Milton Bradley Connect Four is a classic checkers game played like a vertical version of tic-tac-toe. Connect Four is played by two players. You alternate turns by dropping colorful discs into a plastic platform. The object is to get four of your color discs in a row. Your opponent can block you and take the squares that you want. Oftentimes, players will counter threats with aggressive moves of their own.

One of the best strategies is to create simultaneous opportunities to make rows of four. You generally want to drop your pieces in the center, since this gives you more flexibility. Sometimes, the game ends in a draw. In most cases, however, one player will slip up and allow the other to make a simultaneous threat.