{"id":9977,"date":"2023-05-15T20:31:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/?p=9977"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:21:36","slug":"ixox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/?p=9977","title":{"rendered":"iXOX: Tic Tac Toe Online Multiplayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iXOX_Icon-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9979 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tic Tac Toe! A new challenger&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here comes iXOX! Here is my take on the classic Tic Tac Toe game, played since ancient times, in Rome and many other places. The objective of the game is to get three signs in a row, whether playing as &#8220;X&#8221; or as &#8220;O&#8221;. In iXOX, the first player to score two wins, wins the match. The rules are simple and the game is elegant. It is a type of game that is easy to learn, but hard to master. There are twelve &#8220;skins&#8221; to unlock for the player and also special visual and sound effects for further customizing the whay you play as either &#8220;X&#8221; or &#8220;O&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Skins and special effects are unlocked by winning online games (&#8220;hotseat&#8221; games\u00a0don&#8217;t count).\u00a0When winning online games, your level will go up and after every win your score is sent to the iXOX leaderboard. The leaderboard is accessible by clicking the blue &#8220;question mark&#8221; button from the main menu, then clicking the blue &#8220;people&#8221; button in the lower right.<\/p>\n<p>Unlock them all and show your friends who is the iXOX master!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>iXOX can be played in two modes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hotseat, which is playing on one device. After one player finishes the turn, it&#8217;s the other player&#8217;s turn<\/li>\n<li>Online, by connecting to other players via the provided ID<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The game is cross-platform. Connect to another player in the following way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to host the match, and play as &#8220;X&#8221;, copy the provided ID and send it your friend via a message.\n<ul>\n<li>When playing on an Android device, you can copy the ID simply by touching the ID address<br \/><span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are connecting to a friend, you play as &#8220;O&#8221;, simply paste the ID your friend has sent you in the text input field and connect.\n<ul>\n<li>On a Android device: \u00a0touch and shortly hold\u00a0(paste) the ID in\u00a0the text input filed provided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can play the browser version <a href=\"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/games\/ixox\/\">here<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/zenmasters.itch.io\/ixox-tic-tac-toe-multiplayer\"><strong>itchio<\/strong><\/a>. The Android version is available on Google\u2019s Play store. The game is casual and strategic, and has all the features that define this type of game, plus it has some nice visual and sound effects.<\/p>\n<p>iXOX is available\u00a0for free, as in free beer (or free coffee). By the way, if you feel like buying\u00a0 coffee or beer for this awesome developer, you can do so by clicking on the blue &#8220;heart&#8221; button (from the main menu, then click credits).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/?page_id=9965\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Subscribe to the newsletter<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for news and updates on upcoming games.<br \/>Cheers! \ud83c\udf7a<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph -->[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tic Tac Toe! A new challenger&#8230; Here comes iXOX! Here is my take on the classic Tic Tac Toe game, played since ancient times, in Rome and many other places. The objective of the game is to get three signs in a row, whether playing as &#8220;X&#8221; or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Time for some pre-Christmas update!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ok dudes and dudettes, here are some changes coming up for the project. I have decided to implement monetization.&nbsp;Yes, yes, I know. No, but yeah, yes. Lol.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The plan is to make it a distraction as minimal as possible. That means ads will not be distracting you in the heat of battle! However, after you, the sooper dooper skillful player, lose all your lives, you will need to watch an ad&nbsp;in order to continue playing. It's a reward ad and most of you mobile players will be familiar with it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have already implemented most of the work regarding two solutions: Google Ads and Unity Ads. For the version which will be available here on itch.io, Unity Ads will be used.&nbsp;Sometime later, I am planning to release the game on the Google Play Store.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, for a secret. Just between you and me, alright? I am planning on implementing some nice multiplayer action for the Google Play&nbsp;Store version. And as of now, as I am imagining it, it will most probably be a local area network solution. Something like sitting next to each other, and laughing at your wingman. Always fun!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As for the release date, I was planning on having it finished before New Year. Well, it will take some more time, but the itch.io version should be pretty much ready soon.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have a merry Christmas my fellow gamers and a happy New Year!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-9977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devlog","tag-ixox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9977"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9993,"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9977\/revisions\/9993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/games.zenmasters.software\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}