Questions tagged [dots-and-boxes]
Dots and Boxes is a 2-player pencil-and-paper game in which the players take turns to fill in lines of a grid, claiming each square of which they fill in the 4th side. The aim is to claim as many squares as possible.
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Dots and boxes, 2 against 1
To start the Monthly Topic Challenge #3: Pencil and Paper Games :
A simple question (not necessarily with a simple answer).
3 fanatic dots-and-boxes players come together.
Of course no one wants to ...
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Reverse dots and boxes – Guess the last move
Alice and Bob are playing a game of reverse dots and boxes.
The players take turns adding one horizontal or vertical line of size 1 in one free spot on the grid (marked with light gray lines ...
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Reverse dots and... cubes? - Snowflake edition
A Reverse dots-and-boxes puzzle inspired by @jafe
Albert and Robinson are playing a game of reverse dots and boxes.
The players take turns adding one plane in one free spot on the grid (...
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Reverse dots and boxes, swastika edition
Alistair and Roberta are playing a game of reverse dots and boxes.
The players take turns adding one horizontal or vertical line in one free spot on the grid (marked with light gray lines in ...
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Reverse dots and boxes
Alice and Bob are playing a game of reverse dots and boxes. The rules are simple:
The players take turns adding one horizontal or vertical line in one free spot on the grid (marked with light ...
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Dots and Boxes Part 2- Best Move in Given Position
This is a follow-up to my first Dots and Boxes question. It is just a little bit harder than the first one. Each one I post will be a bit harder than the previous one, and they will all be from games ...
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Dots and Boxes- Best Move in Given Position
In the following game of Dots and Boxes, it is your move.
Your opponent is a computer who will play perfectly. What is the best move, and why?
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What's a good Boxes Strategy?
What would be the strategy for the game Boxes? (Boxes is the game in which players connect dots on a grid and whoever encloses a box gets a point, along with an extra turn, until all lines are made)
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Optimal play for 2 by 2 dots and boxes
Consider the classic pencil and paper game Dots and Boxes . You can assume the 2 by 2 version (that is with 9 dots).
Starting with an empty grid of dots, players take turns, adding a
single ...
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