Here's a game that looks like a math puzzle, but is really tic-tac-toe in disguise.
- In the math game, two players take turns picking a number from one to nine. The numbers can only be picked once each game. The first player who picks three numbers that add up to fifteen wins.
A game board is usually drawn up like this:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The players take turns circling their number picks using different colored markers. The first player that can total fifteen with three of their picks wins. A sample game could go like this:
Player 1 circles 5Player 2 circles 7
Player 1 circles 6
Player 2 circles 4 (to block 5+6+4)
Player 1 circles 8
Player 2 circles 2 (to block 8+5+2)
Player 1 circles 1 and wins 8+6+1

You don't have to memorize every square on the magic square, although that isn't too hard to do. Remember that the diagonal is 4-5-6 and the other two corners are 2 and 8. Play your regular game of tic-tac-toe, but pick the numbers that match up with the square you would normally place your X or O.
Just for fun:
Can anyone come up with a name for this game? Put it in the comments.
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