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Title
The Secrets of Notakto: Winning at X-only Tic-Tac-Toe
Authors
Greg Whitehead, Thane E. Plambeck
Abstract
We analyze misere play of "impartial" tic-tac-toe - a game suggested by Bob Koca in which both players make X's on the board, and the first player to complete three-in-a-row loses.  This game was recently discussed here in a thread created by Timothy Y. Chow. 
Keywords
combinatorial game theory, misere play, tic-tac-toe
Milestones
Published: 2014/03/20
Author Details
Greg Whitehead

Counterwave, USA

Thane E. Plambeck
tplambeck@gmail.com
Gathering for Gardner, USA

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