Tic Tac Toe, the First 'Dudes on a Map' Game - GM2 49
From Game Mechanics - A Critical Tabletop Podcast by Logan Jenkins, Greg Leatherman
February 17, 2026 · 39 min · Season 2
About this episode
The episode discusses Tic Tac Toe as an early example of 'Dudes on a Map' games and explores ancient board games.
We start with a Magic: the GAYthering segment, brought by Logan?! Then we move on to ancient board games. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games . Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
People in this episode
Host: Greg
Topics covered
- Tic Tac Toe
- ancient board games
- Magic: the GAYthering
Keywords
- tabletop games
- board games
- game mechanics
Mentioned in this episode
Products: GM2 49, Logan, Game Mechanics
Books & works: Dudes on a Map
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