Connect Four
1974Ned Strongin, Howard Wexler
- Videos
- 63
- Creators
- 36
Some reviews. Connect Four is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, and 52 other videos.
2 players
10 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Connect 4 is a well known vertical game played with "checkers" game pieces, although it is more akin to Tic-Tac-Toe or Go Moku. The board is placed in the stand to hold it vertically and the players drop game pieces into one of the seven slots, each of which holds up to six game pieces, until one player succeeds in getting four in a row, whether horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The game is non-proprietary. More elegant, wooden versions can be found under the name The Captain's Mistress.
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Which Connect Four video should I watch?
Connect Four has 63 videos from 36 creators: 5 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs and 52 other videos. They date from 2007 to November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Connect Four - Numberphile" by Numberphile, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Connect 4 (Review) With Zeke" by Ray Phay. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "King Of Internationals Round 1 - Ryan Giggs vs Owen Hargreaves" by Zsolt Veszprémi, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Smack-it, Touché and No Respect: Rodney Dangerfield's Game, also by Howard Wexler, or Giggle Wiggle, also by Ned Strongin.
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0:46Adverts, long Vs Short - Connect Four Pets (1999)
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0:16Connect Four Ad - Pets 2 (1999)
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0:31Connect Four Ad - Pets 1 (1999)
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0:24Connect 4 1996 UK Ad 1 On CITV
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0:22Connect 4 Ad - The Big Game 3 (1996 UK) (Better Edited)
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3:07Connect 4 The Big Game Adverts (1996-2003)
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3:00Connect 4 The Big Game Adverts (1996-2003) (PAL)
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0:22Advert Recreations - Connect 4 (2004 UK) 2.0 (Better Cropped)
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0:30Connect 4 Ad - Pretty Sneaky Siss (1974)
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1985Howard Wexler
- Videos
- 1
- Creators
- 1
Reviews
2 - 4 players30 minLight weight
About Connect Four
From BoardGameGeek:
Connect 4 is a well known vertical game played with "checkers" game pieces, although it is more akin to Tic-Tac-Toe or Go Moku. The board is placed in the stand to hold it vertically and the players drop game pieces into one of the seven slots, each of which holds up to six game pieces, until one player succeeds in getting four in a row, whether horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The game is non-proprietary. More elegant, wooden versions can be found under the name The Captain's Mistress.
Designers
Ned Strongin, Howard Wexler
Artist
Walter Pepperle
Publisher
Milton Bradley
Categories
Abstract StrategyChildren's Game
Mechanics
Pattern Building