Can anyone help me remember this old game? PICS

[keyboardashtray]

Ok so I chose community because the Gamer's Area is for "those who strive to play the latest games on Linux" and this game is neither new nor on Linux (at least I think). Besides, all they care about is WINE.

I played it on a computer in the early-mid nineties. It is a board-like game, for two players (I played against the computer). The goal of the game was to connect two sides of the board by drawing a line between dots, while simultaneously blocking your opponent.

I painted up some pictures. I guess I can't just stick the image in directly. The first, gamedrawing, is the board. The second, gamedrawing2, is after a couple moves on each side. The third is a finished game. The game itself probably had a bigger grid, this is just an idea.

Any ideas what this is called?

[happysmileman]

On Linux there's KSquares which is this game.

It's apparently called "Squares", "Dots", or "Dots and Boxes"

Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_and_Boxes)

[keyboardashtray]

Unless this is just a very specific variation, I don't think they are the same game. See in this one, you don't draw boxes, you connect two sides of the board. Notice how the dots are staggered, instead of aligned, each player has his own dots, and a line drawn between them will prevent a line drawn from the opponent. So by winning, you both connect each side of your color, at the same time making it impossible for your opponent to do the same.

It was a really simple but clever game, I'd love if they did have it here.

[init1]

Unless this is just a very specific variation, I don't think they are the same game. See in this one, you don't draw boxes, you connect two sides of the board. Notice how the dots are staggered, instead of aligned, each player has his own dots, and a line drawn between them will prevent a line drawn from the opponent. So by winning, you both connect each side of your color, at the same time making it impossible for your opponent to do the same.

It was a really simple but clever game, I'd love if they did have it here.
I know what you're talking about. I've always seen it with hexagonal pieces though.
I think this is what you wanted:
http://www.zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/8744?do=show;id=434
This is what I was thinking of:
http://www.zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/8744?do=show;id=464

[mali2297]

After some searching, I found Pipelayer (http://orion.math.iastate.edu/mathnight/activities/other/ppg/pipelayer.shtml).

Seems to be an interesting game. :-)

[keyboardashtray]

After some searching, I found Pipelayer (http://orion.math.iastate.edu/mathnight/activities/other/ppg/pipelayer.shtml).

Seems to be an interesting game. :-)

Excellent! Nice work! :guitar: Yes this is it, exactly.

It was an interesting game - it is very simple, but it was incredibly fun. Would make a great kill-a-minute game, like Minesweeper, or my new favorite knetwalk.

Pipelayer, huh - now my quest to see if there is some form of it still going around as a program.

Thanks again mali :)

[keyboardashtray]

I know what you're talking about. I've always seen it with hexagonal pieces though.
I think this is what you wanted:
http://www.zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/8744?do=show;id=434
This is what I was thinking of:
http://www.zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/8744?do=show;id=464

That hexagon game looks interesting, looks like the principle would be pretty much the same as Pipelayer.