Initially the board is empty. Now the two players try to place out pieces in a way that the opponent has to complete a row, column or diagonal with a common property (e.g. all black). This makes the opponent lose. The players do not choose what piece to put but it is rather player 1 who gives a piece to player 2, who then has to place this piece somewhere and choose a piece for player 1 to put somewhere etc.
The rules are really very simple - believe me!
See also the game Xquarto which is identical to Xtic except that the player who completes a row, column or diagonal wins.
| A sample game session (fairly LARGE...) |
| The README file. |
| The entire game (tarred and gzipped) |
| The game appears at Soft5000. |