The simple game where two players take turns drawing X or O in a grid of nine squares, and the winner is whoever gets three of their own mark in a straight line — across, down, or corner to corner. Children play it on paper, on a steamed-up window, anywhere.

The simple game這個簡單的遊戲where裡面two players兩個玩家take turns輪流drawing X or O畫X或Oin a grid of nine squares在一個九宮格裡, and the winner贏家is是whoever誰先gets three of their own mark把自己的記號連成三個in a straight line一條直線— across, down, or corner to corner橫的、直的，或對角線都算；Children小孩play it玩這個遊戲on paper在紙上, on a steamed-up window在起霧的窗戶上, anywhere隨處都能玩

This is the American name; British speakers call the same game 'noughts and crosses' ('nought' being their word for zero).

This這是is the American name美式說法; British speakers說英式英文的人call同一個遊戲the same game稱為'noughts and crosses''noughts and crosses'（'nought''nought'being是他們their word for zero「零」的說法）

It is easy enough that two careful players always draw, which is why grown-ups often use it as a picture of something pointless: 'that meeting was tic-tac-toe.' You will also meet it in computer classes, because it is a favourite first example for teaching a program to play a game.

It它is easy enough簡單到that兩個two careful players細心的玩家always draw永遠都會平手, which而這is why就是為什麼grown-ups大人often use常常用它it as a picture of something pointless來比喻毫無意義的事: 'that meeting was tic-tac-toe.''that meeting was tic-tac-toe.'（那場會議根本是在打圈叉遊戲）You你will also meet it也會在in computer classes電腦課上遇到它, because因為it它是is a favourite first example一個很受歡迎的入門範例for用來teaching a program教程式to play a game玩遊戲