Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
Tapatan is a game from the Philippines. It is similar to tic-tac-toe but with more choices and more fun! Begin by taking a piece of paper, a ruler, and a marker. Draw the game board with bisecting lines as shown in the photo.
Step 2
Now, find 3 objects of one color for one player and 3 objects of a different color for the other player. My daughter chose 3 pink buttons and I picked 3 blue buttons. The object of the game is to play your button on any point and try to get three in a row!
Step 3
Here, I placed my blue button on a point and my daughter placed her second pink button on a point.
Step 4
She beat me! 3 pinks in a row!
Final result!
For older kids, you can also play this way: take turns placing a button on a point until all 3 buttons have been placed. Then, players can take turns moving their buttons from point to point in an attempt to get 3 in a row (no jumping allowed). Counters can only move to adjacent, empty points. If the same 3 moves are repeated at least twice, a stalemate has been achieved and there is no winner. Have fun playing Tapatan!