3D Noughts and Crosses | Territory Games

Players take turns in marking squares on a 4 x 4 x 4 grid. The first player to get four squares in a row wins.

Description

To make the board draw four 4 x 4 grids stacked vertically, representing a 4 x 4 x 4 cube. It is easier to visualise the cube if you draw the grids in perspective.
The players take turns in drawing their symbol, O or X, in one of the cells. The first player to make a line of four cells in any direction wins. Winning lines can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal within one grid, vertical between grids, diagonal between grids, or diagonal in all three dimensions.

Example

In the following game O started, and won by making the line shown highlighted:

History

Commercial versions of the game have been sold consisting of four perspex boards stacked in a cube, with black and white counters or marbles for making moves.

Tags: Pencil and Paper games,Territory Games