DO NOT WIN THIS TIC TAC TOE 

because the win condition is twisted. The normal Tic Tac Toe rules apply but you have to master all 8 abilities. Every round you can gain 5 points for every line, or use your random abilities to get more points. 

Maybe this is not a solved game anymore. 

 Maybe if you unlock more abilities, you will know what the true ending is. 

 Maybe the only winning move is... 

DO NOT WIN THIS TIC TAC TOE

Gameplay

• Play against CPU as the main game mode. Offline 2 player mode available once unlocked.
• Press the X keys to continue/place tile (X)
• Press the Z keys to display information on abilities (O) 
• Press the Arrow keys to move the cursor 
• You can restart the game by pressing Enter key or Game Menu button 

Score and Abilities

• Normal Rules +5 pts for every horizontal, vertical, and diagonal line
• KING +4pts if you place a tile on the center 
• CROSSBOW +1pts for every tiles placed on each corner 
• SIDEMAN +1pts for every tiles placed on each side 
• PEACEMAKER +5pts even if the game ends in a draw 
• MAGICIAN Every turn: Enemy only has 3 tiles, your pts -1 for every vanished tiles 
• STOMPER Every round: You can replace enemy tile once (except for the most recent one) 
• RABBIT Always goes first, randomise if the enemy is also a rabbit 
• GAMBLER Every turn: There is a 10% chance to place 2 tiles

Credits

Special thanks to Nerdy Teachers and LazyDevs for their tutorials which got me into game development in PICO-8. Thanks to voidgazerbon for playtest, and all the people in the PICO-8 Discord and Lexaloffle BBS community for their continuous support. Follow me on Bluesky for future updates.