Picket Plots

Dots and boxes game
2 players, or 1 vs a bot
Daily challenge
Phones and computers

Picket Plots is a dots and boxes game that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for two players on one device, or one player against a bot. It has a daily challenge, the same for everyone that day.

Build fences between the posts of a five by five field and claim each plot whose fourth side you close. Plots grow clover, carrots or pumpkins worth 1, 2 or 3, closing a plot earns another fence, and the bigger crop total wins. Play five labelled bot levels, a second player on the same device, or the daily field.

Play Picket Plots

How to play

Tap between two posts to build a fenceOn a touch screen: Tap between two posts to aim a fence, then tap it again to build
Close a plot’s fourth side to claim its crop and build again
Crops are worth 1, 2 or 3. The bigger total wins

The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.

Picket Plots gameplay — Picket Plots in play

Controls

Click between two posts to build a fence (on touch, tap to aim and tap again)
Arrows move, Enter or Space builds
Esc pauses

Tips

Avoid building a plot's third side: your rival closes it and builds again, often running straight down a whole row of plots.
Near the end every fence gives something away, so hand over the cheapest run first, such as a clover patch worth only 1 a plot.
When taking a long run you may leave its last two plots to your rival with one fence, so they must open the next run for you.

Can a game end in a draw?

No. Every field's crops add up to an odd total, so one side always has more. A game always lasts exactly 60 fences, because every gap between two neighbouring posts is built once.

How do the bot levels differ?

Level 1, Learner, often builds a fence at random, even one that hands you a plot, and level 2, Easy, does so less often. Steady, Sharp and Expert search deeper, and Expert counts the runs and who must open them. You and the bot take turns to start.

About this game

Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 9, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.

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