Conundrum: Pic Tac Toe
I grew up reading Games magazine, so I was delighted when Ken Jennings posted a good old “Pic Tac Toe” on his blog. But when he recently posted a plea for others to do likewise, I thought it would be a good time to bring Conundrum out of its summer hibernation.
In a “Pic Tac Toe” puzzle, there are nine pictures in a three-by-three grid, like Tic-Tac-Toe. In each row, column, and diagonal, there is a common theme that unites the three pictures. The challenge is to find the eight themes.
You can click on each image to see a larger version:
I don’t have a message board like Ken has, so just post whatever you come up with in the comments section.
Enjoy!
UPDATE: Correct themes provided by Annalisa (4) and DeLisa (2). Alternate theme suggested by DeLisa (1). See comments for all answers.
August 28th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Fun!
Row 1 Jordans
Row 3 Presidents
Column 1 Stuarts/Stewarts (?)
Column 3 Richards
August 28th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Annalisa’s on border patrol!
All four are correct. Four to go.
August 28th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Column 2 – Exits?
August 28th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Row 2 – Threes? (Richard 3, Stuart 3, Lion King 3)
August 28th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Left to right diagonal – fake news? :-)
August 28th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
I mean bottom to top diagonal…. :-(
August 28th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Top to bottom diagonal – duos?
August 28th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Exits and News are correct. Way to go, DeLisa!
Duos works, but there’s a better one. And I’m not seeing the “3” connection at all.
So we’re still playing for the center row and the down diagonal.
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Answers:
Top Row: JORDAN (Michael Jordan, Jordan St., Queen of Jordan)
Center Row: KING (King James I, Lion King, King Richard III)
Bottom Row: US PRESIDENT (Clinton, Bush, Nixon)
Left Column: STUART/STEWART (Stuart Smalley, House of Stewart, Jon Stewart)
Center Column: EXIT (Exit Ramp, Exit Sign, Exit Strategy)
Right Column: RICHARD (Richard Gere, Richard III, Richard Nixon)
Up Diagonal: NEWS (Fake News, Newspaper, News anchor Cokie Roberts)
Down Diagonal: AIR (“Air” Jordan, Airplane, Air Force One)
September 9th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Picture Credits:
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
Picture 8
Picture 9