Game rules Dots and Boxes

Description

The game is played between four players on a rectangular array of dots

• Playes - 4
• Game Area - A array  with 7 x 7  unjoined dots.
• Object - To own the most squares when the grid is completed by adding a single line between two unjoined adjacent dots to complete the fourth side of a 1 x 1 box.

The Game

• Starting with an array of 7 x 7  unjoined dots, players take turns to fill in an untaken horizontal or vertical line between two dots. If you complete a square you earn points and take another turn.

Score:

• If you complete a square, you own it and its worth 10 points.

Hints:

• The game ends when no more lines can be placed. The winner of the game is the player with the most points. If match draws, the ranking points will be equally divided.