# Play Tic Tac Toe

> Play, resume, inspect, or clear a terminal tic-tac-toe game with persistent user-scoped state and deterministic aggressive or defensive AI. Use when a user asks to play tic-tac-toe, supplies a board position, makes a numbered move, or wants to resume a saved match.

- Skill: `batteryshark/play-tic-tac-toe` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 6 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add batteryshark/play-tic-tac-toe`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/batteryshark/play-tic-tac-toe/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: batteryshark (https://skillmd.com/u/batteryshark)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/batteryshark/play-tic-tac-toe

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# Play Tic Tac Toe

Use `bin/play-tic-tac-toe` for every game operation. Read [references/commands.md](references/commands.md) when translating natural-language settings or troubleshooting saved state.

## Workflow

1. Start a game with the requested marker, first player, and strategy.
2. Relay the board and available numbered cells.
3. For each user move, run `move <1-9>` and relay the updated board.
4. Use `show` to resume and `clear` only when the user asks to discard the saved match.

Never edit the state file manually during normal play. Set `TICTACTOE_STATE_FILE` only when an isolated state location is needed.