In March 2025, this developer created a new AI module for Tic-Tac-Toe within the rpyle/2025TicTacToe repository, focusing on algorithm design and game development using Python. They implemented the groff.py module, which includes board rendering and core game logic, and introduced two AI strategies: Next Open, which proactively selects moves, and Line, Random, which deterministically fills the last column before switching to random moves based on an iteration counter. This work improved automated testing and reproducibility of AI strategies, enabling faster evaluation cycles and clearer, more maintainable code, while laying a foundation for future strategy experimentation and development.