Outside of Rome, similar play tic tac toe - like games appeared in ancient Egyptian and Middle Eastern civilizations as well as Native American civilizations.“Three Men’s Morris,’ a similar three-in-a-row strategy game seen above, dates back to ancient Egypt. In order to win this game, the first play tic tac toe to place all three of their pieces on one of the eight lines. This particular game found its way all the way to China as well as the Philippines.
“Picaria” was the game played by the Puebloans in what is now the Southwestern United States. Picaria has more in common with Three Men’s Morris than it does with Tic Tac Toe. The game also requires players to line up three of their pieces in a row by moving freely around the board.