Tic Tac Toe

Name: Tic Tac Toe
Author: Popoko VM Games

3020.dcaro

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Tic Tac Toe 5, also known as Caro/Gomoku, is a classic strategic board game.

Tic Tac Toe: five in a row against four AI levels

By Priya Raghavan

Senior reviews editor

Five-in-a-row on a 15x15 board with free-style rules
Four computer opponents, from Easy up to Expert
Undo and saved unfinished games
A timer-based game mode
Zoom in and out of the board
Experience points for each win against the AI

A five-in-a-row game under several names

If you have only played noughts and crosses, Tic Tac Toe is the larger version of that game. The listing describes it as Five in a Row, which is also called Caro in Vietnam, Omok in Korea, gomokunarabe in Japan and wuziqi in China. The app is published by Popoko VM Games and is rated for ages 3 and up.

The listing presents the game for family game time, with the option of playing against the computer on your own. Those two uses shape what the app offers: a board to share, and a set of computer opponents to practise against.

How a game is played on the 15 by 15 board

The board has 15 by 15 intersections. Players take turns placing an X or an O on an empty intersection, and X makes the first move. The first player to make an unbroken row of five stones wins.

The listing says the game uses free-style rules, so a row of six or more also counts. That is a looser rule than the one most people learn first, and it changes how a player blocks an opponent's line.

Playing against the four computer levels

The computer opponent comes in four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert. Each win against the AI earns experience points, at 1 point on Easy, 3 on Medium, 5 on Hard and 7 on Expert. The listing does not say what those points are used for.

The listing warns that the strongest computer opponent is very hard to beat. A player who wants a gentler start can begin on Easy and move up, which is the natural way to use the levels as stated.

Undo, saved games, the timer and zoom

Undo takes back a move, and the game can be saved while unfinished and loaded again later. Together these let a player stop a game part way through and return to it without starting over.

The app also lists a timer-based game and a zoom control that lets you zoom in and out of the board. Zoom is the most practical of these for a 15 by 15 grid on a small screen, since it lets you see individual stones more clearly.

About this APK

The build we hold is Tic Tac Toe 3020.dcaro (APKS split bundle) for Android 6.0 and up.

Version: 3020.dcaro; 3020
Requires Android: 6.0+
Size: 14 MB
Target Android: 16

Package ID: com.popoko.gomokuvn
Format: APKS split bundle
Devices: Supports Android TV
Malware scan: Google Play Protect
Permissions: 15 declared
Signed by: O=Popoko Studio
Certificate SHA-256: f54fb74aae46c4c29be41be127647cd462e1efc0f7e215ae9f408a9d916c004c