Dots & Boxes

Game Rule: Players take turns in drawing lines between dots on a grid. The player who completes the most boxes wins. The game is played starting with a rectangular array of dots. During each turn, a player draws a line joining two adjacent dots. The line must either be horizontal or vertical. If a player draws a line which completes a square, then the player earns points. If a square is completed by any player, then one more move needs to be completed by the same player. The goal of each player is to complete as many boxes as possible and earn maximum amount of points. This continues until no more moves can be made. When all the boxes have been completed the winner is the player who completed the the most boxes. The game is more complex than it appears, and even on a 6X6 grid there is plenty of opportunity for skillful play.