Tic Tac Total 2.10

Tic Tac Total 2.10

"Good addition skills are a foundation for math and will benefit a child throughout life. While your kids enjoy playing, our game will give them invaluable mental addition practice. With our 2 player option you can join in on the fun (learning :-). When you're busy your kids can challenge the computer and try to beat their high score. Multiple difficulty levels and optional negative numbers. A simple interface and easy Tic Tac Toe based rules.
Playing the game is easy. Similar to Tic-Tac-Toe, players take turns claiming squares (marking them with an 'X' or an 'O'). However, the board is larger and getting 3 squares in a row doesn't win the game. Each square has a point value displayed on it. When you claim 3 squares in a row, the total points are added to your score. Once all the squares are taken, the player with the most points wins.
The challenging part of the game is deciding which square to claim on any given turn. Winning strategies require you to figure out how many points each square could be worth later in the game. Not only do you need to find squares that will give you a lot of points, you have to watch your opponent and sometimes block them from scoring. Sometimes when you're playing with negative numbers you have to avoid getting 3 in a row (if the sum is negative)."
Evaluation period: 3 days.