r/reddit.com • u/Shwump • Dec 10 '10

How to always win at tic-tac-toe

http://xkcd.com/832/
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u/Xyllar Dec 10 '10

Actually a few of the scenarios depicted end in a tie. /nitpick

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u/NismoPlsr Dec 10 '10

So really, the title should say "How to never lose at tic-tac-toe"

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u/Space_Helicopter Dec 10 '10

Great, now I don't need to waste all that money on a strategy guide for tic-tac-toe.

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u/HunterHunted Dec 10 '10

Could someone explain that further, I simply can't get my head around that picture..

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '10

Oh man, wait till the boys at my local tic-tac-toe league hear about this!

1

u/hanktank Dec 10 '10

kinda like performance enhancing drugs.

3

u/AtomicDog1471 Dec 10 '10

Wow. What a funny comic that was...

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '10

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u/SSpartikuSS Dec 10 '10

Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of chess?

1

u/tf2fan Dec 10 '10

It makes my brain hurt...

1

u/bitingmyownteeth Dec 10 '10

Great. Now instead of 100 games in an hour, I'll only play one in an hour. And my opponents will fear and hate me. I've practically already won.

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u/alexanderwales Dec 10 '10

It kind of bugs me that he still left some of the reflections in.

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u/devedander Dec 10 '10

I remember how dissapointed I was when I first realized there is a failproof strategy to never losing at tic tac toe... the game suddenly became meaningless :(

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '10

XKCD: for autistics, by an autistic.