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{{Infobox_Game|
  subject_name=Tic Tac Doh!|
  designer=Brian Schultze|
  image_link=|
  description= Slightly twisted variant of Tic-Tac-Toe |
  players=2 |
  stashes=1 |
  other_equip=[[imaginary board]] |
  setup_time=none |
  playing_time=5 minutes |
  complexity=Low |
  strategy=Low |
  random_chance=None |
  mechanics= board |
  theme=Tic Tac Toe |
  footnotes=|
  BGG_Link=[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/17748 17748]
}}

'''Tic Tac Doh''' is a two player Tic Tac Toe variant using [[Icehouse piece]]s on an imaginary board.  The game requires only a single [[stash]] of pyramids.

Tic Tac Doh was published in [[Hypothermia]] #15.

== Rules ==

Goal: Get three pieces of the same size in a row in an imaginary 3x3 grid.

Players take turns placing the Icehouse pieces on the table in the
following manner:

Each piece must be placed in an imaginary square next to or on top of
a piece already in play.  (Diagonally counts as next to.)  A piece
cannot be played if it would lie outside the imaginary 3x3 grid.
'''Note:''' Since you create the grid as you go, you don't know where out of
bounds is until you have played a few pieces.  For example, the first
piece you play can either be the center, corner or edge.  Nobody knows
until a few more piece have been played.

You can play a piece on top of another piece in two ways.  The first is
playing a smaller piece on top of a piece one size larger, forming a
tree of pieces.  This grouping counts as '''any''' of the pieces it
contains.  For example, a medium piece could be played on top of a large
piece.  This tree would now count as either a large or medium when
trying to get three in a row.  A small piece could then be played on top
of the tree, making it count as any of the three types.

The second way to play a piece on top of another is to nest them, by placing a larger piece on top of a piece one size smaller.  For example, a medium could be played on top of a small one.
Later on, a large could be played on top of the nest.  A nest only counts as the
outermost (biggest) piece.  So a nest with a small and a medium only counts as
a medium piece.  A square cannot have both a nest and a tree.  Like chess, once
you let go of a piece, it is considered played and cannot be moved.

Players take turns putting a piece on the board until someone gets
three pieces of the same size in a row, or until all of the pieces have
been placed on the board (a tie).  In the event that a person cannot
make a legal move on his turn, the other player wins.

Designer's Comments:

This might work reasonably well as a 3- or 4-person game, but has not
been tried.

The game is easier to see (and better-looking), if you use different
colors for the different sizes of pieces; for example, red smalls,
orange mediums, and yellow larges.

== External Links ==

* The official rules are available [http://web.archive.org/web/20040603122945/www.mojoyugen.net/TicTacDoh.htm online].
* Tic Tac Doh is listed on [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/17748 BoardGameGeek].

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[[Category:Abstract]]
[[Category:2-player]]

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