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US Letter · 1 printed page · tap to zoom

Game for 2+ game

Dots and Boxes

Ages 9-10 · stretch 7-8 Logic & Puzzles 2 players

The classic pencil-and-paper strategy game, played straight - no invented twist. A single 6x6 dot grid (25 boxes, so no ties). Two players take turns drawing one line between adjacent dots; whoever draws a box's 4th side writes their initial in it and goes again. A worked "how a box is won" mini-diagram teaches the capture rule before play starts, plus a real chain-strategy tip from Ray.

Print this game (PDF)

Free to print. Six games make a playset — the tray builds the PDF with a parent page on top. One sentence about your kid and the words on this page are theirs.

What you’ll need

  • A printer
  • One sheet of Letter paper
  • A pencil
Builds
Logic & Puzzles
Game type
Game for 2+
Language
English
Paper
US Letter, portrait, one page
The printed page of Dots and Boxes

Make it theirs

Who is this page for?

Ray says: One sentence is plenty. I rewrite the words on this game for them; the pictures stay put for now.

Page language

We never keep their name, and we strip the name you type here before anything goes to the AI. Leave names out of your sentence too — only the name box is stripped. Three a day keeps this free. Privacy

Your playset

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Six little frames, waiting. Add any game that catches your eye — the tray keeps your picks while you browse.