If you’ve never played Tic-Tac-Toe at some point in your childhood, you’re either a communist or your parents didn’t love you. Fast-forward to adulthood and if you don’t let your kids play Pressman’s new take on the classic, “TicStacToe,†then you’re either a communist or you don’t love your children.
Easy to play and cool enough to take your kids away from their gaming consoles and handhelds, “TicStacToe†is sexily designed and a complete blast.
Featuring a plethora of stackable Xs and Os, “TicStacToe†allows you to either play the classic three in a row style with a stackable twist or their new four in a row version. The main difference here is that you and your kids will have to think far more strategically than you used to when playing the original game. “TicStacToe†creator Robert Appelblatt calls it a game as easy to pick up as checkers, but one that focuses on “spatial reasoning skills,†and we have to agree. Through our first few games, things weren’t exactly fun, until we started to realize how frenetic, fun and outlandish things can get once the pieces start getting stacked. Simply put, it’s easy to put together and something that you won’t want to stop playing.
Much like another classic, “Jenga,†Appelblatt’s “TicStacToe†is the perfect answer for any rainy day and belongs in your home. However, since it’s so light and portable, it’s a great game to have around with company or in the backyard on a lazy Sunday. Regardless of your age, the tried and true fun is one laced with nostalgia and one that you can enjoy for hours.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
If you’ve never played Tic-Tac-Toe at some point in your childhood, you’re either a communist or your parents didn’t love you. Fast-forward to adulthood and if you don’t let your kids play Pressman’s new take on the classic, “TicStacToe,†then you’re either a communist or you don’t love your children.
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