The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THIS IS THE GAME OF TIC-TAC-TOE. THE GAME IS PLAYED ON
A SET OF LINES (SEE DIAGRAM) BY TWO PEOPLE, ONE WHO
DRAWS X'S IN THE SQUARES, AND THE OTHER PERSON DRAWS
O'S. THEY ALTERNATE, EACH PERSON PUTTING HIS MARK
(ONE PER TURN) IN ONE OF THE NINE SQUARES. WHICHEVER
PERSON GETS THREE OF HIS MARKS IN A STRAIGHT LINE,
EITHER HORIZONTALLY, VERTICALLY, OR DIAGONALLY, WINS
THE GAME. IF HOWEVER, ALL NINE SQUARES ARE FILLED
AND NO ONE HAS WON, THE GAME IS SAID TO GO TO THE
"CATS."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT