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or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."Noughts and Crosses" redirects here."Tic tac toe" redirects here.For the female hip hop trio from Germany, see Tic Tac Toe (band).The player who succeeds in placing three respective marks in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row wins the game.It is currently on display at the Museum of Science, Boston.Block: block their opponent from completing three in a row
Fork: threaten a win with two possible completions in two ways
Block Fork 1: if there is a configuration where the opponent can fork, create two in a row to force a block
Block Fork 2: if there is a configuration where the opponent can fork, block that fork
Centre: play the centre
Opposite Corner: if the opponent is in the corner, play the opposite corner
Empty Corner: play an empty corner
Empty Side: play on an empty side
The first player, whom we shall designate "X," has 3 possible positions to mark during the first turn.Superficially, it might seem that there are 9 possible positions, corresponding to the 9 squares in the grid.However, by rotating the board, we will find that in the first turn, every corner mark is strategically equivalent to every other corner mark.Any other responses will allow X to force the win.Qubic, Connect Four, Quarto, Gobblet.Victor Allis in 1994 (the first player can force a win).The game is won by the player who has said three numbers whose sum is 15.Dough players put symbols up on the board by answering questions in various categories.Where does tic tac toe come from?See Copyrights for details.The new virtual world for girls from the makers of the Beanie Babies!You can download free versions of either Netscape or Internet Explorer that can handle these pages, or choose a different link from this page. |
