Do+Ne+

An abstract duel for territory on a notebook grid. Place dots, encircle your rival's dots and convert the space you hold into territory. Rules — a minute to learn; matches — five minutes; depth — as deep as you want to dig.

**Every move trains logic and attention:** Do+Ne+ is a game of pattern reading, not luck — read the grid, spot hidden rings, and decide where the fight moves next.

## What is Do+Ne+

A turn-based abstract strategy game on a grid of dots (15×15, 30×30 or 50×50). Two players take turns placing their dots on intersections. A move takes a second; thinking takes the rest of the match. Each game lasts **5 minutes** — enough time to build, betray and burn.

## How to play

- **Place a dot** — click any free intersection on the grid (that's the whole input).

- **Encircle** — dots that wind a continuous ring around your rival's dots or whole groups take them prisoner.

- **Captures are permanent** — captured dots stay on the board but go "dead"; the playing field slowly shrinks. Box yourself in and you'll pay for it.

- **The edge is a safe harbor** — dots on the rim cannot be captured; use the edge as an anchor to shelter your groups.

- **The score is alive** — a trophy belongs to you only as long as the ring that holds it stays intact.

- **Ring the ring — burn the trophies.** Encircling an opponent's living ring makes it yours, and every trophy inside it burns — it's subtracted from their score. One move can flip a game.

## Logic and attention — the real game

There is no luck and no randomness in Do+Ne+ — only reading:

- **Attention** — the whole board is a living map; a ring hidden behind dead dots decides the outcome.

- **Logic** — every move is a small deduction: which ring survives, which gets cut, which trap stays invisible.

- **Planning** — pattern recognition and seeing two or three moves ahead, without slowing the pace.

The skills you build here transfer: reading a crowded board and deciding what matters now is exactly what focused work looks like.

## Game modes

- **Hot-seat** — two players, one screen, one timer.

- **AI opponent** — learn the rules against the computer, then test them against people.

- Board sizes: **15×15** (quick warm-ups), **30×30** (classic pace), **50×50** (maximum space — the main game).

## Territory at the finish

When the timer runs out, the grid is divided proportionally — every held dot becomes territory, and the final seconds can tip the balance. Survive long enough and you'll see how your share was split against your rival's.

## Support the full game

Do+Ne+ is being built solo, in the open, step by step. This demo is the first

five minutes of a bigger idea: a global map where every province is a duel —

and every match you win redraws the borders.

Donations don't buy content — they buy time: time to keep the project going,

turn this demo into the full game with online matches and the living world map.

If Do+Ne+ earned a corner of your notebook, a tip or a nice word means a lot.

Every contribution goes straight back into development.

Thank you for playing!

## Status

**Demo v0.1** — the core game is fully playable. In active development for **Windows (10/11, 64-bit, ~60 MB, offline)**. Your feedback is the most valuable asset right now — tell us where the biggest "aha" moment was and what confused you.

## Credits

by DrDD · built with Godot 4