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Share a three-by-three board and race to make a line of three marks.
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Dots and Boxes
Take turns drawing lines, close boxes and try to finish with more completed squares.
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Dots and Boxes
Take turns drawing lines, close boxes and try to finish with more completed squares.
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About Dots and Boxes
In New game, choose Two players to share the board with a friend. Closing a box earns another move, so think ahead before leaving a string of boxes with three sides.
Game by celaldrg. Source code · MIT license
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Spoiler-light answers about gameplay, controls, modes and common first-run questions.
How do two people play together?
Use one device. Open New game and choose Two players. Click or tap a free edge between two dots.