Great first try!
Impossible to lose if you know how to play, so don't worry about difficulty criticism. The game is the most straightforward I've seen lately on NG. Let's try something a bit more difficult for your next flash. Alternatively, you can always make a simple game like this a little spicy by adding craziness, or layers of complexity. You don't have to use x's and o's, nor do you need a traditional grid. Each character can be unique, with it's own animation (how about when you drop a marker to block a win, you get a sound and animation referring to that fact...) and sound usually helps, although a few submissions wreck their flash by voicing it themselves. Good job. Spice it up, or make something more complex.