Terms & Conditions

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or playing BoxBattle at dotsandboxesgame.com (the "Service"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the website.

2. License & Permitted Use

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and play BoxBattle for personal, recreational, and educational purposes. You may:

• Play the game individually against the computer AI or locally with friends.
• Use the game in school classrooms, educational clubs, or family game nights free of charge.
• Download, print, and distribute our free printable Dots and Boxes sheets for offline non-commercial use.

3. Prohibited Activities

When utilizing our platform, you agree not to:

• Attempt to reverse-engineer, exploit, or disrupt our web servers or infrastructure.
• Deploy automated scripts, bots, or scrapers that place unreasonable load on our website.
• Frame, mirror, or repackage BoxBattle inside commercial paywalls without express written consent.
• Use the site in violation of any applicable local, national, or international laws.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

While the underlying mathematical game rules of "Dots and Boxes" (published by Édouard Lucas in 1889) reside in the public domain, all proprietary source code, website artwork, visual animations, UI layouts, brand trademarks ("BoxBattle"), and audio synthesis designs are the intellectual property of BoxBattle. All rights reserved.

5. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

BoxBattle is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not guarantee that the game will operate entirely uninterrupted or bug-free on every browser version.

In no event shall BoxBattle or its contributors be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability to use the game.

6. Changes & Service Availability

We reserve the right to modify, update, enhance, or discontinue features of BoxBattle at any time without prior notice. We encourage users to periodically check this page for any updates to our terms.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, please contact us at: