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Ultimate Tic-tac-toe box art
2008 Ranked #18,175

Ultimate Tic-tac-toe

An abstract alignment game has players compete across a grid of nine smaller tic-tac-toe boards. The simple goal is one completed line, while the advanced game demands five separate lines.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Pattern Building Pattern Recognition Category: Combinatorial

Players

2-4

Play time

5-15 min

Age

6+

Complexity

2.2/5

Rating

5.81

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Tic Tac Ku is played on a game board which is a 3 x 3 grid of Tic-Tac-Toe boards. In the simple game, the object is to get a Tic-Tac-Toe on any of the 9 boards. In the advanced game, the object is to get 5 Tic-Tac-Toes.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Pattern Building

Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Pattern Recognition

Identify recurring visual, spatial, or logical arrangements.
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Type

1
Abstract

Category

1
Abstract Strategy

Mechanism

2
Pattern Building Pattern Recognition

Family

6
Category: Combinatorial Category: n in a row Components: 9 x 9 Grids Digital Implementations: Board Game Arena Digital Implementations: igGameCenter Misc: Mensa Select

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
5–15 min
Age
6+
Complexity
2.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Mark Asperheim Cris Van Oosterum

Publishers

3
Daft Concepts LiveLoveLearn Mad Cave Bird Games

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