What’s Tic Tac Toe?

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Tic tac toe is a simple two-player game played on paper. The objective is to get three X’s or O’s in a row before your opponent. Variations include Connect Four and online versions.

Tic tac toe, also called zeros and crosses, is a two-player pencil-and-paper game that can be played by young children. While strategy can be used, it is not necessary for children to enjoy it. The object of the game is to get three X’s or O’s in a row before your opponent. The three marks can be placed in the diagram vertically, horizontally or diagonally across the central square of the diagram.

Prepare game of Tic Tac Toe

The game is played on a simple playing area drawn on paper. Two parallel lines are drawn vertically and two horizontal lines are drawn across them, dividing them into thirds and creating a display with one box in the center and eight partial boxes around the center with three columns and three rows.

Playing Tic Tac Toe

Players can toss a coin or play rock, paper, scissors to determine who gets to pick their sign. Traditionally, X goes first. Players take turns leaving their mark in an empty square of their choice. A move can be used to advance a player’s cause of getting threes in a row or to prevent one’s opponent from getting threes in a row.

Score Tic Tac Toe

If a player manages to get three points in a row, he wins. Victory is sometimes accompanied by the comment or shout “Tic tac toe: three in a row!” If neither player manages to get three of their points in a row, the game is a draw, often referred to as a game of cat.

Variations on Tic Tac Toe

The Connect Four® and Pente® board games are examples of variations of the game. There are also online versions, which vary in difficulty and some of which let you choose a level.




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