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Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe

Draw a big tic-tac-toe board with a small board inside each square. The square you pick in a small board sends your opponent to the matching small board next. Win small boards to claim their squares on the big one. Three in a row on the big board wins.

Set up · 1 of 1

Draw a big tic-tac-toe grid. Inside each of its nine squares, draw a small tic-tac-toe grid.

How to play · 1 of 4

First move

X plays first, anywhere on any small board.

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Send them

The square you play in decides where your opponent goes next. Play in the top-right square of a small board, and they have to play somewhere in the top-right small board.

How to play · 3 of 4

Claim a board

Get three in a row on a small board and it's yours. Draw a big X or O over it.

How to play · 4 of 4

Free move

If you're sent to a small board that's already won or full, play anywhere you like.

How to win

Claim three small boards in a row on the big board.