The game Impossible Tic Tac Toe is a simple, frustrating, and clever puzzle. It is the classic game of Tic Tac Toe, but you are playing against a computer AI that is programmed to be absolutely unbeatable. The challenge is not to win, but to see if you can even force a draw.
You know the rules: get three of your ‘X’s or ‘O’s in a row, column, or diagonal. You play against the computer. However, this Impossible Tic Tac Toe unblocked version features an AI that plays perfectly. It will always block your winning move and always set up its own winning move if you make a mistake. Your goal is to play a ‘perfect’ game and end in a draw.
To force a draw, you must follow the optimal strategy. Take a corner or the center square on your first move. If the AI takes the center, you must take a corner. If the AI takes a corner, you must take the center. From there, you must always block the AI’s two-in-a-row and not create an ‘obvious’ two-in-a-row that allows the AI to set up a ‘fork’ (two winning threats at once).
The controls for this unblocked game are the simplest possible.
No. By definition, a ‘perfect’ Tic Tac Toe AI cannot be beaten. The game is a logical puzzle where the best possible outcome for both players, if played perfectly, is a draw. The ‘fun’ is in understanding why.
It’s a logic test. It teaches the concept of a ‘solved game’. It’s a quick brain teaser, much like Four in a Row, but with a more inevitable outcome.
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