Galactic Takeover
boardgame
A 3x3 Dots-and-Boxes style game where players take turns building walls to create landing pads for their spaceships. The player who successfully places the most ships at the end wins this tactical board game.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Squaresville, The Strategy Game
boardgame
Squaresville is a 1968 Cadaco strategy game based on the classic Dots and Boxes mechanic. Players use wooden sticks to form edges on a 10x10 grid to claim squares and score points. Fourteen special squares feature gold centers worth double points, bringing the total board score to 114 points. Extra turns are earned by completing squares.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Boxes
boardgame
Invented in 1889 by François Édouard Anatole Lucas, players alternately draw lines on a grid. Completing a square claims it and grants another turn. The player who successfully captures the most squares by the end of the game wins.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
Minoa
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Thicket
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
ChineseChek
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 10
Squares
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Squares
boardgame
This board game is based on the classic paper-and-pencil game Dots and Boxes. Players take turns swivelling blocks on a grid to draw lines. Completing a square grants an extra turn. The objective is to be the first player to form ten or more squares to win.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Triagonal
boardgame
Triagonal is an award-winning tile-placement game for one to four players aged five and up. Using a unique triangular board, it offers seven distinct game modes ranging from pure strategy to chance and tactics.
- Players:
- 1–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 5
Taurus
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Honeycomb
boardgame
This board game is similar to the classic dot-connection principle, but is played on an attractively designed hexagon board. By cleverly closing hexagons, players take control of specific areas of the playing field.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
The Dots-and-Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Connect Capture
boardgame
Developed in 1991 by Rick Nordal, Connect Capture combines Dots and Boxes elements with chess. Two players aged eight and up connect dots, activate pieces, and capture opponent pieces for points. The player with the highest score wins the game.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 5 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Square It
boardgame
Square is a two-player abstract board game identical to the classic pencil-and-paper game Dots and Boxes played on a 7x7 grid. Players take turns placing tiles to form squares, marking completed ones for an extra turn. The player who has formed the most squares when the board fills up wins.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
The Game of Pegpen
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Box-It
boardgame
Invicta reused Mastermind pegs for a tactical board game on an 8x8 grid resembling Dots and Boxes. Players place or rotate flexible fences around pegs to secure areas, altering boundaries during play.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Claim
boardgame
Claim is a tactical board game for 2 to 4 players aged 12 and up, lasting about 30 minutes. Players take turns placing fences on an 8x8 grid to enclose squares and place colored stones. The player or team with the most stones on the board at the end wins the game.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Slicery
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–8
- Time:
- 2–5 min
- Min. Age:
- 4
Punto y Raya
boardgame
Punto y Raya is an abstract strategy game played on an 8x8 grid. Players alternate placing walls to enclose areas and claim them with markers. The player who successfully captures the majority of the board squares by the end of the game is declared the winner.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 0