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How do I play Four in a Row against the computer?

Open the game, choose Play the Computer, pick Easy, Medium or Hard, and drop your discs. Get four in a line – across, up and down, or diagonally – to win.

Step by step

  1. Open Four in a Row.
  2. Choose Play the Computer.
  3. Pick a level: Easy, Medium or Hard, and who goes first.
  4. Click a column to drop a disc (or press 1 to 7). On a keyboard, Tab to the board, use ← and → and press Enter.
  5. Press Undo to take a move back. Play again starts a new game.

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Questions and fixes

Which level should I choose?

Easy never looks ahead and is good for learning. Medium looks four moves ahead. Hard thinks as deeply as it can in about a second.

Nothing happens when I click a column

That column is full. Choose another one – it is still your turn.

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