Comic #6941: tic

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NEW GAME VARIANT: "KRIEGSPIEL TIC-TAC-TOE"

SETUP: Requires 3 people: 2 players and 1 "monitor."

Each player has three private tic-tac-toe boards, which their opponent cannot see, but the monitor can. They are labeled A, B, and C.

There are also 3 public tic-tac-toe boards which everyone can see. These are also labeled A, B, and C.

GAMEPLAY: Players take turns writing one symbol in one square on their private board. Squares that are occupied on a private board are also occupied on the corresponding public board.

Once a player draws a symbol on their private board, the monitor checks to see if their opponent has already occupied that square by writing a symbol on THEIR private board.

If the square is already occupied, the player who tried to occupy it a second time loses their turn. The symbol in that occupied square is then drawn in the corresponding square of the public board.

SCORING: Whenever a player gets three in a row on a board, up-down, left-right, or diagonal, they get a point. The winning board is not publicly revealed, but players may no longer play on it.

WINNING: Whoever has the most points when no more moves are possible wins.

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