Dots (game)
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Dots is an abstract strategy game
, generally played by two (or more) people on a sheet of squared paper. At first glance, the rules of this game can seem similar to those of Go. But it's not true. There are some major differences, resulting in two completely different games. Instead of territory control in Go primary target of dots game is capturing enemy dots by surrounding them with continuous line of players' dots. Once surrounded dots are not playable.
Abstract strategy game
An abstract strategy game is a strategy game, aiming to minimise luck, and without a theme. Almost all abstract strategy games will conform to the strictest definition of: a board or card game, in which there is no hidden information, no non-deterministic elements , in which two players or teams...
, generally played by two (or more) people on a sheet of squared paper. At first glance, the rules of this game can seem similar to those of Go. But it's not true. There are some major differences, resulting in two completely different games. Instead of territory control in Go primary target of dots game is capturing enemy dots by surrounding them with continuous line of players' dots. Once surrounded dots are not playable.