Tic-tac-toe printable
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Example
Example: 20 tic-tac-toe boards on one Letter sheet for a road trip
Two kids, aged 6 and 9, in the back seat for a four-hour drive to their grandparents’ for Thanksgiving. Settings: Boards per page 20, Title “Road Trip Tic-Tac-Toe”, Paper US Letter. One sheet each on a clipboard, or one sheet passed back and forth.
- The 20 boards sit in 4 columns and 5 rows. Each board is about 1.33 in (34 mm) across, so a square is just under half an inch: room for a pencil X or O.
- Take turns, and swap who starts on every board: over 20 games each player goes first 10 times, which keeps it fair, since going first is the big advantage.
- A full board with no three in a row is a draw, a cat’s game. Write the winner’s initial beside each board and add them up at the next rest stop.
| Boards per page | Columns × rows | Board size on Letter | Square size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 × 3 | 2.30 in (58 mm) | 0.77 in |
| 9 | 3 × 3 | 1.78 in (45 mm) | 0.59 in |
| 12 | 3 × 4 | 1.72 in (44 mm) | 0.57 in |
| 20 | 4 × 5 | 1.33 in (34 mm) | 0.44 in |
road-trip-tic-tac-toe.pdf: one Letter page headed Road Trip Tic-Tac-Toe, with 20 boards. Nine and twelve boards come out almost the same size, so twelve is the better sheet; for a preschooler choose six, with squares over ¾ in.
How it works
- Choose how many boards go on the page.
- Download and print.
- Take turns writing X and O; three in a row wins.
Frequently asked questions
- How many boards should I print?
- Twelve is a good sheet for two players; twenty smaller ones last a long car journey.
- Can I print other paper games?
- Yes: sea battle, dots and boxes and hangman have pages of their own.
- How big are the boards?
- On US Letter, six boards are 2.30 in across, nine 1.78 in, twelve 1.72 in and twenty 1.33 in. On A4 they are almost the same: 2.47, 1.72, 1.72 and 1.29 in. Six big boards suit small hands; twenty last a long trip.
- What is printed at the top of the sheet?
- The title you type, centred, and the PDF is named after it. Left empty, the sheet is headed “Tic-tac-toe” and the file is tic-tac-toe.pdf; type “Noughts and crosses” or the occasion if you want something else.
- Is there a way to always win?
- Not against someone who plays carefully: with best play on both sides tic-tac-toe always ends in a draw. Starting in the centre or a corner gives the first player the most chances, which is why swapping who starts matters.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The sheet is made in your browser. On the free plan a small line with our name is printed at the foot of the last page.