Product details
- ISBN 9781041106456
- Weight: 510g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 25 Feb 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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At last, a tic-tac-toe computer that needs no electrical power! Tic Tac Test: Beat the Book at Noughts and Crosses is an interactive book that will test your logic skills. The computer will sometimes randomize its responses so you’ll never get bored. Either you or the computer can start first, but you’ll have to keep your wits about you or it will leave you scratching your head! Daily Telegraph enigmatologist Barry R. Clarke has created this entertaining noughts-and-crosses program to challenge your thinking skills. Whether you’re a young student interested in mastering the strategy of the game or an older person wanting to keep your brain in shape, playing through these games will certainly fine-tune your concentration.
Features:
■ No knowledge of mathematics is required.
■ This book allows the computer or the reader to start first.
■ Randomized computer responses increase the game variation.
■ A translator wheel expands the number of possible games.
■ Navigating through the logic develops concentration.
Barry R. Clarke has published over 1,800 puzzles in The Daily Telegraph and has contributed enigmas to New Scientist, The Sunday Times, Reader’s Digest, The Sunday Telegraph, and Prospect magazine. He has written 11 puzzle books with Challenging Logic Puzzles Mensa selling over 100,000 copies. As well as a PhD in Shakespeare Studies, Barry has published peer-reviewed papers and academic books in quantum physics. His other skills include mathematics tutor, film-maker, comedy-sketch writer, cartoonist, computer programmer, and blues guitarist! For more information, please visit the following:
http://barryispuzzled.com and https://www.youtube.com/@barryispuzzled
