Dots and boxes
Invented in 1889 by the French mathematician François Edouard Anatole Lucas
Rules
Players take turns drawing a horizontal or vertical line between two adjacent dots. If you are able to complete a square, you mark it as your own and you must draw another dash. At the end of the game, players achieve long runs of squares. When all squares are claimed, the game ends, and the winner is the player with the most squares.
Variants
On Little Golem, the game is played on 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 boards.
Links
- Wikipedia
- The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child’s Play - book by Elwyn R. Berlekamp
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