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'''Noughts-and-crosses''' was a game played on [[Earth]].  
'''Noughts-and-crosses''' was a [[game]] played on [[Earth]].  


From [[1967]], a [[television]] [[test card]] would display the image of a [[Carole Hersee|girl]] playing noughts and crosses with a [[clown]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] attempted to explain this to [[Nyssa]], but she did not understand. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] would later describe this image to [[Reece Stanford]], but stopped while describing the noughts and crosses grid, realising Reece had no idea what he was talking about. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autonomy (novel)|Autonomy]]'')
While held prisoner in the [[Savoy Hotel]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] played noughts-and-crosses to pass the time. The Doctor won [[7 (number)|seven]] games and there were [[140 (number)|one hundred forty]] draws. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}})
 
[[Oskar Steinmann]] claimed that [[chess]] was just a more complicated version of noughts and crosses, but the Doctor disagreed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}})
 
From [[1967]], a [[television]] [[test card]] would display the [[photograph|image]] of a [[Carole Hersee|girl]] playing noughts and crosses with a [[clown]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] attempted to explain this to [[Nyssa]], but she did not understand. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] would later describe this image to [[Reece Stanford]], but stopped while describing the noughts and crosses grid, realising Reece had no idea what he was talking about. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Autonomy (novel)}})


[[Category:Games from the real world]]
[[Category:Games from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 19:45, 5 June 2024

Noughts-and-crosses

Noughts-and-crosses was a game played on Earth.

While held prisoner in the Savoy Hotel, the Seventh Doctor and Ace played noughts-and-crosses to pass the time. The Doctor won seven games and there were one hundred forty draws. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])

Oskar Steinmann claimed that chess was just a more complicated version of noughts and crosses, but the Doctor disagreed. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])

From 1967, a television test card would display the image of a girl playing noughts and crosses with a clown. The Fifth Doctor attempted to explain this to Nyssa, but she did not understand. (AUDIO: The Light at the End [+]Loading...["The Light at the End (audio story)"]) The Tenth Doctor would later describe this image to Reece Stanford, but stopped while describing the noughts and crosses grid, realising Reece had no idea what he was talking about. (PROSE: Autonomy [+]Loading...["Autonomy (novel)"])