Q&A for How to Play Connect 4

There are no specific rules about removing a checker that's been placed accidentally, so you should talk to your opponent. You might agree beforehand that you're allowed to remove an accidental checker from the grid. However, to keep everyone honest, it might be a good idea to limit the amount of times you can remove a checker during the course of a game.

That's entirely up to you and your fellow players.

Most versions of Connect 4 comes with 21 black checkers and 21 red checkers for a total of 42.

Connect 4 is its own game. It is similar to tic tac toe, but doesn't have much in common with checkers besides the appearance of the game pieces.

There is a version of the game that actually calls for five checkers in a row to win. However, if you're playing the original version, you win before you get to five because you only need four in row.

Yes. The game ends in a tie if all the positions are filled up without connecting 4 coins of the same color.

Yes, Connect 4 is considered a board game.

Connect 4 is a game for 2 players, no more and no less. Each player takes turns in introducing a disk into the grid. It is also, incidentally, a solved game. I.e. the player who plays first can always win if using a certain strategy, regardless of the other player's moves. Of course, if you have multiple sets of the game, more people can play simultaneously, or if you want to make teams, you can do that too.

Sometimes if there ae no more slots to put the coin in or there aren't any more coins! But this is unlikely because there has to be a winner. If you get into this problem, then do a tie breaker!