Connect 4 game rules

Flip over the top tile from the deck and put it in the center of the table. This is the starting tile for the game. Starting with the youngest player at the table, draw a card from the Connect 4 tile pile. Place that tile next to any tile already in play. Tiles must be placed adjacently to each other with at least one edge touching.

If the tile played has a power-up on it, perform the action after laying the tile. The power-up is optional. If the player does not want to perform the action, they do not have to. Once a player completes one of their missions, they flip that mission card over for the table to see.

You still play one tile per turn. This is a blank space. It has no special power. Rotate any tile in play, as long as it's not completely surrounded. Place this tile on top of any other tile in play. Remove one tile in play. Put it at the bottom of the draw deck.

This dot can be any color you choose for the rest of the game. Tips You cannot win a mission for a pattern made on a previous turn. If two players have the same mission, the player who placed the winning tile wins the game. Why We Love It: This game is fast and easy. Multiple rounds can be played in a short amount of time. Versions of Connect Four have been dated back to the early s, and several people patented similar games. In October of , a man named James Dow Allen officially solved Connect Four, meaning he found a way for the first player to win the game every single time if they follow the strategy that he found.

Other people and technologies have also solved the game. Connect Four has been a very popular game and has been made into an electronic game, portable game, and even a giant game. Connect Four can be played online as well. Giant Connect Four is great as a lawn game, and the portal game is great for traveling. Everything you need to play Connect Four is in the box, which contains the following components:.

One strategy people like to use is to start with the discs in the middle because that opens up different possibilities when considering how to make your next move.