Re: [OT] Tic-tac-toe strategy: Start in corners?

From	Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.basics, comp.programming, alt.conspiracy, alt.comp.c
Subject	Re: [OT] Tic-tac-toe strategy: Start in corners?
Date	2016-12-12 08:41 +0000
Organization	Fix this later
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On 12/12/16 04:14, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> On 12/12/2016 9:23 AM, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
>> I worked out every possible move when I was a kid.
>>
>> If your first move is in the center, the other player can force a draw
>> no matter where his second move is.
>>
>> If your first move is in the corner, the other player can force a draw
>> if his second move is in the center, but if his second move is anywhere
>> else you can force a win.
>
> Wanna prove this with a few games over messages? :)

Perhaps you don't read too well, but it has already been explained that 
it is futile to attempt to demonstrate the human psychology of the game 
over Usenet, especially in a technical group, where people will 
inevitably analyse the state of the game before every article they post. 
People /don't/ do this when playing the game face-to-face.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
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