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Beat Google At Tic Tac Toe, Feel Good For Once

By Nathan Weinberg
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Article Date: 2006-02-10

Google's latest Sidebar comes with a little game, just like every good operating system, in this case Tic Tac Toe.

Erik Thauvin says that you can easily defeat Google's AI, every damn time. He has screen shots, but its pretty simple:

Top right

Bottom left

Bottom right

Bottom center

You won!

Loser

Have you really won? Just because the AI is predictable, doesn't make your miserable life any better.

Hmm… You'd think Google could design an unbeatable TTT AI. I'm guessing that the limited probabilities of the game make "solving" it impossible. Perhaps a more complex game would have been better, like SuDoKu, or Hi-Q.

(Found on Findory ©)
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Nathan Weinberg writes the popular InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines.

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