# History of the game

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## TIC TAC TOE  &#x20;

OTHER NAMES: Noughts and crosses (Britain), Xs and Os, Terni Lapilli (Roman Empire)

### ORIGIN

Tic-tac-toe originated from the ancient Roman Empire around the first century BC, and it was called Terni Lapilli. The rules of the game differs as each player only had three pieces, moving around the empty spaces to keep playing. First print reference of the game appears in Britain with the name "Noughts and Crosses" in 1864. The name "tic-tac-toe" is renamed from "Noughts and Crosses" in the 20th century USA, and is the earliest known game to display visuals on a video monitor. Although Tic-tac-toe appear simplistic to play, it contains 138 terminal board positions and 255,168 possible ways these terminal board positions is obtained.
