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Pen-and-paper game for two people

Four in a Row

You take turns dropping a mark into a column. Whoever gets four in a row first wins. (Detailed rules at the very bottom)

Set up the game

Who is playing?

Person 1 and Person 2 are playing.

Board size
Who starts?
Rules and controls
  • You take turns marking a square with your colour and your symbol (X and O).
  • Marks cannot float in mid-air: they sit on the thick bottom line or on top of another mark. So you choose a column, and the mark drops all the way down.
  • Whoever first has four marks in a row wins. The row can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal.
  • If the whole board is full and nobody has four in a row, the game ends in a draw.
  • Controls: tap or click a column, check the preview and confirm with “Place”. With a mouse, a double-click on a column places the mark straight away. With the keyboard, choose the column with the arrow keys and place with Enter.