Ninefold Tactics — how to play
Noughts and crosses on nine connected boards. Your move chooses your opponent’s next board — plan both small and large victories.
Players: 1–2. The available modes are selected inside the game.
Objective
Line up three won small boards in a row (row, column or diagonal of the large board).
Rules and controls
- The board is 9 small 3×3 grids, each running its own game of noughts and crosses.
- The cell you play assigns the opponent’s small board: cell number 0–8 maps onto the board number.
- If the assigned board is won or full, the opponent plays anywhere — highlighted boards show the options.
- Three drawn boards in a line draws the match, and so does running out of legal moves.
Your first match
After your first move, look at the small board in the matching position of the large grid. That is where your opponent must play next. Win small boards, while checking whether three of your wins can form a line across the large board.
What to watch for
Blocking a local line may still hand your opponent an immediate win on the board you send them to. If the indicated small board is already closed, the opponent may choose any open board.
Practical tips
- Watch not only your own three-in-a-row but also which board you hand to your rival.
- The „first move only in the centre board” option gives the narrower, commoner variant.
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