Dots & Boxes
A grid of dots, a pen each, and a quiet battle over who closes the most boxes.
- 2 players
- 5 to 10 min
Play Dots & Boxes
How to play
- The standard board is 5 by 5 dots, which makes 16 boxes. A smaller 4 by 4 dot board (9 boxes) is available for a quicker game.
- On your turn, draw one line between two dots that sit next to each other, across or down. Lines cannot be drawn twice.
- If your line completes the fourth side of a box, you claim that box and must take another turn.
- If your line closes nothing, your turn ends.
Winning
When every line has been drawn, the player who has claimed the most boxes wins. On the standard board an 8 to 8 split is a draw.