How to Play Boxes

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Setting up the game.

   Take a clean, white sheet of paper.
   
   Rule out 9 centimeter (3.5 in) and mark a dot at every centimeter.
   
   Do not join the dots.
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   Step 2: Rule a row of 9 1cm-spaced dots at a right angle to the top dot on the first column of dots so that you have an upside-down 'L' made of dots.

   ,,,, To make as many 4-line, 4-dot squares as possible.
   
   When No more moves can be made, the person with the most squares wins. , Decide who goes first.
   
   The person who goes first joins any one dot to any adjacent dot. ,,
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   Step 3: Rule another column of 9 1cm-spaced dots parallel to the first column.

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   Step 4: Rule another row of 9 1cm-spaced dots parallel to the top row

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   Step 5: so that there is a 10X10 1cm-spaced square of dots.

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   Step 6: Put a dot at every cm space between all of the dots

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   Step 7: so that you end up with a 100-dot

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   Step 8: 10 dot X 10 dot square.

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   Step 9: The objective.

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    Step 10: Playing the game.

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    Step 11: The other person then does the same

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    Step 12: with any dot on the 100-dot layout.

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    Step 13: The person to make the most squares out of the game setup

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    Step 14: following the rules wins.

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