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Title (in a banner at top): INCOMPLETE INFORMATION TIC-TAC-TOE
SETUP:
Get a six-sided die and some paper.
GAMEPLAY:
1) Draw a tic-tac-toe board.
2) Each player rolls the die in secret.
3) If their die is 1 or 2, their goal is to win this round. If 3 or 4, their goal is to tie. If 5 or 6, their goal is to lose.
4) Play tic-tac-toe. Once the board is filled, reveal what your goal was.
5) If a player achieved their goal, they receive 1 point. If they didn't, they get nothing.
6) Each round, alternate which player goes first.
WINNING:
The first player to 5 points is the winner. In the case of a tie, the next person to have a lead wins.
[I posted this on Twitter and there was a lengthy debate over whether finding a dominant strategy was trivial or not]
Votey:
Anyone finding an analytic proof will be given 4 trillion nanacoin.
SETUP:
Get a six-sided die and some paper.
GAMEPLAY:
1) Draw a tic-tac-toe board.
2) Each player rolls the die in secret.
3) If their die is 1 or 2, their goal is to win this round. If 3 or 4, their goal is to tie. If 5 or 6, their goal is to lose.
4) Play tic-tac-toe. Once the board is filled, reveal what your goal was.
5) If a player achieved their goal, they receive 1 point. If they didn't, they get nothing.
6) Each round, alternate which player goes first.
WINNING:
The first player to 5 points is the winner. In the case of a tie, the next person to have a lead wins.
[I posted this on Twitter and there was a lengthy debate over whether finding a dominant strategy was trivial or not]
Votey:
Anyone finding an analytic proof will be given 4 trillion nanacoin.
Alt text
A text-heavy comic laid out like a rules sheet, titled in a pink banner: "INCOMPLETE INFORMATION TIC-TAC-TOE." The page describes a game variant. SETUP: get a six-sided die and paper. GAMEPLAY: 1) Draw a tic-tac-toe board. 2) Each player secretly rolls the die. 3) A roll of 1-2 means your goal is to win the round, 3-4 means tie, 5-6 means lose. 4) Play tic-tac-toe, then reveal your secret goal once the board is filled. 5) Achieving your goal earns 1 point, otherwise nothing. 6) Alternate who goes first each round. WINNING: first to 5 points wins; ties broken by whoever next takes a lead. A bracketed author's note reads: "[I posted this on Twitter and there was a lengthy debate over whether finding a dominant strategy was trivial or not]." The votey (aftercomic) is a small framed panel of handwritten text reading: "Anyone finding an analytic proof will be given 4 trillion nanacoin."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.