A good game for kids (Connect Four)

Member Name: Beanie8844

Product:	Connect Four
Date:	23/09/08 (54 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: easy to setup, simple rules, good for long journeys

Disadvantages: gets boring quite easily, peices easy to lose

Connect Four is a real timeless classic game. Pretty much everyone must have played it at some point, but here's a quick run through for those who haven't. The game is played with a vertical plastic grid containing 42 circular holes, seven columns and six rows, into which players drop their coloured chips (red or yellow). It's a two player game, each player placing one chip into the grid at a time; the chips are held in position by a plastic clip at the bottom of the grid and gradually build up as they are dropped into a column. The idea of the game is for a player to get four of their coloured chips in a row, vertically, horizontally or diagonally before their opponent. Typically, a game only lasts a maximum of five minutes or so, but can be over in a matter of seconds, depending upon how fast you play the game. If the game is over and you want to remove the chips you simply pull the clip from the bottom of the plastic grid and they'll come sliding out.

I did play connect four quite a bit as a child, especially at school during early maths lessons. It's good to play for a little while, but can soon become boring. I believe they do a travel addition of the game, probably more popular than the full size version. This would be good to play in the car during a long motorway journey, to keep the kids occupied.

In general, it is a good game to play, especially with kids and the fact it can be purchased these days for around £8.00 means it could make a good stocking filler at Christmas.

Thanks for reading.

Summary: a good kids game