180624 769 Kids Games & Activities General Games & Activities true Thu, 14 May 2009 14:47:02 -0700 /system/videos/3/24/06/18/180624.flv kids, games, activities, playing, winning, losing, Every, time, tic, tac How To Never Lose At Tic-Tac-Toe http://www.howcast.com/videos/180624-How-To-Never-Lose-At-TicTacToe http://www.howcast.com/videos/180624-How-To-Never-Lose-At-TicTacToe/edit approved 108 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=180624"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=180624" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 20 michaelrsanchez http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/Picture_9_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 7638 false false false 70308 1 22 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/22.jpg Draw a tic-tac-toe board Draw your tic-tac-toe board on a piece of paper using a pen or pencil. It should have nine squares total, with three on the top, three in the middle, and three on the bottom.

]]> 70309 2 30 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/30.jpg Get the first turn Whether you are flipping a coin or throwing dice, you need to win the right to the first move if you don’t want to lose the game.

]]> 70310 3 37 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/37.jpg Mark the center square Mark the center square with an “X” or an “O.” This is the key to guaranteeing you’ll never lose in tic-tac-toe when you have the first move.

]]> 70311 4 46 Tip Following this rule will not guarantee you a win. It will guarantee that, even against a tic-tac-toe master, you will never lose.

]]> 70312 5 54 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/54.jpg Go to the right After your opponent makes their mark, look to see if there is a square to the right of it available. If so, take it with your next move.

]]> 70313 6 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/62.jpg If you can't go right, go left If the square to the right isn’t available, take the square to the left with your next move.

]]> 70314 7 70 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/70.jpg If you can't go right or left, go above If the squares to the right and left are taken, place your next mark above their last mark.

]]> 70315 8 79 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/79.jpg If all else fails, go below If the squares to the right and left and above your opponent’s last move are taken, choose the square below it.

]]> 70316 9 89 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180624/89.jpg Repeat Repeat the right-left-above-and-below rule for each move you play. Congratulations! You may not win, but you’ll never be a loser.

]]> 70317 10 99 Fact In the movie “WarGames,” war is averted when the computer is shown that nuclear war, like tic-tac-toe, can not be won.

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