Hi Lenny, The standard connect four game looks like a grid containing so many columns and rows.
Access to each row is through an opening at the top of the grid. The object of the game is to make a single line, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, of four round coloured pieces of the same colour. There are two colours to work with, black and red, unless you get into the more fancy versions, in which case you could get ebony and ivory. Each person gets the same number of pieces, in other words, enough to fill the entire grid with pieces of both colours, and again, each person gets their turn to drop a piece in one of the slots at the top. The piece then falls down to the bottom where it rests waiting for the next person to drop their piece. You move accordingly to where your opponent drops his or her piece. Again, the object of the game is to obtain four pieces in a row of the same colour. So I would keep dropping pieces from the top, until I tricked my opponent into placing his piece down the wrong column to allow me to drop my piece to get four in a row. In other words, my friend, this is a glorified version of Tic, Tac, Toe, except on a grander scale. Smile. I have seen games fill up the entire grid, which is quite the feat, as there are quite a number of columns and rows on the vertical grid, but the higher you go on the grid, the harder it is to maintain any sense of coordination with your pieces. What stood out for me was that this version my friend spoke about was made with wooden rods stuck to the wooden flat board, and the pieces would fit on the rods. I will get a detailed description of it for you, and post it. Either way, this game brings back lots of memories of when I was younger. Victor Co-moderator Blind Movie Buffs List Guidedogs List ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
