The OXO Game

A Strategy Game for two players

Most people are familiar with the game noughts and crosses (or tic tac toe). Here is a game you can play against the computer; click in the grid to begin.

Noughts and Crosses

  First Type Wins Record
X
O
Draws

The javascript for this game above was kindly made public by Stephen Ostermiller (GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation) who also provides an excellent description of Tic-Tac-Toe Strategy.

 


Oxo is a variation of noughts and crosses. The objective is to spell out the word oxo. Here is a grid you can use to play against a friend.

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Drag the letters onto the grid to play.

Is it better to be "O" or "X" in this game?

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