diff --git a/src/samples/tic-tac-toe.ts b/src/samples/tic-tac-toe.ts
index 442e129..5e7b9fc 100644
--- a/src/samples/tic-tac-toe.ts
+++ b/src/samples/tic-tac-toe.ts
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ export function createTurnRule() {
             const playCmd = received as Command;
             if (playCmd.name !== 'play') continue;
 
-            const row = playCmd.params[1] as number;
-            const col = playCmd.params[2] as number;
+            const row = Number(playCmd.params[1]);
+            const col = Number(playCmd.params[2]);
 
             if (isNaN(row) || isNaN(col) || row < 0 || row > 2 || col < 0 || col > 2) continue;
             if (isCellOccupied(this, row, col)) continue;
diff --git a/tests/samples/tic-tac-toe.test.ts b/tests/samples/tic-tac-toe.test.ts
index c80a099..ba0df13 100644
--- a/tests/samples/tic-tac-toe.test.ts
+++ b/tests/samples/tic-tac-toe.test.ts
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ describe('Tic-Tac-Toe', () => {
         startTicTacToe(game);
 
         // Fill board with no winner (cat's game)
-        // X: (0,0), (0,2), (1,1), (2,0)
-        // O: (0,1), (1,0), (1,2), (2,1), (2,2)
-        game.dispatchCommand('play X 0 0');  // X
-        game.dispatchCommand('play O 0 1');  // O
+        // X: (1,1), (0,2), (2,2), (1,0), (2,1)
+        // O: (0,0), (2,0), (0,1), (1,2)
+        game.dispatchCommand('play X 1 1');  // X
+        game.dispatchCommand('play O 0 0');  // O
         game.dispatchCommand('play X 0 2');  // X
-        game.dispatchCommand('play O 1 0');  // O
-        game.dispatchCommand('play X 1 1');  // X (center)
+        game.dispatchCommand('play O 2 0');  // O
+        game.dispatchCommand('play X 2 2');  // X
+        game.dispatchCommand('play O 0 1');  // O
+        game.dispatchCommand('play X 1 0');  // X
         game.dispatchCommand('play O 1 2');  // O
-        game.dispatchCommand('play X 2 0');  // X
-        game.dispatchCommand('play O 2 1');  // O
-        game.dispatchCommand('play X 2 2');  // X (last move, draw)
+        game.dispatchCommand('play X 2 1');  // X (last move, draw)
 
         const state = getBoardState(game);
         expect(state.winner).toBe('draw');