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1974BGG rank #30,585

Connect Four

by Ned Strongin, Howard Wexler · Milton Bradley

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Players2
Time10m
ComplexityLight
Age6+

About the game

What is Connect Four?

Connect 4 is a well known vertical game played with "checkers" game pieces, although it is more akin to Tic-Tac-Toe or Go Moku. The board is placed in the stand to hold it vertically and the players drop game pieces into one of the seven slots, each of which holds up to six game pieces, until one player succeeds in getting four in a row, whether horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The game is non-proprietary. More elegant, wooden versions can be found under the name The Captain's Mistress.

How it plays

Mechanics

Pattern Building

On the shelf

Categories

Abstract Strategy

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