How to Play Four in a Row

Four in a Row is a classic two-player strategy game. Players take turns dropping pieces into a grid, aiming to be the first to connect four of their own pieces in a straight line.

What you’ll need

• A Four in a Row board
• Two sets of playing pieces in different colors
• 2 players

Set up

• Place the board upright.
• Each player chooses a color.
• Start with an empty grid.

Objective

Be the first player to connect four of your pieces in a row:

• Horizontally
• Vertically
• Diagonally

How to play

• Players take turns dropping one piece into any open column.
• The piece falls to the lowest available space in that column.
• Once placed, a piece cannot be moved.

Winning the game

A player wins immediately when they create a line of four connected pieces in any direction.

If nobody wins

If the grid fills completely and no player has four in a row, the game ends in a draw.

Travel play notes

• This travel version follows the same rules as the classic game.
  
• Reset the board by removing all pieces and starting again.