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Connect Four | 
 enlarge | Brand: Hasbro
Category: Toy
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $9.64
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Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 36
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 24 hours
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| • | 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 74 more reviews...
 Great game for playing with Grandkids August 4, 2008
Dick A. Pearson
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
D. Sanford (San Diego)
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
'Mary Lou Cheatham' (author) (Louisiana)
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.
A classic! April 3, 2008
Julie A. Jacobs (Baltimore)
My 6 year old is loving this, as is his 3 year old sister, but I dislike the new design as it has to be taken apart to fit in the box! If I didn't have a crawling baby who tries to eat the checkers I'd just leave it set up, but as it is, I end up having to assemble it ever day or two.
Great Game overall, Fitting all pieces in box is a problem. March 25, 2008
D. Brunelle
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In addition to the regular benefits of playing games: turn taking, communication, fun, Connect 4 in particular supports development of seeing patterns, a very important developmental skill.
With regard to this particular edition of the Connect Four game: It comes with additional pieces you can connect at the bottom to keep the "chips" contained when the bottom is opened and they fall out. (Not shown in the picture on the front of the box.) I don't particularly find this very useful, as I haven't found it a problem that the "chips" are going all over the place. However, it's an interesting addition.
My one complaint is that it's very difficult to get all of the pieces fitting into the box so that the lid closes completely. And this is a big pain. A child can't just pile them all into the box and close the lid. Some finesse is needed to position all the pieces just right to maybe get the lid fairly well closed all the way.
I do like the square box size rather than an old version I have that is a large rectangular box. This size fits better on my shelves. (I have multiple games because I adapt them for further educational support in classrooms.)
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