The Roman term for this game is "trini lapilli," which translates to "three pebbles at once" in English. British players coined the term "noughts and crosses" around 1850 because of the high number of Os in the game (or zeros). Tic-tac-toe originally referred to a different game when it became popular in the late 1800s. In the United States, "tic tac toe" was a common name for the game. The sound of the clock or the writing on the board, according to some historians, gave rise to the game's name: https://playtictactoe.io
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