Materials: A game board
3 counters of the same color for each player
Players: Two
Rules: The first player places a counter on any one of the nine stars on
the game board. The second player then places his counter on one
of the empty stars. The players continue to take turns placing one
counter at a time on a star. When all six counters are on the
board, players take turns moving one counter at a time along a line
to an empty star. The players can not jump counters. The winner is
the first player to create a row of three through the centre. The
game is a draw if neither player can complete a row of three.
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Notes to parents:
Games such as One-Two-Three in a Row encourage strategic thinking
and reasoning. For a variation, the winner could be the player who
forces his opponent to make a row of three.
ONE-TWO-THREE IN A ROW
Strategic thinking
Reasoning