Tic Tac Toe Costumes

Tic Tac Toe, the classic game of exes and ohs, is a ton of fun for all ages. And it’s even better when you’re wearing the game board. Tic Tac Toe costumes can help liven up any birthday party, Halloween, or any other get together you might be planning.

Tic Tac Toes costumes are available in male and female versions as well as unisex costumes for children. The male and children’s version are very similar featuring a large wearable square on which moveable exes and ohs – in bright primary colors – are placed. The pieces are easily placed and replaced so actually playing the game is no problem whatsoever. And these costumes are terrific icebreakers – especially at co-ed parties where the boys are too busy hanging out with the boys and the girls are stuck in the corner (no matter what age the party goers).

The female costume is much more . . . well, feminine. A form-fitting purple mini-dress forms the game board and the easily moveable pieces appear in complimentary green and fuchsia.

Tic Tac Toe, called Noughts and Crosses in the U.K. and most of the British Commonwealth, originated in Ancient Egypt. The game is seemingly simple and can be played by young and old but to fully understand how the game works requires complex mathematical calculations. Indeed, there are actually 19,683 possible end game scenarios!

The object is, of course, to get three exes or three ohs in a line. However, because it is possible to achieve multiple stalemates on the 3×3 game board, to win at Tic Tac Toe takes considerable skill when playing against a matched opponent.

While the game is ancient, the name is fairly new. In fact, the first reference to a children’s game called Tick-Tack-Toe was in 1884 and referred to something completely unlike the game we know today. In fact, it wasn’t until the early 20th century that Americans fully converted Noughts and Crosses to the familiar Tic Tac Toe most of us grew up with.