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Nine Men Hall

From the problem cellar

Dots and boxes problems

30 positions in three difficulties. A tick marks the ones you have solved in this browser.

Draw lines between dots; close a box and draw again. Control the chains.

Easy · #501–510

A small board near the end. Decide whether to take or to decline.

Medium · #511–520

A 4 × 4 board in the chain phase. Count chains before you draw anything.

Hard · #521–530

A 5 × 5 board with many chains and perhaps loops. Control is worth more than the boxes on offer.

Play Dots and boxes against the computer