TicTacToe³

Rules of the Game

• On a basic level, the game is three levels of tic-tac-toe stacked in a cube.
• Each level is played successively, starting from the bottom level and ending with the top level. Hence, it matches the theme "The only way is up."
• If a player achieves tic-tac-toe on a given level, per the normal rules, he wins 1 point. Nonetheless, players continue on that level until all squares are filled.
• As level 3 is being played, it becomes possible to achieve tic-tac-toe across the three levels. If a player achieves this, he wins 1 point.
• The 2nd, 3rd, 7th, and 8th moves on a given level are considered special. If a player gets tic-tac-toe through three of his special squares, he wins 2 points.
• The player to move first on the first level is decided randomly. Otherwise, the players take turns going first on each of the levels.
• Once every square on all three levels is filled, the player with the most points wins.