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 |