Tic Tac Toe (Noughts & Crosses, X's and O's) Never Lose - Usually Win!

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Here is a full video covering pretty much everything you will ever need to know to never lose and usually win at tic-tac-toe. No matter if you go first or second, or where your opponent goes, this video should cover your questions.
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[@Dan-mj4ux]

Better audio? It's the same

[@sxlxntt2880]

Ikr

[@senchousalt]

Kuso

[@zackdrever505]

Less buffery but i agree

[@walloper6304]

Less earip by 0.1%

[@erickok3439]

Number 600th like -_-

[@FMD9K]

I did this with a computer and I got 30 wins the pc got 0 (There were 29 ties tho)

[@EricBuffington]

yes, there will be lots of ties with tic tac toe! Good job!

[@clevernever]

"Better sound" they said haha Thanks now I shall defeat all my opponents

[@tryingmybest1888]

Lol thanks, now I have the super power of never losing tic tac toe

[@dennisb1]

Thanks man, I appreciate your help. You are wondering why I'm thanking you? Alright, listen.One day we had a game on school with this Tic-Toe and then I was the loser who lost at 33 position. And now, it's 2018 and your video never gets old, and also you helped me reach the first place, we did twice this game and I won 200$. Thanks man!

[@EricBuffington]

WHAT!!! you won $200 playing tic tac toe!? That's fantastic!

[@dennisb1]

@@EricBuffington Yeah man, I'm not joking just because from you, again thanks man!

[@Pedr0FN]

Thats lucky

[@lordhiiragi]

Too good to be true.... But well played

[@munchoyomangoes]

Lol, they accidentally promotes a website by forgetting to add a space

[@RandomGamer-]

Shortened: First: Pick a corner Side: Pick the center after picking a corner. Then make a "V" shape Adjacent Corner: Pick the opposite corner that your opponent chose. Opposite Corner: Pick the adjacent corner that you first chose. Middle: Pick the opposing side of the corner that you first chose, then if your opponent picks an adjacent corner, u winnn :))). Second: You pick Middle: You'll most likely tie. Opponent takes Middle: Take the corner. i only wrote this down bc its 2 much 4 me 2 remember.

[@qalaxysnail8141]

*If you go first:* Go in the bottom right If they dont go in the middle, you win! If they go in the middle, go to the top left if they go in a corner, you win! If they go on a side, it will be a tie unless they make a mistake. *If they go first:* You will only win if they make a mistake, otherwise you tie or lose. If they go anywhere but the middle, take the middle If they take the middle, take a corner.

[@personified6326]

Thanks man, you basically are the video

[@hiyahiya3491]

This is just helpful summary!

[@jxel.00]

if they go on a side you always win

[@Zetl3D]

“Hey it’s the tic tax toe master here.” Lololol that kinda funny no offense

[@achxd]

tax

[@abdallaahmed780]

I tried this with my brother. Who's actually not bad at tic tac toe. I won the first eight games and then he learned how to counter it. He never won though so I call this a success (8 wins vs 0 wins)

[@EricBuffington]

Nice! That's how it works!

[@PixelatedDude]

@@EricBuffington i figured this trick by myself and i came across this vid and wanted to see if it was the same as my way and it was!

[@issackaiser]

Man, playing against someone that know this strategy is just pure mental war. You both know it’s going to end in tie no matter what 😂

[@iam_destroyer]

A very simple game which can always end in a tie if both players know what they are doing

[@CodeXXXXXX]

Epic toturial, better audio indeed.

[@LPSWeirdCow13]

I tried this with my friend but he always goes in the middle ;~;

[@EricBuffington]

Then it'll pretty much always end in a tie... Try changing it up and going in the middle and see what happens.

[@geminiicetea]

Is his name Malcom (in the middle)?

[@kischr8230]

If your opponent is good at tic tac toe and starting on the corner and in the middle both fail even after both backup plans, you can start on the side and guarantee a victory if they don't go in either the same collum or row.

[@lightknightgames]

All 3 start positions are winning/tie for first player. Center wins through simplicity rarely. Corner wins through numbers, but still simple. Edges win through complexity, but player 2 can sometimes confuse player 1 easier than corner or center scenarios

[@mewyorkcityf46607]

I used this method and now i feel powerful

[@randomguy-mx3dn]

_Great ! !_

[@radwl]

Thank you! Now I can make an unbeatable tic tac toe bot :)

[@thisguy3987]

Is it just me or when the line isn’t straight it makes me rly rly mad

[@EricBuffington]

hopefully it's just you. :)

[@thisguy3987]

Eric Buffington what I mean is when u got three of the x’s or o’s u put a line that isn’t even parallel or horizontal

[@Kinshukk]

Anxiety, yes..

[@charliehandley2434]

Cool

[@erikstein4945]

i train for olypia with this thank you

[@kiwiosu3603]

What it happens like this: Opponent start --- -x- --- Your turn --o -x- --- Opponent turn --o -x- x-- Then you have to go to a corner to tie the game, going to the sides will result in a loss

[@comradecameron3726]

What do I do with this knowledge?

[@EricBuffington]

take over the world!

[@khalilguidry7788]

wise

[@Raf1507]

I was already a master at tictactoe but I wanted to see this

[@kubalesniak2442]

Whoa thx mate

[@alpha-1commander775]

THAnk you lmao, this was soo useful, now i cant lose a single game lmao

[@EricBuffington]

Great job!

[@PatriciaBrown1711]

How many X and how many 0 on a noughts and crosses board please???? I bought one and there was X's and only 4 0's why is that?

[@rene96321]

I’m now the tic-tac-toe champion at my school

[@determineddaaf3]

In my country we call it Butter Cheese and Eggs. Ty for the tutorial btw

[@ethanborchardt132]

What is the app called

[@saajjgames3433]

very useful to code my tic tac toe ai

[@Cqmboe]

Hypixel Skyblock Players: *Does the exact opposite*

[@determineddaaf3]

This is why I'm watching this, I lost this once, I want to save myself from further embarrassment ._.

[@lingobrongo5515]

genius

[@angeldedios12788]

Ya

[@stephenpillinger3723]

Here's a challenge for you - there's an equivalent to this game which you can play with NUMBERS. Knowing the trick (the connection between the numbers & tic tac toe) you can play this numbers game against MATHS EXPERTS and WIN - making you look like a maths genius (when really, all you're doing is beating them at tic tac toe). Have you heard of this? If not? Would you like me to post a video about it? Honestly, I've beaten people with maths degrees from university because I could always beat them and never lose against them! That'd be cool right?

[@EricBuffington]

I've never heard of this. Sounds interesting.

[@jilliandavid5354]

lol updates video- doesn't call himself the Tic Tac Toe Master

[@RichardCox0]

What if my opponent takes one of the sides furthest from me? It seems with this strategy he has time to win before I can unfold my masterplan

[@ForeverLaxx]

It doesn't matter what he takes if you go first and take a corner, as long as he doesn't take center. If you take a corner, and he plays on the far side, you just take the middle yourself. He's forced to block, and you'll probably be forced to block in response, but now you've got two lanes for victory in which he can only block one of. It's all right there in the video.

[@A_Strawberry_Cat]

Its so easy

[@lukoluko4880]

That’s one way to get money innit

[@jetdeveloping6623]

Problem is, you lose if your opponent wins if they pick center. That is common!

[@muhammadbinhanif2281]

bruh the audio didnt even change a bit

[@bindje]

Thank you! - Drakensang brought me here ;)

[@gamingutility1193]

Bro i jus watched ur old vid and said i made some tactics myself and i watch this vid and u have same tactics😂😂😂 I mean... All it took was lil bit of testing for me and a lot of paper Not some genious thing but yeah its dope that i found same tactic..

[@EricBuffington]

That's awesome! Nice job!

[@gamingutility1193]

@@EricBuffington same goes for u man... U put a lot if effort in this vid and we appreciate it))

[@liamdaoof7934]

Now to beat the impossible level in google tic tac toe

[@mulimamubiana7851]

I am gonna try this thank you really I appreciate the help and Dionyshs Bilai is a copy 🐈

[@EricBuffington]

Best of luck!

[@xxx-yy3wi]

What if opponnent pick a side and you go second?

[@EricBuffington]

Take a corner.

[@shrek-brawlstars3636]

I’m ready to bet some money😏😏😏

[@justinmarkrivera5092]

Isn't doing the corner strategy easier? X-- --- --- Next X-X --- --- Then X-X --- X-- Making it impossible to block all possible ways to win and, blocking the strategy only makes it a tie.

[@coreykhoo1027]

rubiks cube

[@omermuhammet6526]

?

[@randomguy-mx3dn]

Oksh YT ?

[@jespermeulenkamp6892]

In the Netherlands we call "Tic Tac Toe" "Boter, kaas en eieren" The translation is "Butter, cheese and eggs"

[@EricBuffington]

That is so cool! I never knew that!

[@doodoopoo]

In Portugal we call it "Jogo do Galo" which translates to "Game of the Chicken" or something like that

[@weirdstuffinc.6596]

I call it X and ZERO....

[@EricBuffington]

Sounds good to me!

[@abdallaahmed780]

That's fked up

[@PETIPASSE]

We call it x ox

[@user-pg7eh9vi9h]

All hail Britannia! ghm, sorry

[@nrkapa]

Is there a steam game of tic tac toe?

[@premiumturtle]

get tabletop simulator its 22$ CND you get like thousands of board games, card games and other games including tic tac toe, there is also workshop for games that arnt in the main game

[@rosure7]

I ALREADY KNEW THAT

[@lonw618]

I already know this again

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@claritytruth445]

🎃

[@addamazeing]

What about Guess Who?

[@EricBuffington]

I have a video for that too! :)

[@WisdomanPlaysMC]

God loves you

[@EricBuffington]

And you as well.

[@cr1msn_015]

Anybody from 2021 here?

[@riohayes1224]

It is 4am right now....

[@uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhidk]

im using this to beat google impossible mode

[@user-ch2tl9yp6c]

Susan Maddix

[@salmanessar]

What if he use this tactic against me

[@sloob8400]

Salman Essar go for the middle

[@buurk]

I call it "tre i rad" "kryss" and "ring" bcuz im swedish

[@EricBuffington]

That's cool! I've never heard the Swedish way of saying it. Thanks for sharing!

[@stephenbelcher8783]

Stan

[@JurijFedorov]

Tic-tac-toe master tells you to have your mic at most 5 cm from your mouth.

[@gamingutility1193]

Thing with xo is that every game is already known... Like every game is either won or lost or draw ifffff you know what you doing... In the end theres no100% win guarantee and if two good players meet draw is likely to happen always... Which is why xo is kinda.... Bad.. I love it and all but if both guys know to play.... It becomes endless draw.... Spam... Not fun Good video Peace be upon you all

[@roquedefrutos8667]

Better sound mis huevos

[@bonaaq86]

Sos un maestro

[@kolaach94]

:v

[@kendelix4048]

I can beat this tactic, not win, i ez can do to draw

[@geomochi4904]

Take any corner , opponent puts in middle , take the opposite corner , opponent takes a corner , take one more corner , you win Also watch my vids

[@EricBuffington]

That will work if the opponent does what you are saying.

[@salierisneighbor9736]

Audio 100

[@theprior46]

Commentary out of synch with the pictures - I just gave up when my brain had a 5amp fuse blow - I think I need a soldering iron to understand this. Now I know why I don't "get" card game rules either! :-((

[@kjcomputer]

easy: lol i always win >:D medium: always win again >:D impossible: dafq the bot always force draw :l

[@chromosoze]

google tic tac toe?

[@kjcomputer]

Yes?

[@Mr.deBest]

in the Netherlands we call it: boter kaas en eieren :)

[@EricBuffington]

cool! :) Good to know.

[@OttoOhlberger]

Not

[@God-hy6px]

I thought this video was supposed to have better audio quality?

[@gradywright8712]

5:39 you could have won...

[@calvindang7291]

Grady Wright ?

[@nyx1307]

+Grady Wright That thought occured to me for a sec.. but u'l see dat u can't actually mark a corner since he'll finish the game filling up the edge...hope that clears the misconception...

[@giovannicalderon4592]

Grady Wright ikr

[@RichardCox0]

The opponent would have won first

[@chrisellinger4560]

I'll take George Gobel to block....

[@elrien591]

This audio is still bad.

[@DanyalSerikkali]

кто рус.

[@sanglaapsaha]

There's nothing to this game, but I am not disrespecting the creator either. I mean that there is really nothing to the game, and that anyone should be able to tie a tictactoe game if two able-minded people invest even a minute of their time into that.

[@omermuhammet6526]

You didn't cover if I start I. The middle or in the edge

[@EricBuffington]

Starting in the middle or on the edge, are both less effective than starting in the corner. Statistically speaking, starting in the corner is the best percentage chance of success.

[@human-hi3jt]

hacker

[@lootyyaris5235]

The audio is worse

[@emersyn9]

You win no matter what if u go first and to a corner. There is not tie you just did a bad example that you could've won from

[@AlexBest-bp9pm]

uhhhh no

[@kelly1075]

Uhhhh there *is* actually a tie if the second person goes in the middle

[@bronzor1718]

Wow, a master of the most simple strategy game. About as impressive as a 10 year old being able to read.

[@dampfrog671]

nerd

[@EricBuffington]

True