How to Play Dots and Boxes

Dots and Boxes is a simple game to learn but can provide hours of entertainment when all you have available is a pen and paper.

 Steps

1. 1
   Draw the board. The board can be practically any size or shape. All that is necessary is for it to be uniform. For a beginner start with a square grid of dots 6x6.
   
   
   

   Draw the board.
2. Choose which player is to go first and have that player join two unconnected adjacent dots with a line.
   
   
   

   Choose which player is to go first and have that player join two unconnected adjacent dots with a line.
3. Player two will go next in the same manner.
   
   
   

   Player two will go next in the same manner.
4. The player that draws the 4th connecting line that completes any box earns a point for that box and takes another turn.
   
   
   

   The player that draws the 4th connecting line that completes any box earns a point for that box and takes another turn.
5. Continue play until all boxes are complete. The player with the most points wins. "Congratulations"
   
   
   

   Continue play until all boxes are complete.

 Tips

• The points are typically recorded by placing, in the box, an identifying mark of the player, such as an initial.

 Things You'll Need

• pen or pencil(colouring are good)
• paper