tick tack toe

/tɪk tæk ˈtoʊ/
noun
  1. A simple game for two players, in which each takes turns marking X or O in a 3x3 grid, trying to get three in a row.
    • Tick-tack-toe is often the first game kids learn because the rules are so simple.
    • She won the game of tick-tack-toe by placing her third X in a diagonal line.
    • The children played tick-tack-toe on a napkin while waiting for their food.
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