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[โ€“] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not true, you can force a tie at worst from a middle start. The issue is, if you start middle, you can only force a win if they take a side, not a corner. If you start corner you can force a win as long as they don't take the middle.

[โ€“] CooperRedArmyDog@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

You can also force either a tie or a win every time from the corner. You have less control and garentees if you start from the middle, as counter intuitive as this is you gain more control over the board by taking the corner.