Player 1
Dark Stones ⚫
VS
Player 2
Light Stones ⚪
Phase 1 — Place your stones
Player 1 — place a stone on any intersection
3 Stones — known locally across South Asia as Taki Tak — is one of the oldest and most beloved traditional board games in the world. Played on a simple 3×3 grid etched into the ground, a wooden board, or even scratched on paper, it has entertained children and adults for generations with almost zero equipment: just a board and three coins or pebbles per player.
While it shares the Tic-Tac-Toe grid, 3 Stones is strategically deeper. Once all six pieces are placed, both players must slide and manoeuvre their stones for position — transforming a familiar grid into a rapid, tactical battle of wits. Games are fast, rematches are irresistible.