Dots and Boxes

Player X Boxes: 0
Player O Boxes: 0

New game

Board size

How to play

Take turns drawing a line between two dots that sit next to each other, across or down.

  1. Close a box by drawing its fourth side. It’s yours: your mark goes in.
  2. Go again. Closing a box means you must draw another line. One line can close two boxes at once.
  3. Otherwise the turn passes to the other player.

When every line is drawn, the player with more boxes wins. On a 4×4 board, eight boxes each is a draw.

Tip: try not to draw the third side of a box. Your opponent can close it and go again.

Keyboard: arrow keys move between lines, Enter or Space draws. Ctrl+Z undoes.