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Connect Four | 
 enlarge | Brand: Hasbro
Category: Toy
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $8.50
You Save: $6.49 (43%)
New (20) from $8.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 7
Age: 7 - 14 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 2 x 10.5 x 10.6
MPN: 004430
Model: 4430
UPC: 032244044304
EAN: 0032244044304
ASIN: B00000IWI1
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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 |
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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.
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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 76 more reviews...
 A Classic! September 30, 2008
I always loved this game as a child and now I play it with my kids. It's simple but still a lot of fun!!!
 Quick Fun, Easy Clean-Up & a Little Strategy September 28, 2008
This is the game we pull out when I don't have time to play a longer board game. It seems like my kids want to play a game about the time we only have fifteen to twenty minutes. Something like after homework but close to bed-time. This game fit the bill because it is quick and a lot of fun. You could play it hours and hours if you want, but I like it best for the quick filler activity.
It does teach strategy and forward thinking, it has been fun to watch my children develop these skills. It's not chess, but it also doesn't take as long either.
Great game for playing with Grandkids August 4, 2008
Love playing with my Grandkids the new style keeps the disks from falling all over the place. I was surprise at the price ($14.99) but thats America. I found the older style at a yard sale or a $1.00 one week later.
Fun For Generations to Come June 2, 2008
I'm 35 years old and fondly remember playing this game with my sisters. I purchased this recently on Amazon so I can recapture glory with my own children. the game is a take on the classic Tic-Tac-Toe game, with the spin being that you need to get four black/red chips in a row. Its fun to watch my children try and think a few steps ahead to ensure they don't get smoked by dad while also trying to set themselves up to win. While not quite chess, this is a great starting game for 5-7 year olds who've outgrown Candyland but aren't quite ready for Boggle. Good in 30 minute increments.
A Good Classic Game April 28, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My mother loved to play Connect Four with her grandchildren. It was a way for her to teach them from a young age to count four items; to sort two colors; to learn to look horizontally, vertically, and diagonally; and to win and lose politely. After she lost her ability to think fast and move her hands with dexterity, we could stimulate her by playing a game. We always had a good time with Connect Four.
The game is amusing enough to entertain an adult while giving children a quick little fun time. This game has been around a long time, and it continues to be one of the best. I wish that the grid support were stronger. I watched my mother wear out several games.
As long as laughter requires no carbon credits, this game is good green entertainment. It burns no fuel.
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