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  • Question
    How do I play this on the computer?
    Community Answer
    Simply Google "online tic tac toe" and you'll find multiple options.
  • Question
    How do I find a game of tic tac toe?
    Community Answer
    Find a friend to play with, or ask a member of your family. If you just use Google and type in "online tic-tac-toe matches" you can face a computer.
  • Question
    Is noughts and crosses the same as tic tac toe?
    PlaytCubed
    Community Answer
    Noughts and crosses is the British name for tic tac toe. The games are identical.
  • Question
    Which symbols should I use in a 4x4 grid?
    Community Answer
    It's up to you. There are no real differences concerning symbols in the grids.
  • Question
    How to play 4x4 tic tac toe?
    Community Answer
    You just make a 4x4 box instead of a 3x3 box. Then the same rules apply, only you need to get 4 in a row to win.
  • Question
    When playing, does putting my symbol in the middle guarantee me winning?
    Community Answer
    No. With both players playing optimally, the result is always a draw.
  • Question
    I bought a tic tac toe game that came with four X's and four O's, so one empty space on board. Can I play the game with 8 pieces?
    C Grace
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    Yes. Your game assumes that you don't need to place a ninth and final piece, since it will be obvious from the other moves whether or not the last move will create three in a row.
  • Question
    How many X's and O's do I need to play tic tac toe on a board game?
    Community Answer
    Neither player would need more than five pieces.
  • Question
    Who was the maker of tic tac toe?
    Donagan
    Top Answerer
    We don't know. It dates back (in various forms) more than 2,000 years.
  • Question
    Does diagonal count as a row?
    Donagan
    Top Answerer
    Yes. Three squares horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
  • Question
    Can you change your move?
    Donagan
    Top Answerer
    No. Just remember it for future reference, and don't do it again.
  • Question
    What do you call it when no one wins a match?
    Donagan
    Top Answerer
    That's a "draw" or a "tie."
  • Question
    Who starts the game first?
    Donagan
    Top Answerer
    There's no rule about that. Just alternate: if player A goes first in one game, player B will go first in the next game.
  • Question
    Why is it called tic tac toe?
    Donagan
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    The reason is unknown. Although the game in different forms dates back thousands of years, the present name didn't appear until the twentieth century in the US. In Britain it is known as "noughts (zeroes) and crosses."
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    How to win in tic tac toe?
    Donagan
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