Product Description

The rules are simple: try to build a row of four checkers while keeping your opponent from doing the same. Sounds easy, but it's not! The vertical strategy creates a unique challenge: you must think in a whole new way to block your opponent's moves! For 2 players. Game includes: grid, two end supports, 21 black checkers and 21 red checkers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Hasbro
• Model: 4430
• Dimensions: 10.60" h x 10.50" w x 2.00" l, 1.18 pounds

Features

• Connect Four is a vertical game of tic-tac-toe, but with a twist - you have to get four in a row!
• The first player to get four checkers lined up in a row in any direction--horizontal, vertical, or diagonal--wins the game
• Game includes: grid, two end supports, 21 black checkers and 21 red checkers
• This game is centuries old, Captain James Cook used to play it with his fellow officers on his long voyages, and so it has also been called "Captain's Mistress"
• For 2 Players

Editorial Review
Connect Four is like vertical tic-tac-toe. Unlike tic-tac-toe, however (as the name suggests), you must get four checkers in a row. One player has red checkers; the other has black checkers. To play, alternate turns at dropping one of checkers down a slot at the top of the upright grid. The first player to get four checkers lined up in a row in any direction--horizontal, vertical, or diagonal--wins the game. --Alison Golder

From the Manufacturer
Enjoy this classic vertical checkers game that's fun whether you're up-and-down, across or diagonal! Just build a row of four checkers in any direction while blocking your opponent to win!

Customer Reviews

timeless classic
I remember playing this game when I was a child and I loved the game. Now my children (7 and 5) are also playing this and they can't get enough of it. It is one of those simple game concepts that are classic and ingenious. So what if it is "low tech" - most kids still appreciate a game that lets them test their wits against an opponent one on one.

connect four
I haven't opened it yet, but having purchased one before I know the students like it. However, they need to be made a little more sturdy, for rough boys and girls.

Connected more than four!
I had this game as a child and purchased it for my oldest when she was young. Last fall, my best friend from Sweden came to visit me and brought her two daughters, ages 12 and 10. One evening, when we decided to take it easy and stay home, I remembered this game was still in my daughter's room. I brought it out and suddenly the kids were playing and having a great time, no matter that mine speak very little Swedish and hers spoke very little English....they had a wonderful time and were soon teaching each other new words and making up silly rules for the game. I even play a version of this on my computer, it's very relaxing yet it keeps the mind thinking!