C++ The if statement is still true even when only one condition is met

I am creating a tic tac toe program in c++ and am almost finished with it, the issue I'm having is when the game needs to end in a tie. I created an if-statement to check when specific combinations are selected and it finds it true even when only one condition is met.

Here is the code...

//takes the users selections and sees if all spots are filled in without a match.  if((b1== "O" || "X") && (b2 == "O" || "X") && (b3 == "O" || "X")){          cout << "The game ended in a tie.";        // Flip = 3 ends the game in a tie.          flip = 3;      }  

ex... the game ends in a tie when i change `b1` to and `"O"` or an `"X"` even though `b2` and `b3` are still empty. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66773744/c-the-if-statement-is-still-true-even-when-only-one-condition-is-met March 24, 2021 at 10:02AM