Back to square one - wikipedia Back to square one Look up back to square one in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. `` Back to square one '' is a phrase that means `` to go back to the beginning, after a dead - end or failure ''. It can also refer to : Square One ( puzzle ), also called `` Back to Square One '' Back to Square One ( film ), a 1994 German film See also Square One ( disambiguation ) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Back to square one. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_square_one&oldid=703810736 '' Categories : Disambiguation pages English phrases Hidden categories : All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 7 February 2016, at 20 : 15. About Wikipedia

Question: where does back to square one come from
Answer: is a phrase that means "to go back to the beginning, after a dead-end or failure".