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Information: Abstract combinatorial game, usually played on paper, learned by many during childhood.
Start with a grid of dots, and two players take turns drawing lines between two dots adjacent horizontally or vertically. Completing a 1x1 box gains a point and anot
Dots and Boxes Sites:
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics: Dots and Boxes Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics: Dots and Boxes: Entry with rules, basic strategy, and references. (Dots and Boxes) http://mathworld.wolfram.com/DotsandBoxes.html
Dots and Boxes - Dots and Hexagons Dots and Boxes - Dots and Hexagons: Reviews standard rules, and introduces the analogous game on a hexagonal board. (Dots and Boxes) http://www.drking.plus.com/hexagons/dots/
Dots-and-Boxes Analysis Dots-and-Boxes Analysis: Analysis program and results. (Dots and Boxes) http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/boxes/
Stop Gate Stop Gate: A variation of Dots and Boxes that can be played on a checkerboard or on paper. (Dots and Boxes) http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/stopg.html
Talk by Katherine Scott: Loony Dots and Boxes Endgame Talk by Katherine Scott: Loony Dots and Boxes Endgame: Streaming-video 30-minute talk held at MSRI during the Combinatorial Game Theory Research Workshop, July 24-28, 2000. Describes a particular type of endgame which arises frequently in practice and can be solved in polynomial time. (Dots and Boxes) http://www.msri.org/publications/ln/msri/2000/gametheory/scott/1/
Connect Capture Connect Capture: A game mixing dots and boxes with chess. Completing a box activates the enclosed chess piece, capturing other activated chess pieces. (Dots and Boxes) http://www.geocities.com/alpine_rick_2000
Talk by Elwyn Berlekamp: Dots and Boxes, and related Mathematical Games 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. (Dots and Boxes) http://www.msri.org/activities/events/9900/Berlekamp/
Postings from rec.games.abstract about Dots and Boxes Postings from rec.games.abstract about Dots and Boxes: Includes a survey of the mathematical and computational literature. (Dots and Boxes) http://www.math.niu.edu/~rusin/uses-math/games/other/dots_n_boxes
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Information: Abstract combinatorial game, usually played on paper, learned by many during childhood.
Start with a grid of dots, and two players take turns drawing lines between two dots adjacent horizontally or vertically. Completing a 1x1 box gains a point and anot
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