This is the order of play that makes most sense for that outcome. X starting in the corner or in the center is pretty much the same thing (can’t lose if playing optimal moves, can only win if O plays the side). O played wrong by not taking the center.
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This is the order of play that makes most sense for that outcome. X starting in the corner or in the center is pretty much the same thing (can’t lose if playing optimal moves, can only win if O plays the side). O played wrong by not taking the center.
X | | | | | | X | | O | | | | X | | X O | | | | X | O | X O | | | | X | O | X O | X | | |Came to say this exactly. This should’ve be the order of play.