History of the game of Tic Tac Toe
Altough the precise origins of tic tac toe are unkown it can be traced back to the ancient roman empire in 1st century BC.
At that time the game was called "Terni Lapilli". Throughout the roman empire carved out grids have been found. It is assumed they used stones to play the game so they could reuse the boards many times.
It is said that tic tac toe is the oldest game still played today. And although no prove has been found is said to be even played in anctient egypt.
Some facts about Tic Tac Toe
- Tic-Tac-Toe was the first computer game, invented in 1952 by A.S. Douglas at Cambridge University.
- There are 19,683 possible board layouts.
- There are 362,880 different sequences to play the game.
- When winning combinations are considered, there are 255,168 possible games. Assuming that X makes the first move every time:
- 131,184 finished games are won by (X)
- 1,440 are won by (X) after 5 moves
- 47,952 are won by (X) after 7 moves
- 81,792 are won by (X) after 9 moves
- 77,904 finished games are won by (O)
- 5,328 are won by (O) after 6 moves
- 72,576 are won by (O) after 8 moves
- 46,080 finished games are drawn
- All tic tac toe names:
- tick-tack-toe
- tick-tat-toe
- tit-tat-toe
- Amoba
- Bicho Chocha
- Bondesjakk
- Boter, kaas en eieren
- Boxin' OXen
- Croa-Zero
- Cross-Zero
- Cüz
- Deppenschach
- Desas
- Equis Cero
- Exy-Ozys
- Gato
- Iks-Oks
- Ix Igul
- Jogo da Velha
- Jogo do Galo
- Jätkänshakki
- Kaat koot
- Kata kuti
- Katam kataa
- Kringetjies en Kruisies
- Kruisje, Nulletje
- Kryds og Bolle
- Kólko i krzyzyk
- La Vieja
- Luffarschack
- Michi
- Morpion
- Mylla
- Naughts and crosses
- Noughts and crosses
- Phool aur chaukadi
- Phulli Gola
- Ristinolla
- Ta-Te-Ti
- Tee-taa-toe
- Tre på rad
- Tres en raya
- Tripp Trapp Tresko
- Trips-traps-trull
- Triqui
- Tris or Filetto
- Twiddles & Bears
- X Mix Drix
- X O
- X si O
- X si zero
- X's and O's
- X-e O-zees
- Xsie-Osies
- Zero kata