This classic game adds to children's fun. Skills in problem solving, spatial reasoning, hand-eye coordination, shifts and abilities. defining strategies
Free to play, invaluable to learn.
Games played on three-player boards date back to ancient Egypt, with the boards found on roof tiles dating back to around 1300 BC. be found.
The different names of the game are more recent. The first print reference to "noughts and crosses" (nought being an alternative word for 'zero'), the British name, appeared in 1858, in an issue of Notes and Queries. The first print reference to a game called "tick-tack-toe" occurred in 1884, but referred to "a children's game played on a slate, consisting of trying with the eyes shut to bring the pencil down on one of the numbers of a set, the number hit being scored". "Tic-tac-toe" may also derive from "tick-tack", the name of an old version of backgammon first described in 1558. The US renaming of "noughts and crosses" to "tic-tac-toe" occurred in the 20th century.
This means that, by my definition, there is no element of luck involved in playing Tic-Tac-Toe between people who understand Tic-Tac-Toe. Unless the players are completely distracted, the game always ends in a draw. This also means that there is luck in playing chess. If I compete against someone of equal ability, no one can accurately predict the outcome
Read "9 factors" = 362,880 ways to fill the board. In fact, Tic-Tac-Toe players fill in each of the nine entries with just one of three values: X, O, or leave it blank. In total there are 3*3*3*3*3*3*3*3*3 = 3^9 = 19,683 different ways to fill a 3x3 grid.