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''Connect Four'' has been [[Solved board games|solved]] by [[James D. Allen]] ([[1 October]] [[1988]]), and independently by [[Victor Allis]] ([[16 October]] [[1988]]).<ref>[http://homepages.cwi.nl/~tromp/c4/c4.html John's Connect Four Playground<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> With [[perfect play]], the first player can force a win by starting in the middle column. By starting in the two adjacent columns, the first player allows the second player to reach a draw; by starting with the four outer columns, the first player allows the second player to force a win. |
''Connect Four'' has been [[Solved board games|solved]] by [[James D. Allen]] ([[1 October]] [[1988]]), and independently by [[Victor Allis]] ([[16 October]] [[1988]]).<ref>[http://homepages.cwi.nl/~tromp/c4/c4.html John's Connect Four Playground<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> With [[perfect play]], the first player can force a win by starting in the middle column. By starting in the two adjacent columns, the first player allows the second player to reach a draw; by starting with the four outer columns, the first player allows the second player to force a win. |
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Drew Eastmead won the first annual New York City Connect Four Tournament held on May 30th, 2008 at Common Ground Bar. Eastmead won by defeating Stacy Cox in the finals. |
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Revision as of 01:19, 2 June 2008
| Publishers | Milton Bradley |
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| Players | 2 |
| Playing time | 10 minutes |
| Chance | None |
| Age range | 7 and up |
Connect Four (also known as Plot Four, Four in a Row, and Four in a Line) is a two-player board game in which the players take turns in dropping alternating colored discs into a seven-column, six-row vertically-suspended grid. The object of the game is to connect four singly-colored discs in a row -- vertically, horizontally, or diagonally -- before your opponent can do likewise.
The game was published under the famous Connect Four trademark by Milton Bradley in 1974; however, the much older original version is known as "The Captain's Mistress".
Perfect play
Connect Four has been solved by James D. Allen (1 October 1988), and independently by Victor Allis (16 October 1988).[1] With perfect play, the first player can force a win by starting in the middle column. By starting in the two adjacent columns, the first player allows the second player to reach a draw; by starting with the four outer columns, the first player allows the second player to force a win.
Drew Eastmead won the first annual New York City Connect Four Tournament held on May 30th, 2008 at Common Ground Bar. Eastmead won by defeating Stacy Cox in the finals.
References
External links
- Multiplayer Interactive Java Connect Four Applet
- Victor Allis's Master's Thesis containing the solution of the game
- James D. Allen's page on Connect 4, his Expert Play in Connect 4, and John Tromp's history of solutions
- Connect Four, Score Four aka Connect Four Advanced and Connect Four Flip at BoardGameGeek
- Zero Gravity Connect Four Variation at The Problem Site
- Play connect 4 against other human players at www.4-in-a-row.com