Dots & Boxes

Dots & Boxes is the game children play on squared paper, now with Owlie. Each turn draws one line between two dots. Draw the fourth side of a box and it is yours, and you go again. The trick is not giving your opponent the third side.

  • 6–12 years
  • Read aloud
  • No ads
  • EN · БГ · РУ · УК
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Dots & Boxes, a screen from the game

What your child learns

  • Counting the sides of a square
  • Thinking about what the other player will do
  • Spotting chains of boxes
  • Fair play and taking turns

How to play

Tap the gap between two dots. Close a box to keep it and draw again. The hint button lights a line that gives nothing away. When every line is drawn, whoever has more boxes wins.

Levels

  1. Level 13 × 3 boxes; Owlie takes any box she can.
  2. Level 24 × 4; Owlie never gives a box away if she can help it.
  3. Level 35 × 5; when she must give boxes away, Owlie gives the fewest.

A tip for parents

After a game, ask which line gave the boxes away. Spotting the third side is the whole strategy.

Works on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install. No ads and no tracking.

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