APPROPRIATE AGES:
6 TO ADULT.

GAME:
Playing board is a 7x6 grid. One player has red game pieces; the other player has black game pieces.

OBJECT:
The goal of the game is for one player to create a line of 4 game pieces in a row with his/her color.
The line can be horizontal, vertical or diagnol.
The player to create a line first wins.

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:
Connect Four is a two players game which takes place on a 7x6 rectangular board placed vertically between
them.
One player has 21 red game pieces and the other 21 black game pieces.
Each player can drop a piece at the top of the board
in one of the seven columns; the piece falls down and fills the lower unoccupied square.
Of course a player cannot drop a piece in a certain column if it's already full (i.e. it already contains six game pieces).
Red goes first.

GAME STRATEGY:
There are two kinds of strategies in connect four. The first consists in looking ahead a few moves to avoid the
opponent to win and in the same time trying to connect four men. The other is looking for a win in the long run.