the Tic Tac Toe Family Reunion
Richard Reilly
United States
Bryan
Texas
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From around the world they came to pay their respects to Old Man Toe. In his youth he had traveled far sowing many a seed; now he was patriarch of a mighty family. True, some of his off-spring were not particularly distinguished; indeed, many were down right trashy. Nevertheless, all had been invited, and all had come to celebrate their common heritage: they were games of getting N-in-a-row, and proud of it.
Update (3/11): I started this list six years ago, and to my amazement it continues to grow! 223 games on the list so far, and I regularly discover more. I wonder: is the abundance of n-in-a-row games a sign of human ingenuity, or a lack of creativity?
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Chula Vista
California
In Spanish Tic-Tac-Toe is Gato (Cat.)
Bryan
Texas
By golly, you're right: I can't believe I didn't think of it before.
Looks like we're on our way to 300 . . .
Georgia
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/7855/bingo
By golly, you're right: I can't believe I didn't think of it before.
Looks like we're on our way to 300 . . .
I think it is a testament to the extreme attraction we humans have to pattern forming and pattern recognition. That and the whole lack of creativity thing. What can I say? Humans are still just a pack of hairless apes much of the time.