Comments on: Nine Holes: a 3 in a Row Game for Kids https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/nine-holes-game/ Screen-Free Activities and Books for Kids Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:50:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Erica https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/nine-holes-game/#comment-447375 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:50:02 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14436#comment-447375 In reply to Liz.

Hi Liz, there is a video in the post. I noticed that there was an ad unit right before the video player that may have interfered with your ability to see the video. So I tweaked the layout so that doesn't happen. If you are still having trouble, you can view the video on youtube here: https://youtu.be/CGxGOXatAnA

]]> By: Liz https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/nine-holes-game/#comment-447372 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:09:32 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14436#comment-447372 Hello,
I love the games that you share with us. I was wondering if there is a video for this game. It says watch the video, but I didn't see one. Our question is about the placement of tokens at the beginning. Do we randomly choose positions or line them up on opposite sides?
Thank you, Liz

]]> By: Erica https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/nine-holes-game/#comment-422872 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 23:50:10 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14436#comment-422872 In reply to michelle.

Yes, that would be a draw.

]]> By: michelle https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/nine-holes-game/#comment-422865 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:27:58 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14436#comment-422865 What happens in nine hole is one player is trapped into a corner? Start over?

]]> By: Erica https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/nine-holes-game/#comment-405710 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:48:58 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14436#comment-405710 In reply to johnhenry.

Thanks you for the suggestion! I will look into it!

]]> By: johnhenry https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/nine-holes-game/#comment-405649 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:55:17 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14436#comment-405649 Have you considered the game Chung Toi? It's literally tic-tac-toe with a twist. Each player has only three pieces, each piece has a cross on it with arrow points on the arm ends of the arrows. The objective is to get 3 of one's own pieces in a row exactly as in tic-tac-toe. The game begins with an empty board. The first player paces one of their pieces on the board, then the second player plays. When it's your turn, you move one piece in the direction one of its arrows is pointing, then you have the option of rotating the piece 45 degrees. As stated, you win when your move gives you 3 in a row. Chung Toi came out in 1994 and is a Mensa Select game. (Also, Chúng tôi is Vietnamese for "We (not including the person spoken to); Chúng ta means "we (including the person spoken to)).

I'm told Chung Toi is a solved game, meaning that it is know which player will win with perfect play from both players. I have no idea which player that is, though, and it's really a great little game.

Another fun game is Pentago, where you get 5 in a row across four 3x3 boards. The twist in this game is another literal twist. After playing your piece, you have the option to rotate one of the four 3x3 boards. Some people play that the rotation move is mandatory.

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