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The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play

The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play

A. K. Peters, Ltd. · 2000
215 min0+ yrs1.3/5 complexity5.7 BGG31KidsCouplesStrategy
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This book analyzes the Dots and Boxes game using Combinatorial Game theory. Berlekamp is a coauthor of the classic Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays. From the back cover: "This book is an essential guide to the game of Dots-and-Boxes and its mathematical underpinnings.

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This book analyzes the Dots and Boxes game using Combinatorial Game theory. Berlekamp is a coauthor of the classic Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays.

From the back cover: "This book is an essential guide to the game of Dots-and-Boxes and its mathematical underpinnings. Chapters of strategy are interspersed with 100 sample problems and their strategic solutions.

A wide variety of readers will be intrigued by this book's in-depth look at the game of Dots-and-Boxes, from casual players seeking to improve their play to mathematicians interested in the more sophisticated strategy techniques."

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.3 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15 min
Players
2
Recommended age
0+ yrs

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The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~15 minutes, featuring enclosure. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play support?
The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play take?
A game of The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play takes about 15 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play for?
The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play?
The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.3 out of 5.
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