Tic-tac-toe, or Noughts and Crosses, is a simple strategy game of two players, where each of them tries to be the first to form a line of three in a three-by-three grid.
This version is design for preschool and primary students in mind, using bugs to draw their attention and involving them to partake in problem solving.
This game features 12 insects: a bee, a spider, a snail, a woodlouse, a ladybug, a scorpion, an ant, a dragonfly, a butterfly, a fly, a caterpillar, and a grasshopper. The goal is to form a line of three of the same bugs, be it horizontal, vertical o diagonal, all before the opponent.
In this game, children will learn how to:
-Maintain concentration and attention.
-Form viable strategies.
-Develop logical thinking from anticipating the opponents moves.
-Develop spatial ability through the disposition of bugs on board.
The first level aims to teach the basics of the game, where the child must only select an insect to start playing. The other levels raise the opponent’s difficulty, making it more challenging.
This game was designed by educators and educational psychologists with ample experience in the work with children.