Tic-Tac-Search

Tic-Tac-Toe is one of the most basic games ever created.  It is a very simple and straight forward game.  In my quest to figure out how to make the game for fun and interesting I came up with my idea of Tic-Tac-Search.  The goal of my game is to find 4 in a row of the character you are controlling (X or O).  This must be done through a strategic yet limited guessing process.  The players chose a square to be revealed, yet they do not know if that square will help them or their opponent. The board is set up as a pre-determined outcome which the players control by trying to find their set of 4 before the other.

The basic rules for Tic-Tac-Search include the following:

• Use of 5x5 grid (option to make larger if wanted.
• Have third party organize X's and O's randomly throughout the board, place face down so that the character is not revealed to the players. Third party must make sure that at least one row of 4 is positioned for both X's and O's.
• Players start game by rock paper scissoring to see how guesses first.
• Players alternate turns by choosing a square to be revealed.  They do not know if the square will be helping them or their opponent.
• Players continue selecting squares until someone has found their 4 in a row.  First player to reveal their 4 in a row wins the game.