Boxline

Boxline Daily endgame — 2026-08-25

A verified 4×4-box endgame with 9 edges left. Player 1 must secure a win or draw.

Puzzle ID
daily-v2:2026-08-25:bx1-a24c7e1b
Board size
4×4
Player to move
1
Initial score
5–5
Remaining legal edges
9
Objective
Win or draw
Difficulty
challenging

Starting position

4×4 boxes, 9 legal edges remain. Ivory marks belong to Player 1 and coral marks belong to Player 2.

This position is exact-validated because no more than 12 edges remain. Analysis is shown only after the challenge is completed.

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Technical edge list

[["h:2:3",0],["v:0:1",1],["h:1:1",0],["h:0:2",1],["v:2:4",0],["h:1:2",1],["v:1:1",0],["h:3:2",1],["v:0:0",0],["v:1:0",1],["h:0:3",0],["h:1:3",1],["v:2:1",0],["v:0:2",1],["v:0:4",0],["v:2:3",1],["h:2:1",0],["v:3:4",1],["v:3:2",0],["h:2:2",1],["v:1:4",0],["h:4:3",1],["h:1:0",0],["v:1:3",1],["v:1:2",1],["h:0:1",1],["h:0:0",1],["v:3:3",1],["h:4:2",0],["h:3:3",0],["v:0:3",0]]