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Tic-Tac-Toe

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Tic-Tac-Toe (Teach your kids how to make games just like these with my step-by-step manual. )

Tic-tac-toe is a simple game (usually played with pencil and paper) that can be enjoyed by kids as young as three. What I find most fascinating about these online tic-tac-toe games, is their variety. The many creative twists that can be put on such a simple game are amazing.

http://www.allmixedup.com/cgi-bin/tictactoe/tictactoe

This straight forward tic-tac-toe offers no elaborate choices, and can be enjoyed by all ages. Other games, such as hangman, sliding tile puzzles, Connect 4 (a favorite at our house), Othello and Ataxx, are only a free registration away. Free subscriptions are limited to twenty games a day, however. If your gaming needs exceed that, you’ll need to purchase a monthly or quarterly subscription.

http://www.arcadetown.com/3dtictactoe/

When you add another dimension to the usual three-by-three two-dimensional board, tic-tac-toe is no longer trivial, and it may take a few games until you can easily visualize the three boards stacked on top of each other. One interesting twist to the game play is that although each “three in a row” earns you a point, the game is not over until all the cells are filled. At Arcade Town, the human player (that’s you) always starts, and always plays as X.

http://boulter.com/ttt/

This game is unique because it lets you customize the dimensions of your board. You can choose from the traditional three-by-three, or any size up to seven-by-seven. Of course, increasing the size of the board, increases the difficulty of the game. Other choices include who goes first, and whether you want to be X or O. And for those interested in programming, the author provides a behind-the-scenes look at the game’s decision-making logic.

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