The next player draws an O in another square. One player begins (take turns being the first player) by placing an X in one square. Play begins with nine spaces on a paper created by crossing two perpendicular sets of two parallel lines. The simple game of tic tac toe is a two player game of Xs and Os. The game continues until all the lines between the dots have been drawn. When a player forms a square with their line, they may put their initial in that square and play again.
Once the square is created, players (2 or more) take turns with a different color pen creating line segments between dots. Remember the time it took to form an array of dots across the page? To play Dots, you need a square of dots on the page (start with 6×6 and challenge your kids to go up to 30×30 or more). These games will challenge kids and keep them entertained for hours. Keep kids engaged with fun and simple games that only require paper and pencil (or a couple colored pens).