#76 Tic-Tac-Toe
Tic-tac-toe is a classic pencil-and-paper game played on a 3 × 3 grid. Players take turns placing their X or O marks, trying to get three in a row. Most games of tic-tac-toe end in a tie, but it is possible to outsmart your opponent if they’re not careful.
The Program in Action
When you run tictactoe.py, the output will look like this:
Welcome to Tic-Tac-Toe!
| | 1 2 3
-+-+-
| | 4 5 6
-+-+-
| | 7 8 9
What is X's move? (1-9)
> 1
X| | 1 2 3
-+-+-
| | 4 5 6
-+-+-
| | 7 8 9
What is O's move? (1-9)
--snip--
X|O|X 1 2 3
-+-+-
X|O|O 4 5 6
-+-+-
O|X|X 7 8 9
The game is a tie!
Thanks for playing!How It Works
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