Parents Choice Approved January 2007 USA

This two-player game is a variation of four-in-a-row. The game board consists of 25 “wells” on a five-by-five playing board. Each well is three levels deep to accommodate a small, medium or large disk. Each player starts with 12 disks: 3 large, 4 medium, and 5 small. At each turn a player may either place one of his or her disks anywhere on the game board, or move one large disk that is already on the board to a new position. A small or medium disk may never be moved from where it was originally placed; only a large disk may be moved. The winner is the first player with four disks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line.

One game can be completed in about 10 or 15 minutes, so it's possible to play repeated games in a short time in order to test various strategies. A compartment beneath the game board stores all the playing pieces.

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