How to play Four in a Row

Drop discs and connect four — the easiest game to learn, and the perfect starter.

Setup

Seven columns by six rows, standing upright.

On your turn

• Choose a column; your disc falls to the lowest empty spot.

Special rules

• A match is two games with the starter swapped. At 1–1 a third game decides, with the starter chosen at random. Still level: stakes are refunded.

Winning, draws and losing

• Four of your discs in a row — across, down or diagonally — wins the game.

Online rules and fair play

• Short clocks, and play is limited to the lowest-stake cities because a perfect solver exists.
• A disconnected player has 60 seconds to return before forfeiting.