Thread 96339031

What is the best strategy? How do you win every time?

Stab the other player.

>>96339031 (OP)
You can't. Tic-tac-toe is non-winnable if your opponent knows what to do.

>>96339031 (OP)
Go first and do the corner thing

It's a solved game. Provided both players have room temperature IQ, neither can win and the game is always a draw.
So the best strategy would be hitting yourself (or the opponent, or probably both in OPs case) in the face with a brick.

"Shall We Play A Game?"

>>96339031 (OP)
As has already been said, it's totally solved. There's so few moves, and not losing is very intuitive. Some choices play out better than others in terms of potential, but if both players are using their brains, every game will be a draw.

>>96339031 (OP)

Your best shot is the 3 corners opening. If your opponent is only used to X taking the center, and has internalized center>corner>side as rule, you have one chance, maybe 2, before they figure out how to draw against it.

Downside is they'll never fall for it again, so that's one less person who falls for 3 corners.

>>96339031 (OP)
Clearly you limit the number of marks that can be down at any time to only 3 for each side.

>>96339031 (OP)
The only winning move is not to play.

The best way to win is playing against yourself and losing on purpose B)

>>96344581
I've been playing that way for 40 years

It's solved.
Go first and put your mark in one of the corners like this.
Then put your next two marks in one of the other corners.
Then you've got a two way win no matter where the opponent blocks.

>>96339031 (OP)
Ochads report it

>>96344732
>>96339031 (OP)
This anon is mistaken, there is a way to block a win,
If first player alternates, then next round one can attempt a win,
This continues until your opponent gives up

>>96345634
9 holes is better because you can only place 3 marks and have to move one you placed before each turn

>>96339031 (OP)
That's the neat part, you don't. Unless one player makes a mistake every game will end in a draw.

>>96344732
>>96345634
Or to break it down even further: pic related

>>96339031 (OP)

What pisses me off about tic-tac-toe is that even though the game is worthless and too simple for a 5-year-old, every stupid "10 classic games in one box!" set includes it just to pad the count.

>>96339031 (OP)
Think outside the box, retard

>>96346923
This beats chess AI

>>96341515
came here to post this