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This implementation of Ultimate Tic Tac Toe is solved. #4

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rlbond86 opened this issue Jan 29, 2016 · 0 comments

rlbond86 commented Jan 29, 2016

https://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog/604-Ultimate_Tic_Tac_Toe_is_always_won_by_X

With the current rules, it is possible for X to always win. Generally, the accepted rule change to avoid this situation is as follows:

If your opponent's move would force you to move in a board that is full or is already won by either player, then you may move anywhere.

See also http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2013/06/16/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/ and the original post link at the top.

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