Dots & Boxes variants
Other ways to play Dots & Boxes, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
Misère Dots and Boxes
Dots and Boxes played to lose: you still score every box you close and still move again, but the player with the fewest boxes wins.
Swedish board
Dots and Boxes with the outer border already drawn, so boxes along the edge need fewer lines and the fight for chains starts at once.
Bigger and rectangular boards
Dots and Boxes on 7×7 and 8×8 boards or on rectangles from 3×4 to 5×6, with the same rules as the standard game.
Dots and Triangles
Dots and Boxes on a triangular grid: the dots form a large triangle, every cell is a small triangle, and closing its third side scores.
Dots and Hexagons
Dots and Boxes on a honeycomb: every cell is a hexagon with six sides, and the player who draws its sixth side scores it.