Connect 4 Rules

Number of players

Connect 4 is a 2-player game

To Play

The objective of the game is to get four of your colour counters in a line. This line could be either diagonal, horizontal or vertical. During the game you take it in turns to drop the counters into the frame. You must always have a go, and cannot ‘pass’ or forfeit your turn.

The first person to get 4 in a row is the winner.

To Win, Lose or Draw

It is seen as losing or forfeiting the game to your opponent if you get more than 4 in a row. This could be done if you have no choice but to drop a counter into a space which is between your own colour counters making a row of 5 or more.

It is possible to draw – this happens when you fill up the board completely but no one has achieved four in a line.