Editing Tic-tac-toe (section)

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{{Short description|Paper-and-pencil game for two players}}
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{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox game
| italic title  = no
| title         = Tic-tac-toe
| other_names   = {{plainlist|
* Noughts and Crosses
* Xs and Os
 }}
| image_link    = [[File:Tic tac toe.svg|200px]]
| image_caption = A completed game of tic-tac-toe
| years         = 
| genre         = [[Paper-and-pencil game]]
| players       = 2
| setup_time    = Minimal
| playing_time  = ~1 minute
| random_chance = None
| skills        = [[Strategy game|Strategy]], tactics, observation
}}

'''Tic-tac-toe''' ([[American English]]), '''noughts and crosses''' ([[English in the Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth English]]), or '''Xs and Os''' ([[Canadian English|Canadian]] or [[Hiberno-English|Irish English]]) is a [[paper-and-pencil game]] for two players who take turns marking the spaces in a three-by-three grid with ''X'' or ''O''. The player who succeeds in placing three of their marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row first is the winner. It is a [[solved game]], with a forced draw assuming [[Best response|best play]] from both players.