Phase 1 — Placement
Take turns placing one piece per turn on any empty space. Keep going until all six spheres are on the board.
PLACE · SLIDE · WIN
Tic-Tac-Toe — But You Slide
A classic game with a twist. Place your pieces, then slide them along the grooves to outmaneuver your opponent — not by shifting whole rows, but along the connections that matter.
Vs AI or pass-and-play · Quick sessions · Native on Apple
- Phase 1 — Placement: take turns until each side has three pieces on the board
- Phase 2 — Sliding: move along grooves; the digital app enforces fair endgames
- Win: three in a row — across, down, or diagonal
Purpose-made animation (~9s) — shows placement and sliding; not an iOS screen recording. Use controls to pause or unmute.
On every screen
The same SlideTac identity from phone to TV to Mac — dark wood tone, serif title, spheres ready to slide.
Gameplay
iPhone
Apple TV
Mac
Place. Slide. Win.
Three instructional beats — same rhythm as the tabletop game, built for the screen.
Phase 2 — Sliding
Slide one piece per turn along a groove to a connected empty intersection. The app’s groove graph keeps movement fair and tactical.
Winning
Line up three of your pieces in a row — across, down, or diagonal. When they align, you win.
Eight ways to win
Same eight lines as tic-tac-toe — three across, three down, two diagonals.
The board doesn’t lock
Pieces keep moving along grooves — new threats and blocks every turn, not a static grid.
Your room, your device
Couch, desk, or pocket — SwiftUI on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.
Free to try
Free with ads; optional one-time purchase to remove ads. No account required for local play.
Why it’s different
In classic tic-tac-toe, games often dead-end in a tie. In SlideTac, pieces keep moving along grooves — the board doesn’t freeze. Strategy keeps evolving; every slide can open a new line or expose a threat.
Digital app (this site’s product): movement follows a fixed groove graph (not free row/column shifts), repeated positions in the sliding phase aren’t allowed, and there’s a slide-move cap so games end fairly. Full digital rules →
Strategy tips
- Fight for the center — it connects the most grooves.
- Watch for two-in-a-row threats before you build your own line.
- Block early; one slide can flip the whole position.
What is SlideTac? (app rules)
SlideTac is a board strategy game on a 3×3 grid. Players take turns placing pieces until each side has three on the board, then enter a sliding phase: pieces move only along fixed grooves between cells (not arbitrary row/column shifts). You may not return to a board position that already occurred in the sliding phase. If no one wins, the game draws after 30 slide moves. Wins use the same eight lines as tic-tac-toe.
Quick start
- Place — take turns until each player has three pieces on the board.
- Slide — when placement is done, slide one piece per turn along a groove.
- Win — three in a row, or the match ends under the app’s draw rules if no winner.
Built for how you play
Vs AI
Practice anytime — no account required.
Pass & play
Two players, one device — great on iPad or Apple TV.
Living room
Apple TV + Siri Remote — lean back, think ahead.
Native SwiftUI
Tuned for touch, pointer, trackpad, and remote.
Place. Slide. Win. — on the App Store
Free download. Optional remove-ads purchase.
Open in App StoreCommon questions
Is SlideTac free?
Yes. Free with ads. A one-time Remove Ads purchase turns off banner and interstitial ads.
Does it work offline?
Vs AI and pass-and-play do not need a network for core gameplay.