Instructions
You play this game against the computer.
When it’s your turn, click two adjacent dots in the grid to draw a line between
them.
The line must be horizontal or vertical. If the line you’ve drawn completes a
box, you score a point, and can draw another line somewhere else.
Keep going like this until you draw a line that doesn’t complete a box – then
it’s the computer’s turn.
The game continues until there is nowhere left to draw a line. The player who
has completed the most boxes is the winner.
Your turns will be very short at the beginning of the game, and can be quite
long near the end.
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Tactics
Try to avoid drawing a line that forms the third side of a box, ready for your
opponent to finish off.
This is easy at the beginning of the game, and gets harder and harder as the
grid fills up.
Towards the end of the game, look for areas where you will be able to complete
as many boxes as possible one after the other.
Do it yourself
You don’t need a computer for this game. All you need is a piece of paper, a
pen, and another player.