How Do You Create A New Pencil And Paper Game?
Creating a new pencil and paper game is easier if you use an existing game as a starting point. Take for example Tic Tac Toe. Tic Tac Toe is played on a 3-by-3 grid of squares formed by drawing two horizontal lines across two vertical lines. Two players take turns playing, each drawing a symbol on an empty square on his or her turn. One player draws an ‘X’, and the other player draws an ‘O’. The ‘X’ player moves first. The game is won by the first player to get three symbols in a row, called ‘tic-tac-toe’. If neither player gets three in a row, the game ends in a draw. Children play Tic Tac Toe until they discover simple strategies that lead two experienced players to constantly play to a draw. Then they move on to other games. One of the problems with the standard game of Tic Tac Toe is the existence of a center square through which half of the possible tic-tac-toes can go. Another problem is that the starting player has an unfair first-move advantage. So take the 3-by-3 grid, and exp
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