Dots and Boxes is the computer game of a classic pencil and paper game by the same name which was always a draw. It was also know as "Pigs and Sties". The two players (Human and Computer or Human and Human) take turns drawing vertical or horizontal lines between two adjacent dots. If a player completes one or two boxes (of size 1x1) by drawing a line, The computer then places a "me" or "you" (No.1 or No.2) in the box(es) and the player has to place another line. The turn continues until a line is placed that does not complete a box. The winner is whoever ends up with the most boxes.

The computer keeps tracks of the number of wins/losses, but, you can reset this by deleting the file "statistics". Cheating is allowed in this game by forcing the computer to play again or undoing a move.

Game Type
Ctrl+C = Computer to Play First
Ctrl+H = Human to Play First
Ctrl+R = Random to Play First
Ctrl+P = Force Computer to Play Again
Ctrl+V = Human vs Human

Ctrl+N = Space = New Game
Del = UnDo Move
Shift+Del = Back One Step
Ctrl+I = Sides (1 to 20)
Ctrl+Q = Quit

Spacing = Changes Size of Window
Evaluate board when Moves left = (1 to 31)
F1 = How to Play
F12 = Statistics

Computer Color = Black
Player #1 Color = Red
Player #2 Color = Blue

Although the rules are simple in this game, it is very dificult to beat the computer because the AI is so good.

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