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X and 0

Tic-tac-toe for 1 or 2 players. Play X against the AI (arrows move, A places), or let a friend join from their phone on your Wi-Fi as O by scanning the panel's QR code. Variants: vanishing marks and misère.

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At a glance

OutputLiveRendered by the engine and streamed over Bluetooth as its data changes (about 5–9 frames a second).

Settings12every one editable live in the studio, or by an agent with update_app_settings

ButtonsRestart · Autoplaystudio buttons, or app_action over MCP

Sourcegames_board.pysrc/deskdot/apps/games_board.py

Game

Players1–2seat 1 on the keyboard or studio, the rest on phones over your Wi-Fi; empty seats are played by the AI

Controllers

D-padGamepad

Modes

Mode	Players	Play
Vs AI default	1	Solo
Vs Friend	2	Free-for-all

Maps

ClassicVanishingMisere

Themes

ClassicNeonRetroMonoChalkboardArcade

Settings

Settings
Setting	Type	Default	Options / range
General
Speed`speed`	whole number	5	1 – 10
Theme`theme`	choice	Chalkboard	ClassicNeonRetroMonoChalkboardArcade
AI skill`skill`How well the demo AI plays	number	0.8	0.0 – 1.0
Show score`show_score`	on/off	On	on / off
Graphics
Effects`effects`	choice	Full (particles, shake, flashes)	Full (particles, shake, flashes)Calm (no shake or flashes)Minimal
Game flow
Intro & results screens`intro_outro`	on/off	On	on / off
Play itself when idle`attract`The AI plays while nobody does (great in a playlist)	on/off	On	on / off
Plays itself with`pilot`	choice	Built-in AI	Built-in AIFruit-fly brain (sees only the pixels; docs/FLY_BRAIN.md)
Game
Match: first to`first_to`Round wins needed to take a match started from the menu	whole number	3	1 – 9
Mode`mode`	choice	Vs AI	Vs AIVs Friend
Map`map`	choice	Classic	ClassicVanishingMisere
Players`players`	whole number	1	1 – 2

Try it

render a frame to PNG (no panel needed)

$ uv run deskdot preview tictactoe --settings '{"theme":"classic"}' --out tictactoe.png

show it on your panel (engine running)

$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/apps/tictactoe/activate

Or ask your agent: “Show X and 0 on my panel”. It calls show_app with "tictactoe". New here? Set up DeskDot first.

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