Sharp Arena: Checkers & Dots

Three classics, four rivals with minds of their own, and no internet required. Very few have beaten Magno. Care to join them?

Welcome to Sharp Arena!

Sharp Arena is a home for thinking games - the kind you learn in a minute and spend months trying to master. Three are open, and the house keeps growing.

CHECKERS (DRAUGHTS) Four rule sets in one app: Brazilian, Portuguese, Anglo-American checkers and the informal "house rules" everyone grew up with. Forced captures, a king that flies down the diagonal, and a rules guide built into the game so nobody argues.

TIC TAC TOE The classic you know, with one difference: this opponent doesn't slip by accident. Close the line before it does - if you can.

DOTS AND BOXES Connect the dots, close more boxes than your opponent, and take over the board. Simple to learn, genuinely treacherous.

FOUR RIVALS, AND EACH ONE PLAYS DIFFERENTLY They aren't the same opponent under four names: each has its own pace, style and patience.

• Cacau, the laid-back capybara - she lets you win, and doesn't hide it • Pita, the clever fox - from here on you need to pay attention • Tex, the stubborn badger - rarely loses, and makes you earn every point • Magno, the ruthless owl - the final test. Very few have ever beaten him.

BUILT TO PLAY ANYWHERE • 100% offline - on the bus, on a plane, in a lift, with no signal at all • Quick matches: a game of Tic Tac Toe fits in a queue • Local 2-player mode to challenge the person next to you • No sign-up required: play as a guest

AND IF YOU WANT TO GET SERIOUS • Experience (XP) and levels that rise as you play better, not just more • Rankings to compare yourself with other players • A streak that follows the days in a row you've played • Light ("paper") and dark ("felt") themes, and three languages

NO TRICKS Your opponents don't cheat and can't see your future moves. They think for real, on the other side of the table - which is exactly why beating Magno means something.

For the curious: the intelligence playing against you runs entirely inside your device. Nothing is sent to any server during a match - that's why it works with no internet.

Sharp Arena is free, and three games are only the beginning.

Download now and find out how far you get.