Sprouts

Age: All ages

No. of players: 2

Equipment: Two pens/pencils; One piece of paper

Time: 10 minutes+

Aim: To be the last player to draw a legitimate line.

Sprouts is similar to Boxes. Although the rules are easy, it is quite difficult to win consistently.

1. One player draws six random dots spread out on the piece of paper.

2. Players take it in turns to draw a line (straight or curved) between any two dots, with the following rules:

a) No line may cross any other line
b) Every new line has a dot placed anywhere along it by the player who drew the line
c) No dot can be joined to more than three lines

3. The winner is the last player to draw a line according to the rules.

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