With that mapping in place, the droplet was able to identify further handwritten digits. The droplets then faced off against an ideal, standard computer in games of tic-tac-toe.

The human player is only allowed to make a move on corners or edges, and the computer always gets to go first with a move in the middle well. Unfortunately, that means the human player can never win, ...

This allows the MAYA-II to play a complete game of Tic-Tac-Toe against a human opponent, and apparently nearly always win.

Tic-tac-toe (or “Noughts and Crosses”) is a game simple enough to implement in any computer system: indeed it’s often used in beginner’s programming courses. A more challenging project ...

A DNA computer has been developed that can play tic-tac-toe against a human and never lose. The device uses a complex mixture of DNA strands and DNA-based enzymes to determine where it should ...

Meanwhile, Tic-Tac-Toe pits you against a computer player and lets you pick your symbol, but other than that, it's the timeless game you know and (presumably) love.

A grid of 9 wells corresponds to the squares on a tic-tac-toe grid A computer that uses strands of DNA to perform calculations has mastered the game tic-tac-toe. MAYA-II, developed by researchers ...