Shift Tac Toe

DM1: Shift Tac Toe

The game is played over 2 rounds, with the DMO choosing who goes first in round 1 and the other player going first in round 2.

The game is played on a 3d board of 4x4x4 dimensions. Each turn, players will place a piece on an unoccupied space on the board, then can choose to shift any row, column, or diagonal in its long direction. When spaces are shifted, the player chooses the direction they are shifted in, and all pieces will move in that direction. Shifting occurs on a looping board, so for example, if the diagonal containing both AW1 and DZ4 is shifted downwards, DZ4 will move to AW1. Shifting can be only done in 2 directions in a way where an unoccupied space that is not part of the row/column/diagonal will not gain a piece. You can specify shifts by stating 2 dimensions and what direction (ex Shift AW Up -> AW1 goes to AW4, AW4 goes to AW3, etc.) A shift cannot rearrange a 4-in-a-row formation.

If a player connects 4 pieces in any existing diagonal or line twice, then the player wins the round. After 2 rounds, if one player won a round and the other didn't, the player that won a round wins. If both players won once, then the player with the most 3-in-a-rows wins. If both rounds were tied, then any player that got more 4 in a rows wins, followed by 3 in a rows if that is a tie. If everything above ties, the DMO wins.

4-in-a-rows can occur in any diagonal, row, or column: for example, AZ1-BY2-CX3-DW4 is valid, and so is AX1-BX1-CX1-DX1.