tic-tac-toe-java

A minimal, simple, terminal-based Tic-Tac-Toe game written in Java, supporting two-player gameplay with colored, clean console output, input validation and win patterns (row, col, main-diagonal, anti-diagonal).

🧊 Gameplay Features

• Classic 3×3 Tic Tac Toe board

• Input validation to prevent invalid or duplicate moves

• Automatically detects win, draw, or ongoing game

• Colored, clean and readable console-based UI

• Minimal and lightweight

📋 System Requirements

• Java 8 or higher
• terminal or CLI interface

🏗️ Tools And Tech Used

🛠️ Project Setup

1. Navigate To The Directory Where You Want To Clone The Project Repository (example: Desktop)

cd~/Desktop

2. Clone the Project Repository

git clone https://github.com/manakcodes/tic-tac-toe-java.git

3. Navigate To The Project Repository

cd path-to/tic-tac-toe-java/

4. Compile The Project

javac Main.java

5. Run The Project

java Main

6. Run The Following Command To Clear Build Artifacts (optional)

rm *.class

❓ How To Play

• Select Your Symbol (X or O)

• Players take turns entering positions [1–9] on the board

• Player 1 always starts first

• The game ends when :

  • player gets 3 in a row (row, column, or diagonal), OR
  • The board is full (draw)

🪪 LICENSE

This project is licensed under MIT License.