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> Consider modeling the game of tic tac toe. You can prove that certain strategies always win

Tic tac toe doesn't have a forced win though ...




Does it have a forced lose? It might be more fun to play tic tac toe but the win condition is flipped.


No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-tac-toe_variants#Misere_Ti...:

“A 3×3 game is a draw. More generally, the first player can draw or win on any board (of any dimension) whose side length is odd, by playing first in the central cell and then mirroring the opponent's moves.”


I don't think it does, but I am not sure. Given how easy it is to draw normal tic tac toe, it definitely seems more interesting to flip the win condition.


Oops. Luckily the argument still holds. You can prevent the aliens from winning with certainty.




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