![]() ![]() My son surprised me with his first two moves when he drew the circles. Both the circles are not beside each other. He surprised me further with his next move by drawing a circle in another corner. Your chance of winning is low now,” I said to him. ![]() “Now, with my cross at the center, you’ll only have 2 neighboring squares to connect to. “You’re not following rule 1, and Daddy is going take the center,” I said. But he declined repeatedly, no matter how many chances I gave to him. I laughed and told him that he could reselect the center square. One day, he initiated the game as usual, and to my surprise, he drew a circle at one of the corners. I hardly lost any games for Tic Tac Toe in my childhood days if my memory does not fail me. I thought these 3 rules were simple and intuitive, and I had been using them since young to win most of the games (or had at least a draw). So, by taking that first, one would have a better chance to connect to the second square sooner and later form 3 squares in a row, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to win the game. He asked me why, and I explained to him that the center was the only one place that would connect to all of the neighboring squares. Rule 3: Keep a lookout for the opponent’s move.Rule 2: In the next move, try to connect to one of the neighboring squares as soon as possible.Rule 1: Be the first mover and pick the center.I told him there were just 3 simple rules to remember: I remembered, in one of our earliest games about 3 months ago, he asked me on the rules of winning. He would often chase me to play the game with him when I returned home from work. ![]() I have 2 young boys, and the elder one at 4 years old loves playing the Tic Tac Toe game. ![]() “Be the first mover, and pick any corner.” ![]()
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