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Abstract
With sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) increasingly present in the nation's adolescent population, health educators need innovative strategies for addressing cognitive, affective, and behavioral issues related to sexuality. Learning in a game format offers students a safe and entertaining opportunity to explore sexuality issues and discuss their concerns in a nonthreatening environment. Sex-Tac-Toe, which is based on the traditional game of tick-tack-toe, is played by two teams that compete to earn three squares in a row by answering multiple-choice, true-false, and short-answer questions dealing with such topics as STDs, AIDS, contraception, and how to talk about sexuality issues. The game has been used in a college setting by both health educators and trained peer educators in residence hall and campus programs. It can be easily adapted for younger groups by changing squares or questions to meet the developmental level of the audience.