You take turns blackening squares. Whoever blackens a whole line from edge to edge catches it and gets one point per square. (Detailed rules at the very bottom)
Set up the game
Rules and controls
At the start all squares of the grid are white. You take turns blackening one white square. The black squares belong to nobody.
A line is a row or a column, in pro mode also a diagonal, each from edge to edge. As soon as all squares of a line are black, it is caught.
A line only counts from 3 squares: short diagonals in the corners with only 1 or 2 squares do not exist in pro mode.
You can recognise caught lines by the marks in the black squares: an orange cross for Person 1, a blue square for Person 2. The mark shows who last caught a line across that square. With the “Thin strokes” setting, caught lines are instead drawn as a thin stroke in the colour of the person, and there are no marks.
Whoever completes a line with their own move gets as many points as the line has squares. If one square completes several lines at once, all of them count.
Whoever has completed one or more lines must blacken one more square afterwards and plays again.
The game ends when all squares are black. Whoever has more points wins. If the points are equal, it is a draw.
Tip: A square that almost completes a line gives the point to the other person. Wait until the other person is forced to “open up” a line.
Controls: tap or click a square, check the preview and confirm with “Place”. With a mouse, a double-click blackens the square straight away. With the keyboard, choose a square with the arrow keys and blacken it with Enter.
Rules and controls
At the start all squares of the grid are white. You take turns blackening one white square. The black squares belong to nobody.
A line is a row or a column, in pro mode also a diagonal, each from edge to edge. As soon as all squares of a line are black, it is caught.
A line only counts from 3 squares: short diagonals in the corners with only 1 or 2 squares do not exist in pro mode.
You can recognise caught lines by the marks in the black squares: an orange cross for Person 1, a blue square for Person 2. The mark shows who last caught a line across that square. With the “Thin strokes” setting, caught lines are instead drawn as a thin stroke in the colour of the person, and there are no marks.
Whoever completes a line with their own move gets as many points as the line has squares. If one square completes several lines at once, all of them count.
Whoever has completed one or more lines must blacken one more square afterwards and plays again.
The game ends when all squares are black. Whoever has more points wins. If the points are equal, it is a draw.
Tip: A square that almost completes a line gives the point to the other person. Wait until the other person is forced to “open up” a line.
Controls: tap or click a square, check the preview and confirm with “Place”. With a mouse, a double-click blackens the square straight away. With the keyboard, choose a square with the arrow keys and blacken it with Enter.