Tic tac toe is a classic game. It can be played virtually anywhere and on anything, from a bar napkin to a computer screen to a chic wooden set. When you’re the first one up, there is a simple ...

Simpler games like tic-tac-toe have been solved for all possible positions for a while now, so even a simple computer will always win or tie the game.

Tic-tac-toe doesn’t have much of a rep. Sure, it’s a simple, brief distraction from the monotony of existence, but once your 8-year-old self realizes that you can always force a draw, it loses ...