Free to play, no sign up
Play 7x7 tic tac toe free
Enough room that you stop reacting one move at a time. On a 7x7 board you start building shapes that threaten in two directions, and blocking becomes something you plan rather than something you scramble to do.
- Board
- 7x7
- Board
- Goal
- 5 in a row
- Goal
- Typical game
- 5 to 10 min
- Typical game
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Difficulty
Move 0
Loading the board
Game review
How to play
How to play 7x7
- 1
Take turns placing marks anywhere on the 7x7 grid.
- 2
Five in a row in any direction wins.
- 3
If the board fills with no line, it is a draw.
Strategy
What actually wins games
An open three, meaning three in a row with both ends free, forces your opponent to respond. Set up two of them and the game is yours.
Do not chase them square by square. Block in the spot that also builds something for you.
Skip the corners. Almost no five length lines run through them.
Can you win it?
A 7x7 board sits between Classic and Gomoku, which makes it the easiest place to learn how counting threats actually works.
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- Board
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- Objective
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- Typical length
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- Board
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- Objective
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- Typical length
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- Board
- 5x5
- Objective
- 4 in a row
- Typical length
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