BoxesAge: All ages No. of players: 2-4 Equipment: One sheet of paper; One pen/pencil per player. (Different coloured pens/pencils make it easier, as does the use of grid paper. You can buy ready made grid paper or you can print one by clicking here.) Time: 10 minutes+ Aim: To claim the most squares drawn on a sheet of grid paper. Boxes is a deceptively hard pen and paper game for two to four players. Although the rules are simple, it involves a lot of strategy to win. Young children may find it hard to develop much strategy but they still enjoy playing the game. 1. One player draws a grid by plotting ten equally spaced dots on a sheet of paper, and then repeating the pattern downwards until there are ten rows of ten dots. (Younger children may prefer a smaller grid of six rows of six dots.) If you prefer, you can click here to open a new window with two ten-by-ten grids ready for printing. 2. Players take it in turns to draw a straight line (horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal) between two adjacent boxes. 3. Each player attempts to complete a small square by drawing the fourth line around it. A player who completes a square is entitled to draw another line and so on, until they cannot complete a square. The player initials any squares they completed.
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