Head to Head Tic Tac Toe

Why We Picked Head to Head Tic Tac Toe

Head to Head Tic Tac Toe is the familiar board with the familiar rules and no account behind it. The pace is set by the player rather than the game, which is either restful or unnerving. Most ports mark the legal moves, so the rules teach themselves. It is a small, complete thing, and completeness is rarer here than novelty. On the record: 2,357 plays, 3.1 out of 5 from 39 ratings, and 303 of 500 on the arcade shelf.

How to Play

The game is small enough to explain in three lines:

• Aim, then trust it; the arc is decided at the moment of release.
• Play the position rather than the plan; the board changes what the plan is worth.
• Learn the draw conditions as well as the win, since half the endgame is knowing when to stop.

Editor’s Note

Suits a quiet gap in the day; there is no timer, so the game waits for you rather than the reverse. The shelf also holds chance games, where the dice and reels are simulated and the counters never touch an account or a card.

Written by the UGFJD editorial team for this page. The publisher’s own description follows below, unedited.