Connect Four

Pros: Easy set-up, pieces are interchangeable with checkers game
Cons: The side levers are flimsy, when tipped over the retaining lever is released

Traditionally Connect Four is played with two players for children aged seven and older. I initially purchased this game with my seven-year old in mind since he enjoyed Checkers and Bingo. We are matched in a program with a UCLA medical student...

Pros: A game of fun a game of skill; easy to learn, easy to play
Cons: None

Pros: teaches strategy and planning ahead
Cons: none

In my sick mind, I have this fantasy: Milton Bradley contracted with this company in Taiwan to make oversized checkers for them, but the guy ordering the checkers sneezed, typed in two extra zeros, and so Milton Bradley wound up with 20 million checkers ...

Pros: fun, the whole family can play
Cons: addicting

Connect Four has been around for ages. I played this game as a child and my son is now playing it. Actually we play with the one my parents bought me when I was younger.

The object of Connect Four is to get four checkers in a...

Pros: Simple enough for kids to play, enjoyable game
Cons: Difficult to find well-matched opponents, too many stalemates with two good players

Connect Four is a very simple game that children and adults of any age can play easily enough, though you’ll probably have to let the kids win a few times. (Fortunately I don’t have kids of my own, but I had to let my nieces and nephew ...

Pros: A great game for young players, and families!
Cons: Bad packaging!

Playing games with our children is a very important time. My children love it when we turn off the tv, get away from technology and just play board games and classic games. When I play with my children everyone feels connected and has fun and laughs ...

Pros: Fun family game. Promotes logic and planning skills.
Cons: none.

I value family time. I remember as a child playing a lot of board games and those are some of my favorite memories. As a result, I want to make sure my children have plenty of good memories of our family spending time together interacting. I don’t ...

Pros: Easy to learn, quick game, lots of educational opportunities
Cons: 42 checkers to keep track of!

My oldest daughter received Connect Four appropriately enough for her fourth birthday. We have been enjoying Connect Four for over a year now and I am sure we will continue to for years to come. The Basics Connect Four requires players ...

Pros: fun strategy game.
Cons: playing chips could be choking hazard for younger children. Please do not leave unattended with youngsters nearby.

I am a mom of three kids and have many nieces and nephews. My children are almost 13 and 12 this year. I have bought a lot of games in my time and this game is another one.

I purchased Connect Four at Christmas for one my children. We...

Pros: Great for family fun. Children learn a lot.
Cons: Pieces can get lost easy. Small pieces danger to small children.

Connect Four


My daughter is going to be 7 years old soon and she is at the perfect age to start wanting to play board games. My husband and I decided it was time to start looking for something new, or in this case something old. (You...

Pros: Fun family game, good learning tool for strategies.
Cons: Small pieces that should be kept put away around small children.

I can remember when my kids were small...one of them got Connect Four from an Aunt for Christmas. I wasn't so sure I was going to like this game....at that point in time any game with very many pieces was on my 'not favorite' list.

I...

Pros: Enjoyed by all ages, this inexpensive game is a classic.
Cons: Brackets can break.

My second grade class enjoyed playing this game so much during indoor recesses that I bought a second one. The game is made up of a checkers holder held up by two brackets. There are holes in the front and back of the holder that let you see the color...

Pros: verastile, fun to learn, fun for adults, cheap, easy to find
Cons: none

Hubby and I recently went game shopping to find a fun game that just two can play, and that is entertaining for adults. There really are not many games out there that just 2 adults can play, or that are fun. While game shopping I stumbled across Con ...

Pros: Simple to play, more beneficial than you might think. Whole family can enjoy it.
Cons: None

Connect Four is the type of board game which can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike.


What is Connect-4?

Two players play the game on a plastic grid (usually of 7 by 6 spaces). Each person takes it in turn to drop...

Pros: Lots of fun for the entire family, teaches strategic thought
Cons: small children will NEVER want to stop playing it

These were the words that I heard exclaimed from my seven year old nephew the first time he beat me at Connect Four. I really could not believe that I had lost to a seven year old, but after pondering the situation, I realized that not only is this game...