Microworld: Tactic: (All-in-One)
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Author: James White

You are probably familiar with the traditional game of tic-tac-toe.
Tactic expands that game to the third dimension, on a 4x4x4 board, and it illustrates one of the most basic strategies of game theory. If you play close attention to the computer's strategies, you will sharpen your own skills. Let the computer play against itself after a few moves, and you will witness some amazing and mysterious performances!
The aim of the game is to be the first to place 4 marbles in a straight line on the 3 dimensional game board. You take turns with the computer, and of course, it will try to get 4 marbles in a line first. Even if you let the computer warn you before it is about to win, it is difficult to beat it.

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Tactic (3D Tic-Tac-Toe)
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