games can last few seconds to several minutes. The game is played by two players alternately putting an X or an O in a square on a 3-by-3 grid. The game is won when one of the players gets three in a row.
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Draw the table as shown in the picture to play the game on a piece of paper.
Decide among the players who is going to start, it can be an agreement that Player 1 starts first for the first game and Player 2 start the game for the
second game or vice versa, or you can flip a coin to determine which player can start the game. If you flip a coin then the winner of the first game will start the next game.
Once the player is decided, he starts the game by putting the assigned letter, either X or O, into one of the nine boxes created.
Once he puts his letter then the second player take a turn. Play alternates between the two players in this manner until the game is won. No box can contain both an X and an O. Also, once either letter is put in a box, it cannot be removed.
Align three X’s or O’s to win the game. These letters must be able to be connected using a straight line. The line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal. If all nine boxes contain a letter but there are no three letters in a row, the game is considered a tie.