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Noughts & Crosses is a series of young adult novels by British author Malorie Blackman, with six novels and three novellas. The series is speculative fiction describing an alternative history . The series takes place in an alternative 21st-century Britain.
Malorie Blackman was born on 8 February 1962 [1] in Merton, London, and grew up in Lewisham, one of five siblings.Her parents were both from Barbados and had come to Britain as part of the "Windrush generation"; her father Joe was a bus driver and her mother Ruby worked in a pyjama factory. [2]
The series is set in an alternative history where black "Cross" people rule over white "Noughts". The first episode aired on BBC One on 5 March 2020, [1] and the remaining episodes premiered on BBC iPlayer on the same day. [2] In May 2021, the BBC announced that a second series had been commissioned. [3] The series differs from the book in ...
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Noughts and Crosses is an alternative name for the game of Tic-tac-toe. Noughts and Crosses may also refer to: Noughts & Crosses (novel series), by Malorie Blackman; Noughts and Crosses, Australian television game show; Noughts + Crosses, British television adaptation of the Malorie Blackman novel
Based on the book with the same title, the show portrays a 1962 in which the Axis powers won World War II and divided the Americas. 2016 11.22.63: Based on the book 11/22/63 by Stephen King, in which the main character goes back in time trying to save John F. Kennedy and altering the course of events. 2017 Neo Yokio
Tic-tac-toe (American English), noughts and crosses (Commonwealth English), or Xs and Os (Canadian or Irish English) is a paper-and-pencil game for two players who take turns marking the spaces in a three-by-three grid with X or O. The player who succeeds in placing three of their marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row first is the ...
[2] [3] On the updated version known as Test Card J (including widescreen and HD versions), the X on the noughts-and-crosses board is an indicator for aligning the centre of the screen. The blocks of colour on the sides would cause the picture to tear horizontally if the sync circuits were not adjusted properly. [3]