Tic Tac Toe
A grid whose rows and columns are each a category. Fill every cell so that it satisfies both the row it sits in and the column it sits under at the same time.
What makes it hard
Two conditions at once is harder than twice one condition: an item that satisfies the row may have nowhere to go in any column.
Timing and scoring
| Timer | 200 seconds |
|---|---|
| Scoring | Partial credit |
What the clues give you
Both axes carry a rule per band, spelling out exactly what qualifies for that row or column.
An example
Where it comes from
Humanities and Thought › History › Ancient Worlds — Beginner (1/5)
Place these ancient things by what kind of thing they are (rows) and which land they come from (columns):
| Rows | A person · A place or building · An object or a tale |
|---|---|
| Columns | Egypt · The Middle East · Europe, Asia or the Americas |
The items
- Hatshepsut
- Cyrus the Great
- Confucius
- Karnak
- Babylon
- Chichen Itza
- a mummy
- a Persian rug
- a Tollund face
This is a real question from the library, shown exactly as a player first meets it. The answer is deliberately not given.