How to Play Tic-Tac-Toe

Anyone can play this simple game.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pencils
• Notebook Papers
• Pencils
• Pencils

1. Draw a large # on a piece of paper.

2. Choose which player will be represented by X and which by O.

3. Let player X go first. He or she may put an X in any of the nine sections of the grid.

4. Have player O go next.

5. Alternate until either there are three in a row of one symbol or the grid is filled and no one has won.

6. Let the winner be X next time.

Tips & Warnings

• The center space is arguably the best one to get first.
• Starting in an outside middle square can be a bad move if you have a clever opponent.
• It's said to be a "cat's game" when no one wins.

[pokepal101]

on 7/4/2009 Top line: 0 1 2,
Middle line: 3 4 5,
Bottom line: 6 7 8,
Play (0, 7)(5, 3) then 8. Your opponent is trapped.
If your opponent didn't play (..., 7) then just rotate the board in your head.

[U.Annadurai]

on 12/12/2006 it is a very usefull information to me to know how to play tic-tac-toa.
U.Annadurai,
lecturer in maths,
Gandhigram Rural University,
Gandhigram,
Dindigul,Tamilndu,
India PIN CODE 624302

on 2/8/2006 You can also take a middle and another middle for even more chances... just experiment and find a good strategy with those.

on 11/22/2005 Start in one of the corners, and the next turn get another corner. From there, you can double trap your opponent.

on 11/22/2005 If you go first, choose the upper left box. Then choose the middle box in the right-hand column. You'll have great chances to win!