line can close two boxes at once. That earns you two points and you still get another turn.
• Watch out for the third side of a box: that gives the box away to whoever gets there first.
• The background colour shows whose turn it is.
• There are no lives, no levels, no clock and no hints.
• The twenty-five boxes together make up the final score, so a draw isn't possible.