Chain
mindloftdaily.comA daily dots-and-boxes endgame where one correct edge preserves the win and every other move lets the engine play out the loss.
Chain
Tabletop Games
How to play Chain
A free daily dots-and-boxes puzzle, picked up at the endgame.
- Each position is a real, reachable board with you to move and the game already won, with exactly one edge that keeps the win and every other edge losing it.
- A wrong edge is not refused: a perfect solver plays the rest of the game, so the win is gone for good.
- Completing a box claims it and grants another move, and the board carries an odd number of boxes so a tie is impossible.
- The win scores ten, a loss one, and ties break on fewest errors then fastest time.
The facts
- Runs on
- mindloftdaily.com
- Category
- Tabletop Games
- Languages
- English
- How often
- A new puzzle every day
- On BoreGame since
- October 2026
- Last updated
- October 12, 2026
- Price
- Free, no signup
Questions about Chain
How do you play Chain?
A free daily dots-and-boxes puzzle, picked up at the endgame. Each position is a real, reachable board with you to move and the game already won, with exactly one edge that keeps the win and every other edge losing it. A wrong edge is not refused: a perfect solver plays the rest of the game, so the win is gone for good. Completing a box claims it and grants another move, and the board carries an odd number of boxes so a tie is impossible. The win scores ten, a loss one, and ties break on fewest errors then fastest time.
Where can I play Chain?
On mindloftdaily.com. You can also start it from this BoreGame listing.
How it compares
If you play Chain, the closest things to it in the catalogue are Cardle, Blackjack Smack and Blackjackle. They sit in the same tabletop games category. See the full list of alternatives.
