Boxes
Draw lines, close boxes, and outsmart your opponent in quick rounds.
Take turns drawing lines between dots to complete boxes. Close more boxes than your opponent to win.
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Quick start
- Choose to play vs AI or a friend and pick who starts.
- Tap an edge between two dots to draw your line.
- Claim a box by placing the fourth side; you go again after claiming.
- Finish with more claimed boxes than your opponent.
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