3x3 Dots-and-Boxes Game

Player A has 0 boxes. Player A (first player) needs 4 boxes to win.
Player B has 0 boxes. Player B (second player) needs 6 boxes to win.
See Analysis Results for why player B needs 6 rather than 5 boxes to win.


 X Make me player A.
  Make me player B.
  Let me move for both players.

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Dots-and-Boxes Index

In the analysis, the scores are the number of boxes player A will get minus the number of boxes player B will get with best play if the player on the move selects the corresponding line. -1, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are wins for the first player to move (player A); -3, -5, -7 and -9 are wins for the second player to move (player B). A suffix of v on a score means player A must make the next loony move; ^ means player B must.