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3-D Tic-Tac-Toe

The game is similar to the traditional game of tic-tac-toe, but is played on four 4×4 grids stacked vertically; it is basically a computerized version of the board game Qubic using traditional tic-tac-toe…

31 December 1979

3-D Tic-Tac-Toe is a strategy developed by Atari, released 31 December 1979 on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80.

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What 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe is

3-D Tic-Tac-Toe is a strategy game developed by Atari and released in 1979. It is available on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game is similar to the traditional game of tic-tac-toe, but is played on four 4×4 grids stacked vertically; it is basically a computerized version of the board game Qubic using traditional tic-tac-toe notation and layout. To win, a player must place four of their symbols on four squares that line up vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, on a single grid, or spaced evenly over all four grids. This creates a total of 76 possible ways to win, in comparison to eight possible ways to win on a standard 3×3 board. The game has nine variations: it can be played by two players against each other, or one player can play against a built-in AI on one of eight different difficulty settings. The…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe come out?
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe was released on 31 December 1979 for Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80.

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