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Dots and Boxes Strategy: Master Chains and the Double-Cross
Dots and Boxes is not luck. Learn chains, loops and the double-cross trick that lets you control who opens the big chains at the end.
· 7 min read
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Tips, tactics and winning strategies for classic board, card and puzzle games you can play free online.
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Dots and Boxes is not luck. Learn chains, loops and the double-cross trick that lets you control who opens the big chains at the end.
· 7 min read
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Forced captures turn checkers into a game of traps. Learn the American rules and the strategy that wins: back-row defence, shots and kings.
· 6 min read
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Racing friends to the same five-letter word changes everything. Learn the best openers and how to balance speed against accuracy.
· 6 min read
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Most beginner chess games are lost to the same few habits. Fix these ten and you will win more games long before studying openings.
· 6 min read
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Connect Four is a solved game, and the ideas behind it are easy to learn. Master the centre, the 7-trap and the odd-even rule.
· 6 min read
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Ludo is not pure luck. These nine practical tips cover safe squares, captures, releasing tokens and finishing cleanly so you win more often.
· 7 min read