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Pen-and-paper game for two or three people

Dots and Boxes

You take turns drawing a line. Whoever completes a box wins it and gets to draw another line. Whoever has the most boxes wins. (Detailed rules at the very bottom)

Set up the game

Who is playing?

Person 1 and Person 2 are playing.

Game mode
Size of the shape
Who starts?

Your random shape

Rules and controls
  • The shape already has a thick outline. Only lines inside are drawn, exactly one per turn.
  • Whoever closes a box completely with a line wins that box. It gets that person’s mark (X, O or, with three players, the triangle).
  • Whoever has won a box must draw another line. If one line closes two boxes at once, that person wins both.
  • With three players you take turns (1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 ...). The game is over when all lines have been drawn. Whoever has the most boxes wins. If there is a tie for the most boxes, the game is a draw.
  • Controls: tap or click a line, check the preview and confirm with “Place”. With a mouse, a double-click on a line places it straight away. With the keyboard, choose the line with the arrow keys and place with Enter.