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Life & fun · April 12, 2018

Lines and Hexa

Fascinating brain game

Lines and Hexa launched on April 12, 2018 with 88 votes, #453 of 2,753 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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What it does

Modern version of everyone’s favorite childhood game “Dots and Boxes”. Lines & Hexa is a great game for two players usually (although up to four can play), and is a very good game for children because the rules are quite easy. It has gone by many other names, including the dots and boxes, game of dots, boxes, squares, dot to dot grid, and pigs in a pen. The game plays really well for children, and yet can be played quite seriously, if you want to exercise the brain cells. At the simple level, the winner appears to be a matter of chance; at the analytic level, the winner will probably be the first one who can analyze the end game correctly. All you do (on your turn) is to join two next-door dots on the grid, drawing a line and trying to complete a hexagon. Each time you make a hexagon, you must take another turn. If you fail to make a hexagon, the other (or next) player then takes his turn to draw a line. — — HOW TO PLAY Starting with an empty grid of dots, players take turns adding a single horizontal or diagonal line between two unjoined adjacent dots. The player who completes the sixth side of a Hexagon earns one point and takes another turn(regardless of which player had drawn the other segments of that hexagon). If you fail to make a hexagon, the other (or next) player then takes his turn to draw a line. The game ends when no more lines can be placed. The winner is the player with the most points. — — FEATURES - A perfect family game. - Designed for all ages, perfect for kids & adults! - Offline multiplayer. Play against friends. - Play against Bots. Choose between 3 modes of difficulty. - 20+ unique challenges. - Dark and light themes. - Offline puzzle game. Play anytime without internet. - Minimalist game design. Optimized for all screens. - Smaller app size. Installs quickly. Lines & Hexa has been a joy to develop, and we hope you have as much fun playing it as we had making it.

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