An improved tic tac toe game is herein disclosed. The game pieces include X-pieces or O-pieces that are coupled to hollow cylinder pieces, resulting in large pieces that are shaped and sized to easily grip and operate. In use, these game pieces are placed over pegs the project upwardly from a game board base to play tic tac toe.

The game is played by matching color and/or shape of adjacent game board pieces played within the spaces on a game board. Placement of a game piece on one of the game play affecting spaces can provide a player of that piece with one or more game play affecting actions. Similarly, placing a game piece in a manner that creates one or more specified game piece arrangements can provide a player of that piece with one or more game play affecting actions. A player can acquire and play a special affect game board piece that allows replacement of one or more previously played game board pieces.

A board game comprises a game board, a plurality of sets of standard game board pieces, at least one special game board piece, and a plurality of first configuration tokens. The game board has a playing surface with a plurality of game piece spaces disposed about a central position thereof and surrounded by an edge portion thereof. One or more of the game piece spaces is designated as game play affecting spaces. Each one of the standard game board pieces carries a respective set of game piece distinguishers. One of the game piece distinguishers of each one of the standard game board pieces is the same as one of the game piece distinguishers of at least one other set of the standard game board pieces. The at least one special game board piece is characterized in a manner distinguishing the at least one special game board piece from all of the standard game board pieces. Each one of the first configuration tokens is characterized in a manner allowing each of the first configuration tokens to be identified as being of a common configuration.

A novel Tic-Tac-Toe board or electronic game differs from other versions of Tic-Tac-Toe by allowing the use of multiple Neutrals. Neutrals can replace an opponent's X or O on the Tic-Tac-Toe board, possibly preventing an opponent from winning the game on his/her next move or to change the board from a losing situation into one where a player can win on his/her next move. Also, the ability to replace an opponent's X or O with a Neutral extends the game to an infinite number of moves rather than the nine-move limit in a typical Tic-Tac-Toe game. Other embodiments of the present invention include dice, electronics, and magnetic games. Methods of playing the game are also disclosed, as is a novel storage box.