Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe Neon: Fractal Strategy Engine in React Native

The Motivation Behind the Project

Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe turns standard 3x3 into deep tactical warfare: your move dictates which local board your opponent must conquer next. I built a neon cyberpunk version with zero-latency input.

Core Features and Design Goals

• Full 81-cell nested 3x3 rule engine with turn dictation and wildcard free-moves
• Glowing neon cyan and electric coral cyber aesthetic optimized for OLED displays
• Smart minimax AI with heuristic board evaluation
• Tactile haptic feedback for local board conquers and match wins

Technical Implementation

• Pure functional reducer architecture with bitmask checks for instantaneous outcome evaluations
• Compliant casual game ad pacing with 60s session grace period and milestone gating

The Technology Stack

Built with Expo SDK 57, React Native, expo-haptics, and TypeScript.

Final Reflections

Clean declarative state transitions keep nested board games completely bug-free across thousands of moves.