There are multiple classic board games that have been loved by generations. Connect 4 is one of these classic board games. It is also known as Four Up or Plot Four.
Connect 4 is a Classic
Connect 4 was created by the toy company Mattel, ages ago in 1972. The game was designed by an engineer named James Brunot II. What makes this classic family game night classic is that it requires little to no reading or interpretation skills. Connect 4 can be enjoyed by children as young as 3 years old, but also adults and seniors love this classic board game.
What makes up the classic family board game Connect 4?
It consists of a vertical board holder which has 7 slots on each side of the metal bars inside for checkers (or whatever round object is used) to drop down into. There are 100 checkers altogether: 20 red and 20 blue ones for two players, and four yellow ones mixed in with them to start out the game.
The classic board game consists of 21 disks that stack up right above the slots where players place their red and blue checkers after dropping them down from the top of the board. The checkers are dropped into the holes on top of where the disks stack up, and it is played vertically. There will be one checker that cannot fit in any hole (which is called a “red checker” for players who are playing as red checkers), which mixes up the game even more.
The Objective
The objective of connect 4 is to get four checkers lined across horizontally, diagonally or vertically or to block your opponent from getting four checkers lined up in those ways by placing checkers so they cannot move because there is nothing they can land on to continue their game play. Whoever succeeds first wins the game!
Award Winning
This classic family board game has won many awards including twoenheim Best Toy Awards, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products, Parents’ Choice Foundation Gold Award, Parents’ Guide to Children’s Media Award, National Parenting Publications Awards Honors and Dr. Toy 100 Best Vacation Products Awards.
Connect 4 can be played alone or with a checkerboard partner and it is usually played with 2 players ages 3 and up. The checkers are dropped into the top of the checker board vertically and they drop down one by one onto each checker that is already placed on the checkerboard until there is only one checker left which cannot fit in any hole therefore mixing up the game even more! Whoever succeeds first wins the game!
This classic family board game has won many awards including twoenheim Best Toy Awards, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products, Parents’ Choice Foundation Gold Award, Parents’ Guide to Children’s Media Award, National Parenting Publications Awards Honors and Dr. Toy 100 Best Vacation Products Awards.
This classic family board game’s checkers measure 1″ x 1/2″. Connect 4 is great quality with a good design, simple rules and no need to use batteries! It is a timeless classic that will never go out of style.
Connect 4 is a well known vertical game played with “checkers” (it is more akin to Tic Tac Toe or Go Moku).
This classic family board game’s checkers measure 1″ x 1/2″. Connect 4 is great quality with a good design, simple rules and no need to use batteries! It is a timeless classic that will never go out of style.
Purchase and play this timeless game today!
