Dots & Boxes Draw a line

The pen-and-paper classic

Join the dots.
Claim the boxes.

The game from the back of every school notebook, rebuilt for iPhone and iPad in glowing neon ink. Draw a line, close a box, go again, and outwit a computer that really understands chains.

Coming soon to the App Store Play in your browser

iPhone & iPad · No ads · No in-app purchases · No accounts

Dots and Boxes game screen: a 5 by 5 board with glowing cyan and pink lines and claimed boxes

How to play

One line at a time.
Most boxes wins.

Simple enough to learn in a minute, deep enough to keep you thinking for years.

01 · DRAW

Take turns joining two neighbouring dots with a line. Touch near the gap and it lights up under your finger.

02 · CLAIM

Draw the fourth side of a box and it's yours, in your colour. Then you draw again.

03 · CHAIN

Late in the game, boxes link into chains. Take a whole chain in one turn, or watch it go to your rival.

04 · WIN

When every line is drawn, count the boxes. Most boxes wins the board.

3×3Quick9 BOXES
4×4Classic16 BOXES
5×5Tactical25 BOXES
6×6Marathon36 BOXES
2–4PlayersPASS & PLAY

Try it right here

Can you beat the computer?

A quick 3×3 game against the Normal level. Tap the gap between two dots to draw a line.

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The app adds bigger boards, a Hard level that plays the long-chain rule, and pass and play for up to four.

Features

Made for game night.

Three computer levels

Easy grabs open boxes. Normal never hands you a third side. Hard counts chains and plays for control.

Up to four players

Pass and play with two, three or four. Every player gets a colour and a shape.

Easy on small screens

Big touch targets and a glowing preview under your finger, so you always draw the line you meant.

Undo and autosave

Take back a line against the computer, and pick any game up later right where you left it.

Glow, chime, buzz

Lines draw in, boxes pop, and every box in a row rings a little higher. Sound and haptics can be switched off.

Just the game

No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts. It plays offline and collects nothing.

Screenshots

See it glow.

Join the dots, claim the boxes: a game against the computer A glowing preview of the line under your finger A four-player pass and play game on a 6 by 6 board Menu with board sizes, computer levels and a game to resume End of game screen with final scores How to play, including chains

Grab a pen. Well, a finger.

Dots & Boxes is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts.

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