Play Connect Four
Drop a disc, block the computer, connect four. The classic 7×6 gravity game against a beatable AI or a friend.
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The job
Connect Four is deeper than it looks — center control wins games. This version plays it straight: gravity, 7×6, first to four.
Play
Pick computer or two players, click a column to drop. The AI wins when it can, blocks when it must, and prefers the center — solid but deliberately beatable.
- Building from the center outward creates more threats than edge play.
- Watch for traps: a move that gives you three also gives the opponent a drop above it.
Worked example
Playing columns 3-4-3 early claims the center pair; two stacked threats in column 3 force the defender to answer one and lose to the other.
Where it stops
One board size, one AI level — no lookahead depth setting, no game history, no network play. Scores reset when you leave; nothing is stored.