diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/connect_four/connect_four.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/connect_four/connect_four.py
index cfee5be..350b8ea 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/connect_four/connect_four.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/connect_four/connect_four.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ class ConnectFourMessageHandler(object):
             board_str += '\n\n'
             for column in range(0, 7):
                 if board[row][column] == 0:
-                    board_str += ':heavy_large_circle: '
+                    board_str += ':white_circle: '
                 elif board[row][column] == 1:
-                    board_str += ':blue_circle: '
+                    board_str += self.tokens[0] + ' '
                 elif board[row][column] == -1:
-                    board_str += ':red_circle: '
+                    board_str += self.tokens[1] + ' '
 
         return board_str
 
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/connect_four/test_connect_four.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/connect_four/test_connect_four.py
index 074d6cc..c1d15ba 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/connect_four/test_connect_four.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/connect_four/test_connect_four.py
@@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ class TestConnectFourBot(BotTestCase, DefaultTests):
 
     def test_game_message_handler_responses(self) -> None:
         board = ':one: :two: :three: :four: :five: :six: :seven:\n\n' + '\
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \n\n\
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \n\n\
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \n\n\
-:blue_circle: :red_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \n\n\
-:blue_circle: :red_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \n\n\
-:blue_circle: :red_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: \
-:heavy_large_circle: :heavy_large_circle: '
+:white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \
+:white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \n\n\
+:white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \
+:white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \n\n\
+:white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \
+:white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \n\n\
+:blue_circle: :red_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \
+:white_circle: :white_circle: \n\n\
+:blue_circle: :red_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \
+:white_circle: :white_circle: \n\n\
+:blue_circle: :red_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: :white_circle: \
+:white_circle: :white_circle: '
         bot, bot_handler = self._get_handlers()
         self.assertEqual(bot.gameMessageHandler.parse_board(
             self.almost_win_board), board)
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/tictactoe/test_tictactoe.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/tictactoe/test_tictactoe.py
index 94ebe3f..8d9f621 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/tictactoe/test_tictactoe.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/tictactoe/test_tictactoe.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class TestTicTacToeBot(BotTestCase, DefaultTests):
 
     def test_player_color(self) -> None:
         turn = 0
-        response = ':cross_mark_button:'
+        response = ':x:'
         self._test_player_color(turn, response)
 
     def _test_player_color(self, turn: int, expected_response: str) -> None:
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ class TestTicTacToeBot(BotTestCase, DefaultTests):
         board = [[0, 1, 0],
                  [0, 0, 0],
                  [0, 0, 2]]
-        response = ':one: :cross_mark_button: :three:\n\n' +\
+        response = ':one: :x: :three:\n\n' +\
             ':four: :five: :six:\n\n' +\
-            ':seven: :eight: :o_button:\n\n'
+            ':seven: :eight: :o:\n\n'
         self._test_parse_board(board, response)
 
     def _test_parse_board(self, board: List[List[int]], expected_response: str) -> None:
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/tictactoe/tictactoe.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/tictactoe/tictactoe.py
index f64fffa..b25c38e 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/tictactoe/tictactoe.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/tictactoe/tictactoe.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class TicTacToeModel(object):
 
 
 class TicTacToeMessageHandler(object):
-    tokens = [':cross_mark_button:', ':o_button:']
+    tokens = [':x:', ':o:']
 
     def parse_row(self, row: Tuple[int, int], row_num: int) -> str:
         ''' Takes the row passed in as a list and returns it as a string. '''