🎮 How to Play Tic-Tac-Toe

The goal is to get three of your marks (X or O) in a row, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

🕹️ Game Rules

• The game is played on a 3x3 grid.
• One player is X, and the other is O.
• Players take turns placing their mark in an empty square.
• The first to get three in a row wins.
• If all squares are filled with no winner, the game is a draw.

🔥 Winning Strategies

• Start in the center for the best advantage.
• Block your opponent while setting up your own win.
• Create two possible winning lines to force a victory.

ℹ️ Fun Facts About Tic-Tac-Toe

• Tic-Tac-Toe dates back over 3,000 years! The earliest version of the game was played by the ancient Egyptians and Romans.
• The first computerized version of Tic-Tac-Toe was called OXO and was developed in 1952 by Alexander S. Douglas
• Tic-Tac-Toe was one of the first games used in artificial intelligence research,it helped early AI systems understand decision-making and optimal strategy.
• If both players play perfectly, Tic-Tac-Toe will always result in a draw. There are 8 possible ways to win, but a player who makes no mistakes cannot lose!
• There are 255,168 possible Tic-Tac-Toe games but only 26,830 unique games when accounting for symmetry