Boxes

[lathany]

Does anyone know if there's another name for "Boxes"?

As in the game you play with pen and paper - starting with a grid of dots and then connecting lines to win boxes.

Comments

[leathellin.livejournal.com]

Um, squares. She says helpfully.

[secondhand-rick.livejournal.com]

Seconded.

[jakemalone.livejournal.com]

I know that game! When I was a kid I thought my mate Andrew Finney invented it. We used to play it in class, but then everyone else cottoned on when a teacher was nearby, but he never did, and used to get into detention. We used to laugh.

I can't remember what we used to call it Im afraid, maybe 'the graph paper game?

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I've only heard it called (and called it) Boxes.

[dracunculus.livejournal.com]

I loved that game!

I think we called it Dots.

[onyxblue1.livejournal.com]

Umm, "That Game You Play Where You Connect Dots to Make Boxes"?

I know we've got it on one of the computers (yes, I know, lame, but it was part of a bunch of games), but it looks like someone's breathed on a glass, and the players are using their fingers to draw the lines in the fog, and the name has something to do with that, I think. "Foggy Squares" or something.

Always glad to help!

[chrisvenus]

assuming its this http://javascript.internet.com/games/squares.html then I call it squares like the people on that page do. Care to elaborate on why you are looking for an alternative name?

[lathany.livejournal.com]

I've been trying to find an entry for it on Wikipedia. However, with the help of my flist I finally have (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_and_Boxes).