[identity profile] keimel.livejournal.com 2005-11-11 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Series of dots on a piece of paper and each person takes turn adding lines (one at a time) to connect the dots in which to make boxes? Completing a box, you put your initial in it and score a point or some such? If that's what you're talking about, let me know, I'll come back and put my initial in the box for 'I've played it'

[identity profile] ruthling.livejournal.com 2005-11-11 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I sucked at it as a kid and would probably suck now, too. But yes, I've played.

[identity profile] aspartaimee.livejournal.com 2005-11-11 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
i played this religiously back in the day. it's called lines and boxes where i am from, in high school. whenever class was boring (which was often), me and my then best friend would play this game on the sheet where we were supposed to be taking notes. i probably still have a couple of games from '89.

the variation is dots in a pyramid shape, and then to make triangles out of them.

[identity profile] mrmorse.livejournal.com 2005-11-11 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
When I played in high school, we called it Dots. We also expanded it into three dimensions, which gave much more to look for without really changing the game mechanics.

[identity profile] leighjen.livejournal.com 2005-11-11 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I only played Dots in church. It was a great game for ignoring the sermon.

[identity profile] hrafn.livejournal.com 2005-11-11 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Changed my answer from "Never heard of" to "Played" after reading the comments. Haven't played since - I think - high school, when it was a great way to slack off during group work sessions in various classes.

you missed....

[identity profile] kahuna-burger.livejournal.com 2005-11-12 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
..."yes I've played, but probably by the wrong rules which my opponent and I negotiated in mid game...." *grin*