It’s everybody’s game of strategy, knowledge, and fun! Cash in on our Tic-Tac-Dough style game!
GAMEPLAY
Two contestants will play head-to-head, trying to answer questions from an assortment of nine categories, in a race to form a tic-tac-toe.
A tic-tac-toe (or Dough) is 3 X’s or 3 O’s in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. A square is earned for your side if you answer a trivia question in the category of your choice.
PLAYER X will go first, selecting one of the nine categories on the board after categories are randomly shuffled. After choosing the category, the question will be read. If they answer correctly, the square becomes an X and $200 is added to the pot.
If the CENTER SQUARE is selected, the contestant will be asked a two-part question, in which both parts must be answered correctly to earn the square. If they do so, the square becomes an X or O, and $300 will be added to the pot.
Whether or not a contestant answers correctly or incorrectly, play will switch to the opponent after each question, the categories will be shuffled, and gameplay will proceed as normal.
The first player to make tic-tac-toe will win the game and win whatever money is in the pot.
In the event of a tie, the board will be cleared, and the money in the pot will carry over, and the two contestants will begin another game with the same categories. The winner of the game gets to play the TIC TAC ATTACK!
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
Squares that are colored red on the gameboard indicate special categories. These categories have special stipulations, some which allow for either contestant to win the square. Special categories include:
- SEESAW – Contestants go back and forth trying to give correct answers to a given topic.
- PLAY OR PASS – The contestant can choose to answer a second question if they don’t want to answer the first.
- OPPONENT’S CHOICE – The opponent chooses one of two categories for the contestant to answer a question from.
- SHOWDOWN – A two-part question is asked and contestants buzz in to choose which part of the question they wish to answer.
- AUCTION – Contestants bid on how many correct answers they can name to a given subject.
- CHALLENGE CATEGORY – The contestant can choose to answer the question or challenge their opponent to do so.
- IT’S A DILEMMA – The contestant can ask for up to five clues to an answer, but the opponent decides who will get to answer the question.
- NUMBER PLEASE – The contestant gives a number answer to a question and the opponent decides if the correct answer is higher or lower.
- TRIVIA DARE – A multiple choice question is asked and the contestant can choose to answer or defer to their opponent.
- DOUBLE OR NOTHING – Answer one question correctly and have a chance to win two squares in one turn.
- TAKE TWO – The contestant can answer a question given one hint, or choose to have a second hint, but the opponent has a chance to answer before the second hint is given.
- BONUS CATEGORY – By answering a three-part question, a contestant can earn a free turn.
BONUS GAME (TIC TAC ATTACK)
The same 3×3 board is used, but the categories are replaced with money amounts ($100, $150, $250, $300, $400, $500), as well as the words TIC and TAC, and the DRAGON!. These squares are shuffled up and hidden behind the numbers 1-9. The contestant will select one number at a time. The object is to accumulate at least $1,000 before finding the DRAGON.
The contestant may also receive an automatic win if they reveal both the TIC and TAC squares before finding the DRAGON.
If the contestant ever fears the DRAGON, they may stop at any time before reaching $1,000 and bank whatever money they have accumulated. If the DRAGON appears, the contestant loses all accumulated money and the bonus game is over. On the TV gameshow, a contestant who successfully accumulated $1,000 also won a prize package.
SUGGESTIONS
*FOR ALL SHOWS: The main purpose for these shows is entertainment and fun, first and foremost. While many of these games display large amounts of money and/or lavish prizes, we do NOT provide any such prizes for the games. All parties are welcome to provide their own prizes/gifts that may be implemented in gameplay. Below are simply some suggestions we have come up with in order to make the gameplay more interesting and/or competitive.
*ADD A SWAG BAG!: Want to play for real prizes? Add a swag bag of awesome Eek! products to any gameshow package and award gifts as individual prizes or play for an ultimate prize package!
Determining who is Player X and Player O may be done via coin flip, drawing, etc.
Since “X’s and O’s” uses an accumulated cash system, it may be fun to keep score to see how much each contestant wins altogether (main game and bonus game money), and the contestant who wins the most is the big winner! This is where ties and extended games may come into play. Where a contestant may have an opportunity to take a faster win, they may opt to extend the game and add more money to the pot.
If you would like to provide your own prizes, you can include them as part of the prize package if someone reaches $1,000 in the bonus game, or you could use the “money” won as a currency to buy prizes. For example, if a contestant wins a total of $1,900, they could trade that money in for a prize (say a $5 Starbucks gift card is worth $500, a $10 Amazon card is worth $1,000, a paid day off work is worth $1,500, etc.). Again, you would need to provide these prizes, but we are happy to keep score for you.
For larger groups, you may use teams instead of individuals for each game.
Since an “X’s and O’s” package comes with three full games and bonus rounds, you may have the winners of the first two games compete in the final game, or use a “returning champion” feature, where whomever wins each game continues to the next.
For any other additional questions or suggestions, visit the FAQ page, or email us at eekgameshows@yahoo.com
X’s AND O’s PACKAGE: Includes three full games with bonus rounds