Some Facts About TicTacToe
Fact 1
1. TIC TAC TOE WAS ACTUAL MAGIC:
Ouija board step-a-side there is a new a sheriff in town. Tic Tac Toe....?! It was linked to pagan rituals in the middle ages, the game then called Magic Squares, to use its numerological messages to cast spells.
Fact 2
THE NAME "TIC TAC TOE" IS CHINESE WHISPERS:
The name Tic Tac Toe should actually be "Tit Tat Toe" which was what it was called in the 16th century. Tit means to slap and Tat is a retaliation (like Tit for Tat) - Toe is for 3 third piece in a row securing the winning combination.
Fact 3
USED BY SECRET SOCIETIES
It was used by secret societies who called it "Cabala of the Nine Chambers" and believed the grid could hold secret message about the world. This stemmed from the idea that the numbers 1 - 9 could be arrange of the grid so that their sums were matched up diagonally, vertically and horizontally.
Fact 4
GOOD ENOUGH FOR PHARAOHS:
Tic Tac Toe purportedly date backs to ancient Egypt or even Mesopotamia - the world's first civilisation. First played on the sand dunes or by the river using stones and shells.
Fact 5
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
It has so many names, but the game remains the same. Noughts and Crosses, XOXO, Xs and Os, Exy-Ozies, Tit Tat Toe or Three Men's Morris?