On the Subject of Tic Tac Toe

All those years of getting ties in Tic Tac Toe might finally pay off.

Lit > Unlit				Lit = Unlit				Lit < Unlit
Parallel		Else		Parallel		Else		Parallel		Else
Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Even	Odd
8	4	9	3	7	3	7	2	6	2	5	1

1. Begin at the starting row based on the table above.
2. Move down the correct column until you reach a number that corresponds to a number on the keypad. If you pass row 9, continue at row 1.
3. Place the piece based on the following:
   1. If placing the piece in this location would result in a tic-tac-toe, you press PASS.
   2. Otherwise, place the piece by pressing the location on the keypad and move to the next row in the chart.
4. If you have pressed PASS twice, a new piece will be displayed and you must also move to the next row in the chart.
5. Upon receiving a strike, move back to the starting row.

	More “X”s		“X”s = “O”s		More “O”s
	Placing An:		Placing An:		Placing An:
ROW	“X”	“O”	“X”	“O”	“X”	“O”
1	9	3	3	9	8	1
2	5	6	6	7	1	2
3	7	8	2	1	5	8
4	4	5	7	8	9	6
5	1	4	1	6	7	3
6	8	7	5	2	4	4
7	6	1	8	4	3	9
8	2	2	9	5	2	5
9	3	9	4	3	6	7

Interactive Controls

Use the above interactive graphic to input the read and try out different paths.

• In Read mode, click a square and press [0]-[9] or X/O on your keyboard or click individual squares to input the puzzle grid.
• Click the “Next” square to specify what is being placed next.
• Click a row in the number table to highlight only that row and keep track of which row is active.
• In Solve mode, click a square to place the “Next” X or O. Click the “Next” square to toggle its state.
• The ↻ button resets the puzzle back to the starting state.
• Using the other buttons, you can save the current state of the grid, delete the saves, or reset everything.