Tic Tac Toe (or Noughts and Crosses)

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In Minimax mode, the computer uses the Artificial Intelligence algorithm Minimax to find its next move.
It looks 6 moves ahead.
It should be unbeatable in this mode.

In Simple mode, the computer uses a simple heursitic and looks only one move ahead.
You should be able to beat it in this mode.

In Random mode, the computer makes random legal moves. This is easy to beat.

From the programming point of view, this game is a useful exercise, as it is not entirely trivial.

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