How to Play Making Squares

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A fun paper and pencil game useful for rainy days, traveling or just for spare moments when you want to play a good puzzle game. The diagram shown below illustrates the various steps in succession.

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    Each player makes a line joining two dots but tries to prevent the others from making a square.
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    For a while it is easy, but soon the number of dots is scarce, and it requires careful marking to prevent the squares from being formed.
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    Finally all the chances are gone and the next player completes a square. As a reward this player is given another chance, thus completing several, then joins two dots and the next player continues.
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    The player who has succeeded in making the most squares is the winner.
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      Things You'll Need

      • Paper
      • Pencils

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      References

      1. May C Hoffman, Games for Everybody , 1905, public domain resource courtesy of Kellscraft Studio.

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