u/WesternWeekly7616

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dots - a chain reaction strategy game i rebuilt from one i played to death as a teen

Game Title: Dots

Playable Link: https://dots-online.com

Platform: Web browser

Description:

dots is a chain reaction strategy game i rebuilt from a game me and a friend were obsessed with back in 2019. we played it for hours on an old android tablet, it was offline and kinda buggy, and when i went to find it again years later it was just gone. so i remade it from scratch in the browser, online this time, with ratings and friend challenges.

the rules take about 30 seconds: you charge up your own cells, and when a cell hits 4 charges it explodes into the cells next to it and takes them over. that can set off a chain reaction that cascades across the whole board, so a game youre losing can flip in a single move. you win by capturing all of your opponents cells. theres no luck and nothing hidden, kinda like chess, but you can pick it up way faster. theres three board sizes and a few time controls if you want it fast or slow, and a rating ladder if you want to take it seriously.

Free to Play Status:

[x] Free to play

u/WesternWeekly7616 — 1 day ago

Dots - Chain Reaction Strategy Game

back in 2019 me and a friend played this little chain reaction game on an old android tablet, basically every day. you charge up your cells and at some point they explode into the ones next to them and it chains across the board. it was glitchy and offline only but we loved it and played for hours.

i went to find it again recently and it was just gone, so i ended up rebuilding it myself. browser based this time, online, with ratings and all that.

its called dots. takes like 30 seconds to learn: charge your cells, at 4 they pop and take over whats next to them, and one move can chain across the whole board. no luck, nothing hidden, just you vs your opponent. it kinda has that chess thing where the rules are simple but the depth doesnt really end, except you can pick it up in 30 seconds.

free, no download, you dont even need an account to start: https://dots-online.com

would love to know what you think. 

dots-online.com
u/WesternWeekly7616 — 1 day ago