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	Dots and Boxes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dots and Boxes (also known as Boxes, Squares, Paddocks, Square-it, Dots and Dashes, Dots, or, simply, the Dot Game) is a pencil and paper game for two players (or sometimes, more than two).
		However, B must now add another line, and connects the center dot to the center-right dot, causing the remaining boxes to be joined together in a chain as shown at the end of move 8.
		Therefore, when played by experts, Dots and Boxes becomes a battle for control: An expert player tries to force their opponent to be the one who starts the first long chain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dots_and_Boxes (732 words)

	Dots and Boxes
		If on their turn a player is able to complete the fourth side of a 1 x 1 box, the player places their initial in the box and places another line, which itself may complete another box.
		These last 2 are declined by making the move to complete the two box surround and leave the 2 box dividing line undrawn.
		When played between experts, boxes is a battle for control - by playing to force your opponent to start the first long chain, perhaps at the sacrifice of several short chains.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/do/Dots_and_boxes.html (323 words)

	Dots and Boxes
		Dots-and-Boxes (also known as Boxes or Dots) is a pencil and paper game for two players.
		Starting with an empty grid of dots (of any size, but often 6 by 6), players takes turns to add a single horizontal or vertical line between two unjoined adjacent dots.
		A player who completes the fourth side of a 1 by 1 box writes their initial in the box just completed and takes another turn.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Dots_and_Boxes.html (423 words)

	Dots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dots and Boxes (also known as Boxes, Squares, Square-it or Dots) is a pencil and paper game for two players (or sometimes, more than two).
		Dots is also the name of a 1940 short animated film by Norman McLaren which won a Canadian Film Award.
		Dots are gumdrops produced by Tootsie Roll Industries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dots (171 words)

	Dots and boxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Starting with an empty grid of dots (of any size, but often 6 by 6), players takes turns to add a single horizontal orvertical line between two unjoined adjacent dots.
		Theselast 2 are declined by making the move to complete the two box surround and leave the 2 box dividing line undrawn.
		When played between experts, boxes is a battle for control - by playing to force your opponent to start the first long chain,perhaps at the sacrifice of several short chains.
	www.therfcc.org /dots-and-boxes-108843.html (367 words)

	Dots
		Dots and Boxes is the game of "connect the dots." Start by pressing New Game.
		A board of colored Dots will be formed, according to the width and height you specify.
		This is a book specifically about the game of Dots and Boxes, and is also about number theory, but I know this guy, so your buying his book makes me feel better.
	www.well.com /user/argv/java/dots.html (373 words)

	Dots & Boxes SRD Example
		Dots and Boxes is a paper and pencil game that we propose to migrate to a computer form.
		Dots and Boxes is most frequently used as a "time passing" game, but has been used by scientists and economists in strategic gaming and algorithmic development.
		When dots are connected in such a way that the lines form a square, the player who connected the dots that closed the square gets a point and a continuation of his turn.
	www.cse.ucsc.edu /classes/cmps115/Winter02/SRD_Sample.html (2749 words)

	Dots & Boxes User Manual
		Dots and Boxes is a paper and pencil puzzle game that has been used to entertain children in cars and occupy mathematicians and statasticians for many years.
		Dots and Boxes requires a computer with a pointing device of some sort and Java 1.2 or higher installed.
		Box - A box is created when four dots that form the corners of square are connected.
	www.cse.ucsc.edu /classes/cmps115/Spring02-01/UserManual.html (1735 words)

	Mathter of the Game
		Dots and Boxes, or Dots, is a game played as follows: You connect adjacent dots with lines, and when you make a box, you put your name in it, and move again.
		The attraction of Dots to non-mathematicians is that it is a board game which presents an intellectual challenge similar to games like Chess and Go, but unlike these games, Dots does not require tremendous study and effort to acquire an appreciation for the game and a achieve a good level of expertise.
		It is important to state that almost all of the mathematical theory of Dots and Boxes is due to eminant mathematician Elwyn Berlekamp, who has pursued a life long interest in the game.
	cf.geocities.com /ilanpi/mathter.html (1720 words)

	Dots & Boxes
		Dots and Boxes displays Game Board with no lines selected, puts all controls in a "ready" position (Quit, Restart, Help, Pass are all available) and waits for player input.
		Dots and Boxes returns game board to initial state: score is cleared, all selected lines and boxes are returned to their original state.
		Dots and Boxes shall not fail in such a fashion as to require a restart (definition of "restart" is machine and o/s dependent) in three iterations of the System Test Procedure (TBS).
	www.cse.ucsc.edu /classes/cmps115/Spring01/staff/SRS_DB_Spring.htm (2805 words)

	Caiman free games: Dots and Boxes by Ossie Manners.
		This game, Dots and Boxes is the computer game of a classic pencil and paper game by the same name which, before computers was always a draw.
		If a player completes one or two boxes (of size 1x1) by drawing a line, The computer then places a "me" or "you" (No.1 or No.2) in the box(es) and the player has to place another line.
		Dots and Boxes is one of the quietest games I have played in a long time since there is no sound except for the clicking of the mouse button.
	www.caiman.us /scripts/fw/f1549.html (302 words)

	Trexle - Dots and Boxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Talk by Elwyn Berlekamp: Dots and Boxes, and related Mathematical Games - Streaming-video hour-long special seminar held at MSRI on September 13, 1999 describes the mathematics behind winning strategies.
		Stop Gate - A variation of Dots and Boxes that can be played on a checkerboard or on paper.
		Dots and Boxes - Dots and Hexagons - Reviews standard rules, and introduces the analogous game on a hexagonal board.
	www.trexle.com /Directory/Top/Games/Paper_and_Pencil/Dots_and_Boxes (182 words)

	Muse: Dots and Boxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		When a player adds the fourth line that completes a box, he or she claims the box by marking it with an initial, then takes an extra turn.
		Beginners tend to connect dots at random to see what happens.
		Your aim is to force your opponent to be the first to add a third line to a square that belongs to a chain.
	www.sciencenewsforkids.org /pages/puzzlezone/muse/muse0701.asp (383 words)

	Dots and Boxes Glossary
		Counting chains is the basis of Dots strategy due to the chain rule.
		Sacrificing boxes during the neutral phase is a common mistake by beginners.
		Understanding the quad is one of the keys for defending with Green in 5x5 (4x4 box) Dots.
	cf.geocities.com /ilanpi/glossary.html (2548 words)

	Dots and Boxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the game of Dots and Boxes, the winner is generally the player who makes the last move.
		With the rule that the player who completes a box moves again, we must subtract one for each time at least one box is filled, except for the last box.
		If there are no double-box moves, then since there are mn boxes and since completing the last box doesn't change things, we must subtract mn-1 from the total number of moves to get the number of move changes.
	www.math.ucla.edu /~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html (676 words)

	Ivars Peterson's MathTrek -Dots and Boxes
		When such a move adds the fourth side of a box, the player who did the deed claims the box (marking it with his or her initial) and must take an extra turn.
		To take control, the first player tries to make the sum of the number of dots in the array plus the number of moves in which a single stroke completes two boxes (a doublecrossed move) odd.
		Dots and boxes is the sort of game for which it is relatively easy to find simple, effective strategies for improved play.
	www.maa.org /mathland/mathtrek_10_30_00.html (849 words)

	Dots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dots and Boxes is an old paper and pencil game.
		If you complete a box (1 unit square), you get a point and may move again.
		Moves are simply listed as rc[,rc[..,rc]], where each rc designates a space between two dots.
	www.gamerz.net /pbmserv/dots.html (107 words)

	Dots and Boxes - Dots and Hexagons
		All you do (on your turn) is to join two next-door dots on the grid, drawing a line and trying to complete a box.
		The winner is the one with the most boxes when all the boxes have been claimed.
		If you want to play Dots and Boxes with other people on the net, see Richard's PBeM server, which has a version you can play by email.
	www.drking.plus.com /hexagons/dots (798 words)

	Rules of Dots-and-Boxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A player may not "pass" on a move, that is, each move must involve the joining of two dots.
		The winner is the player to have completed the most boxes (scored the most points).
		Since there may be an even number of boxes in the array of points, it is possible for the result to be a tie.
	cs.anu.edu.au /~Lex.Weaver/strategy_games/dots-boxes/dandb.rules.html (318 words)

	: Dots and Boxes, review at WorldSSP.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dots and Boxes - Dots and Hexagons I'm sure you know the game of Dots and Boxes already, but maybe you know it by another name.
		Dots and Boxes DOTS AND BOXES RULES You and the computer take turns to fill in an untaken line between two dots.
		This entry contributed by Margherita Barile Dots and boxes is a two-person game based on a rectangular lattice of points.
	www.worldssp.net /webinfo.asp?proid=21529 (957 words)

	Dots and Boxes
		Dots and boxes need not be played on a rectangular grid.
		It can be played on a triangular grid or a hexagonal grid.
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	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/d/do/dots_and_boxes.html (406 words)

	Dots-and-Boxes Introduction
		If a player completes one or two boxes (of size 1x1) by drawing a line, s/he places his or her initial in the box(es) and then must place one other line.
		His or her turn continues until s/he places a line that does not complete a box.
		The winner is whoever ends up with the most boxes.
	homepages.cae.wisc.edu /~dwilson/boxes/intro.shtml (664 words)

	Dots Game - Online Strategy Games at Springfrog
		A number of dots were aligned on a piece of paper, and the aim of the game was to create squares of your own, by making boxes of four dots.
		Click on one of the dots to choose where to start your connecting line, and then on a second adjacent dot (horizontally or vertically) to pick where your line will end.
		If you have managed to join two dots together which form the last side of a four-sided box, your color will fill the box, indicating that it belongs to you.
	www.springfrog.com /games/dots (445 words)

	e-bannerx.com Exchange and Directory: Games and Fun/Paper and Pencil/Dots and Boxes
		Dots and Boxes Java Applet - Human against computer playing at one of three levels of difficulty, with variable board size.
		Talk by Elwyn Berlekamp: Dots and Boxes, and related Mathematical Games - Streaming-video hour-long special seminar held at MSRI on September 13, 1999, by one of the world's experts on the game.
		Vanishing Squares - Windows implementation of dots and boxes and a variation involving dice and a colored board in which some boxes are worth more than others.
	www.e-bannerx.com /pages/Games_and_Fun/Paper_and_Pencil/Dots_and_Boxes/index.html (426 words)

	Dots and Boxes
		This is a computerized version of the classic Dots and Boxes.
		The player with the most boxes at the end of the game is the winner.
		You can change the size of the grid, the spacing between the dots, and evaluate the board when a set number of moves are left.
	www.sharewarejunkies.com /05zwd6/dots_and_boxes.htm (108 words)

	[No title]
		It doesn't count boxes so there are some unusual situations where you can win at nimstrings, but loses at dots and boxes.
		This game is nearly a generalization of dots and boxes, except that each player removes one edge at his turn even if he succeeds in isolating a vertex.
		The usual version of dots and boxes in which each player attempts to accumulate the majority of the boxes is called a multiplicity game.
	www.math.niu.edu /~rusin/uses-math/games/other/dots_n_boxes (3996 words)

	The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play - Elwyn R. Berlekamp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is a familiar paper-and-pencil game for two players who start from a square or rectangular array of dots and take turns in joining two horizontally or vertically adjacent dots.
		If a player completes the fourth side of a square (box), he initials that box and must then draw another line.
		When all the boxes have been completed, the game ends and whoever has initialed more boxes is declared the winner.
	www.bookfinder.us /review6/1568811292.html (359 words)

	HexaFind.com - games (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-3.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dots and Boxes - Dots and Hexagons Reviews standard rules, and introduces the analogous game on a hexagonal board.
		Stop Gate A variation of Dots and Boxes that can be played on a checkerboard or on paper.
		Talk by Elwyn Berlekamp: Dots and Boxes, and related Mathematical Games Streaming-video hour-long special seminar held at MSRI on September 13, 1999 describes the mathematics behind winning strategies.
	games.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Paper_and_Pencil/Dots_and_Boxes (225 words)

	Freeware Dots and Boxes at DirFile - Games > Puzzles
		The object of the game is to eat all of the dots in the maze while avoiding the ghosts.
		Dots and Boxes - Play the classic pencil and paper game of "Dots and Boxes" on the PC, against a friend or an intelligent computer opponent.
		The goal of this game is to get all the sweet wort (dots) by eating them with your yeast cells (pacman).
	www.dirfile.com /dots_and_boxes.htm (170 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Dots-and-boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play: Books: Elwyn Berlekamp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Many people remember playing dots and boxes as children, drawing a line across two dots, waiting your turn and trying to complete a box.
		Like many games, dots and boxes may be played at many levels of sophistication and in this title, it serves as an introduction to mathematical game theory.
		This book is a great introduction to the strategies of the game of dots and boxes, starting from the very basic stuff like double crossing and moving on to advanced stuff.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Dots-boxes-Game-Sophisticated-Childs/dp/1568811292 (435 words)

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