Smart Dots Reloaded is a modern take on the classic dots and boxes puzzle game, where you and your opponent take turns drawing lines between dots on a grid. Every time you close the fourth side of a square, you claim it and score a point. Sounds simple, but the real challenge is controlling the board without handing free squares to your opponent. The player with the most completed squares when the board fills up wins.

This remake brings the old Windows 3.1 favorite into the browser with clean 2D visuals and smooth animations. You can go head-to-head against the built-in AI, which puts up a genuine fight and punishes sloppy play, or pass the device to a friend in two-player mode for some local competitive fun. The key strategy tip: avoid being the first to create a chain of three-sided boxes, because a smart opponent will run the whole chain and pull ahead fast. Patience and board awareness matter more than speed here.

Fans of turn-based strategy games, classic pen-and-paper puzzles, and casual browser games will feel right at home. Smart Dots Reloaded works great as a dots and boxes game for kids learning strategy, or for adults who want a quick but mentally satisfying challenge. If you enjoy free online puzzle games, two-player strategy games, or HTML5 brain games you can play without signing up or downloading anything, this is one worth bookmarking.