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Another game i like is called connect 4 a game that is like tic tac toe, but you need to connect 4 in a row. Its a two-player game in which the players first choose a color and then take turns dropping their colored discs from the top into a seven-column, six-row vertically-suspended grid. Since its a 2 player game the family have to take turns. The pieces fall straight down, occupying the next available space within the column. The object of the game is to connect four of one's own discs of the same color next to each other vertically, horizontally, or diagonally before one's opponent can do so. There are many variations on the board size, the most commonly used being 7×6, followed by 8×7, 9×7, and 10×7. This game is considered the most popular one of all and the should be kept neatly and not messed up. The game was solved mathematically by James D. Allen (October 1, 1988), and independently by Victor Allis (October 16, 1988).^[3] With perfect play, the first player can force a win by starting in the middle column. By starting in the two adjacent columns, the first player allows the second player to reach a draw; by starting with the four outer columns, the first player allows the second player to force a win.

There are programs that play a perfect game of connect four; Mustrum (Lars Bremer), Velena (Giuliano Bertoletti), and TitOT (David Halabi) are three such programs that can be downloaded as freeware.

Wiki. Dec.-Jan. 2000. Mm. Summer 2000 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect_Four>.